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More preservation of historically prominent buildings in downtown Hope has taken place as renovations have been made to a famous corner in Hope that housed the City Bakery for years.
Matt Chambless and catering partner, Charleton Luker, began restoration of the old bakery at Second and Walnut streets after they felt they had found the best location. The building will be the base operation of a catering business as the two worked in catering out of Western Sizzlin, and Dos Locos Gringos before Chambless' father, Gary, sold the restaurants.
“The town of Hope has sort of looked to this corner of Hope for food for a long, long time,” Luker said.
A plaque at the top of the building says “1906.” The Whistlestop had been the last businesses in the building.
“It had only been vacant for a few months,” Chambless said.
They originally planned to have a place for mainly cooking and preparing to cater, but when they sized-up the location of the old bakery, they decided to use a portion of the building to hold events for up to about 60 people, according to Chambless. The City Bakery was a business in that corner for at least 50 years, according to Gary Chambless.
More preservation of historically prominent buildings in downtown Hope has taken place as renovations have been made to a famous corner in Hope that housed the City Bakery for years.
Matt Chambless and catering partner, Charleton Luker, began restoration of the old bakery at Second and Walnut streets after they felt they had found the best location. The building will be the base operation of a catering business as the two worked in catering out of Western Sizzlin, and Dos Locos Gringos before Chambless' father, Gary, sold the restaurants.
“The town of Hope has sort of looked to this corner of Hope for food for a long, long time,” Luker said.
A plaque at the top of the building says “1906.” The Whistlestop had been the last businesses in the building.
“It had only been vacant for a few months,” Chambless said.
They originally planned to have a place for mainly cooking and preparing to cater, but when they sized-up the location of the old bakery, they decided to use a portion of the building to hold events for up to about 60 people, according to Chambless. The City Bakery was a business in that corner for at least 50 years, according to Gary Chambless.
