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The '''Veranda''' was a restaurant that operated out of the home at | The '''Veranda''' was a restaurant that operated out of the home at 2220 [[Highland Avenue]] on the corner of [[11th Court South]] in [[Southside]]. | ||
The 7,000 square foot residence was constructed in [[1917]]. It was later converted into an attorney's office, and then a restaurant, first '''The Pillars''', and then '''The Veranda''' (-2005). It occupies a 13,600 square-foot lot with a driveway cutting the corner and a fenced parking and service bay in the rear. | The 7,000 square foot residence was constructed in [[1917]]. It was later converted into an attorney's office, and then a 275-seat restaurant, first '''The Pillars''', and then '''The Veranda''' (-2005). It occupies a 13,600 square-foot lot with a driveway cutting the corner and a fenced parking and service bay in the rear. | ||
The Veranda and all it's furnishings and equipment | The Veranda and all it's furnishings and equipment were sold at absolute auction on June 6, [[2005]] by [[Granger Thagard & Associates]]. The buyer was [[Darryl Borden]] who closed [[Bombay Cafe]] to reopen the restaurant as '''Veranda on Highland''' in [[2007]]. Borden added '''Papa's''', a separate bar and lounge to complement the more formal dining rooms. | ||
[[Category: | ==References== | ||
[[Category:Highland Avenue| | * Walsh, Jan (February 2007) "Dish fulfillment". ''Birmingham'' Magazine. Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 181-2 | ||
[[Category:Restaurants]] | |||
[[Category:Highland Avenue|2220]] | |||
[[Category:11th Court South|2199]] | [[Category:11th Court South|2199]] | ||
Revision as of 16:44, 3 March 2007
The Veranda was a restaurant that operated out of the home at 2220 Highland Avenue on the corner of 11th Court South in Southside.
The 7,000 square foot residence was constructed in 1917. It was later converted into an attorney's office, and then a 275-seat restaurant, first The Pillars, and then The Veranda (-2005). It occupies a 13,600 square-foot lot with a driveway cutting the corner and a fenced parking and service bay in the rear.
The Veranda and all it's furnishings and equipment were sold at absolute auction on June 6, 2005 by Granger Thagard & Associates. The buyer was Darryl Borden who closed Bombay Cafe to reopen the restaurant as Veranda on Highland in 2007. Borden added Papa's, a separate bar and lounge to complement the more formal dining rooms.
References
- Walsh, Jan (February 2007) "Dish fulfillment". Birmingham Magazine. Vol. 46, No. 2, p. 181-2