I used to work there in the mid 80’s as a cook in the restaurant which was on the second floor. The window just to the left of the marquee (second floor) is a kitchen. We only did about 60 dinners a night on the weekends. During the week it was pretty dead.
At that time the Mayfair was running plays. The restaurant, which was called The Strand was placed in the space that used to be the projection room. There was enough room for a small bar and a dozen tables. The place had red velvet wallpaper and lots of 8x10s on the wallâ€"just what you’d expect.
There’s a bunch of pictures of the outside but I’m not sure how many people saw the inside before the earthquake. It was absolutely amazing in there; a real turn of the century gem. It’s horrible for me to think of just the facade being saved. I’ll be so bummed if this turns into office space with retail downstairs. I wish the city could chip in to bring it back to life. I just don’t understand why it’s been sitting for 14 years.
I used to work there in the mid 80’s as a cook in the restaurant which was on the second floor. The window just to the left of the marquee (second floor) is a kitchen. We only did about 60 dinners a night on the weekends. During the week it was pretty dead.
At that time the Mayfair was running plays. The restaurant, which was called The Strand was placed in the space that used to be the projection room. There was enough room for a small bar and a dozen tables. The place had red velvet wallpaper and lots of 8x10s on the wallâ€"just what you’d expect.
There’s a bunch of pictures of the outside but I’m not sure how many people saw the inside before the earthquake. It was absolutely amazing in there; a real turn of the century gem. It’s horrible for me to think of just the facade being saved. I’ll be so bummed if this turns into office space with retail downstairs. I wish the city could chip in to bring it back to life. I just don’t understand why it’s been sitting for 14 years.
Save the Mayfair!