This morning, workers installed a new awning outside the former Holiday Cocktail Lounge at 75 St. Mark's Place.
And it's an exact replica of the previous awning...
Back in July, some dude on a skateboard came by and slashed the name off of it.
The new awning is the next step for the new venture here. As previously reported, Barbara Sibley, the owner of La Palapa next door, will help run a tavern-restaurant in this space.
First, though — the building had to undergo a top-to-bottom renovation. And it has taken awhile. Sibley has firsthand experience — she lives in the building. She talked to us about it back in January.
The building was in terrible condition ... It’s been such an exercise in zen and archaeology. As much as we’ve been trying to maintain it, you couldn’t keep everything. We were lucky on their closing night that we didn’t all fall through. Every time we look behind a wall it’s been a major repair. It’s been an endless process.
The Holiday 2.0 closed Jan. 28, 2012.
No word yet on an opening date... but the new place will go by the name the Holiday.