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[[Image:ShepherdSloss1972.PNG|right|thumb|350px|Shepherd-Sloss building, November 1972. {{BPL permission caption|http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll6,484}}]] | [[Image:ShepherdSloss1972.PNG|right|thumb|350px|Shepherd-Sloss building, November 1972. {{BPL permission caption|http://bplonline.cdmhost.com/u?/p4017coll6,484}}]] | ||
'''Shepherd-Sloss building''' is a | '''Shepherd-Sloss building''' is a terra-cotta retail block located on the southwest corner of [[20th Street South]] and [[Highland Avenue]] in [[Five Points South]]. The building was completed in [[1928]]. | ||
The building was known for its landmark [[Buffalo Rock sign]] (later converted into the [[Barber's clock]]) | The building was known for its landmark rooftop [[Buffalo Rock sign]] (later converted into the [[Barber's clock]]), erected immediately after the building was completed, 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. | ||
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Revision as of 11:58, 7 March 2010
File:ShepherdSloss1972.PNG
Shepherd-Sloss building, November 1972. courtesy BPL Archives
Shepherd-Sloss building is a terra-cotta retail block located on the southwest corner of 20th Street South and Highland Avenue in Five Points South. The building was completed in 1928.
The building was known for its landmark rooftop Buffalo Rock sign (later converted into the Barber's clock), erected immediately after the building was completed, 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.