Fairhope, Alabama
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| 311 Fairhope Avenue |
FORMER 'BONE AND BARREL'
After extensive remodeling is completed, a historic building in downtown Fairhope is set to become 'The Decoy Bar and Grill.' New business owner is GC & K Llc.
No opening date has been announced yet.
Building's history:
The building opened in late 1921 dba Walker Furniture Company, a
business owend by H. S. Walker. By September 1922, the furniture store
was no longer in business in Fairhope and Tony Klumpp occupied the
building. Living quarters were upstairs and the downstairs was used as
"a display room for automobiles of which he has the local agency."
(Fairhope Courier 9/8/1922) Note: T. J. Klumpp had the Chevrolet
dealership in Fairhope. He would become mayor of Fairhope in 1948.
Photos of Klumpp's dealership in a later location are available in these
online Archives (keyword "Klumpp").
In 1923. the bakery and
short-order restaurant which had been doing business inside the People's
Cooperative Store reopened in this location as the Cooperative Lunch
Room. The building has primarily housed restaurants (including, but not
limited to Kiprene's, Central Restaurant, Olivere's) as well as a paint
store and Fantasy Studio (a dance studio) over the years. At the time
of this cataloging in 2022, The Bone and Barrel Restaurant was in this
location.
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