The Key West Citizen Newspaper, October 23, 1954, Page 7

- New Coffee Shop Opened In Coral Hotel Further Expansion Planned By Owner Of Coral Hotel The Coral Coffee Shop, Key West’s newest sisal ant, opened this week across from the Post Office. The new coffee shop is just off the lobby of the Coral Hotel and is owned and operated by the owner of the Coral Hotel, Francis Ramo Cusumano. He bought the Coral Hotel, $12 Simonton Street, last March from Bernie C. Papy for $68,000. At that time, Cusumano, president of the Bio-Ramo Drug Go., Inc., of Baltimore, said he would: put in a coffee shop. He also completely remodeled and tefurnished the Coral Hotel, one of Key West’s first fine apart- ment hotels. He already has plans for further expansion. Next year, he said, the hotel will expand into the space presently oc- cupied by the Florida State Em- ployment office next door to the hotel. “We will put in a dining room,” Cusumano said today, “specializing in steaks and chops.” The new coffee shop, decorated in white and gleaming yellow, seats 45 persons. It is open from 6 a. m. to 10 p. m. daily. Mr. and Mrs. Dan Sullivan ma- Regularly $4.58 GAL. White Paint $2.99 Monroe Specialty Co. 1930 FLAGLER AVE. ROBERTS Office Equipment 126 Duval Street Phone 2-5634 Royal Typewriters Portables dnd Standards SALES « SERVICE RENTALS nage the shop. Arthur Michaud is the chef. Although the Coral Hotel is about 35 years old, its lines are remark- ably modern and the reinforced concrete and brick of the structure is in excellent condition. The 24 apartments in the ‘build- ing — 10 efficiencies and 14 full- size apartments — have been com- pletely renovated and refurnished. Cusumano ordered this work done as he took over the hotel. The job cost him about $25,000. “The hotel has been completely filled for the past two months,” Cusumano said, “and we are look- ing forward to an excellent win- tet season.” The head of the drug firm com- mutes between Baltimore and Key West and is using this city as a springboard for the mn “of his drug business in Latin Ameri- ca. * He was in Port au Prince, Haiti, on business when Hurricane Hazel battered the island. He was stopping at the Splendid Hotel in Port au Prince and to entertain the guests while the hur- Ticane was blowing, Cusumano sang. He is a former opera singer, hav- ing been leading tenor with the Baltimore Civic Opera Company. At present, Cusumano has plans te establish branches of his drug business in Mexico, the Dominican Republic, and in Haiti. Plans call for the establishment of a drug manufacturing plant in the Dominican Republic and a branch to do research into tropi- cal diseases in Haiti. WE ARE NOW EQUIPPED TO GIVE KEY WEST CONTRACTORS AND INDIVIDUALS SANDBLASTING and GUINITING WORK We Sandblast yore Brick, Stucco or or Wood; Boats — Steel, All Metals . . . with Portable Equ — “We Go Anywhere” LET Us Pardee oan ‘AND’ PAINT. YouR NEXT JOB THE RIGHT WAY — FREE ESTIMATES AT REASONABLE PRICES _ See Us or Call 2-2186 at 204 Simonton Street NEW COFFEE SHOP—An interior view of Key West's newest peridirant: the Coral Coffee wall is shown above. The coffee shop is an addition to the Coral Hotel, 312 Simonton Street, across from the mine he LIVING 20-0°K 15°F stuby 9910-4" DINING to Post office—-Citizen Staff Photo, Don Pinder. CARPORT, (3-4x26-0 AP Newsfeatures A NEW VERSION of the famous ‘‘Trade Secrets” house —an idea which begao with the home building indusey seeking a modem design to produce the most house for | the money. In this plan the | architects said their objective PLAN *H-338-P © was w develop a design which® did not depend on mass pro- duction for its economy. Fea- tures inchide a flexible study, which is convertible inw a third bedroom. The house is THE KEY WEST CITIZEN Saturday, October 28, 1954 Page 7 Belkoff Opens New Restaurant, Philip Belkotf, owner of the Gate Bar for the past five years, today formally opened the Gate Grill adjoining the bar. The bar and grill are at 300 Southard Street, opposite the main gate of the U, S$. Naval Station. The new Gate Grill is com- pletely modern with all stain- less steel equipment. The grill seats 30 persons and serves all kinds of American dishes and sandwiches. The building will be air con- ditioned. Biulding Permits L. Turner, 833 Olivia, repairs, $200. pe W. H. Rardon, 604 Francis, re- pairs, $200. E. Solomon, 513 Grinnell, replace | awning, $189. KT. Reese, 1017 Varela, addi- tion, $300. H. Walker, 615 Greene, carport, $200. Albert del Valle, 2606 Staples, CBS residence, $8,000. Delio Gonzalez, 804 Catherine, addition, $300. Lewinski, 418 Smith Lane, re- pairs, $300. C. B. Harvey, 516 William, re- pairs, $600. Paris Population Passes 5 Million PARIS (#—Paris and its imme- diate suburbs have passed the five million mark in population, accord- ing to final results now in from the census of last spring. The city itself now has 2,850,159 residents, a slight increase over the 2,725,374 counted in 1946, The 80 communities in the Seine De- partment bring, it to 5,154,834— well over the pre-World, War II total of 4,962,967 in 1936. Although suburbs like Neuilly or Le Bourget have separate local governments, they all look like part of Paris to the casual observer. | Biggest increases have come in the outlying districts. 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Regardless of what the Circuit Court decides, an appeal likely will be taken to the U. S. Supreme Court. In the latest court maneuver the Atlantic Coast Line seeks to wrest control of the FEC from Florida du Pont interests through a mer- ger. Subsequently the late Judge Louie W. Strum of the Jacksonville Fla., federal bench ordered trans- fer of the iC to an equity re- eeiver, opening the way for a sale. Attorney Protests Edward Bourne, attorney for ACL, contended Thursday the Court of Appeals should overrule Strum. He said the judges could do so without being in conflict with the Supreme Court decision. Bourne ~tid the Supreme Court WILL BEAUTIFY YOUR HOME WITH REALOGK :facrars “eaieex WIRE & Kenteen facta mints SdinabTekD antral & soon EE Pen ee FENCE CO. based its position on the question of whether the ICC can compel a merger. He said FEC stockholders are in favor of a merger and that it would not be a forced move. William D. 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