This ad certainly brought back some memories for me. I suppose you could say memories of cherished relationships, but not necessarily ” sacred. ” They were memories of living on Capitol Hill a couple years ago just a few blocks away from this building. Of course, now it’s a hip bar. Maybe that’ s why my memorie s of it are hazy rather than sacred. It is a fun place to go to on a Friday night — the music usually isn’t bad and the interior is quite a sight. Check out the ad from the 1928 Argus, when it was The Butterworth Mortuary. I’d say this is one of the more creative adaptive re-use projects in the city. If not for the dry cleaning leakage, Deano’s could have taken a cue.

The Butterworth Mortuary. The Season of Christmastide suggests sacred memories of cherished relationships. The Argus. Dec. 15, 1928. Price 35 cents. Vol. 35, No. 48.