You don’t have to have had a lot of personal history with the Colonnade Restaurant to feel a sense of loss over its closure to make way for condominiums. A Bayshore waterfront icon defies individual patronage.
But it was no shock. The land–which went for $6.2 million–was worth more than the landmark. We all get the marketplace and real estate timing.
But what was surprising was the unlikely denouement. No final, formal goodbye to generations with fond memories dating as far back as the Roosevelt administration.
Icons, even family-owned ones, deserve better than door signage informing unsuspecting, would-be diners that the Colonnade was, well, history. Somehow, “Thank You for 80 amazing Years! We will miss you all!” didn’t sound as grateful as it should have.