I froze in my tracks this morning when I walked up and found the window and door covered with brown paper and a small sign in the window informing the public that they were closed for renovations. A moment laterr the door opened and Pablo, the man by Claude's side for many years walked out. I spoke to him briefly and he said that he was now in charge, that they were going to "fix the place up" and would reopen in a few weeks. I was to devastated to ask more questions. This may be the end of an era. I wished him good luck and walked off.
4th of July