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''Shepherd-Sloss building''' is a 1920s terra-cotta retail block located on the southwest corner of [[20th Street South]] and [[Highland Avenue]] in [[Five Points South]]. | '''Shepherd-Sloss building''' is a 1920s terra-cotta retail block located on the southwest corner of [[20th Street South]] and [[Highland Avenue]] in [[Five Points South]]. | ||
The building was known for its landmark [[Buffalo Rock sign]] (later converted into the [[Barber's clock]]) atop the building, visible as southbound traffic approached the intersection. It has been home to several businesses, restaurants and bars, including [[Cadillac Cafe]], [[Louie Louie]], [[Bell Bottoms]], [[Hippodrome]], [[Dugan's]], [[Mancha's]], [[Klein Flowers]], as well as others. | The building was known for its landmark [[Buffalo Rock sign]] (later converted into the [[Barber's clock]]) atop the building, visible as southbound traffic approached the intersection. It has been home to several businesses, restaurants and bars, including [[Cadillac Cafe]], [[Louie Louie]], [[Bell Bottoms]], [[Hippodrome]], [[Dugan's]], [[Mancha's]], [[Klein Flowers]], as well as others. | ||
Revision as of 09:13, 7 March 2010
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Shepherd-Sloss building, November 1972. courtesy BPL Archives
Shepherd-Sloss building is a 1920s terra-cotta retail block located on the southwest corner of 20th Street South and Highland Avenue in Five Points South.
The building was known for its landmark Buffalo Rock sign (later converted into the Barber's clock) atop the building, visible as southbound traffic approached the intersection. It has been home to several businesses, restaurants and bars, including Cadillac Cafe, Louie Louie, Bell Bottoms, Hippodrome, Dugan's, Mancha's, Klein Flowers, as well as others.