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Field Notes from At Random
Notes, thoughts, ramblings, and exciting things from At Random. At Random is more than a cocktail lounge, it is a living pieced of history. It is more like a living museum dedicated to the mid-century cocktail lounge. But, it's the best museum ever because admission is free and we serve cocktails!
Facade Restoration - A Sneak Peek into the Restoration Plans for At Random
Our facade restoration of At Random needs to take in to consideration several things: The mid century awesomeness that is At Random The...
john_dye
May 1, 20232 min read
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Facade Restoration - another historic photo!
Our neighbor Loretta gave us this photo - it is of her husband as a little boy, standing in front of their house with At Random in the...
john_dye
Apr 15, 20232 min read
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Facade Restoration - A vintage advertisement
As we removed the siding, we were hoping to find a ghost sign or mural, but unfortunately we weren't so lucky. We did find this tin...
john_dye
Feb 12, 20231 min read
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Facade Restoration - 1930s Graffiti
One of the most exciting things we found under the siding was some graffiti from the 1930s. There were a lot of doodles on the side of...
john_dye
Feb 10, 20231 min read
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Facade Restoration - photo evidence
As we removed the layers of substitute siding, we thought back to a photo that was given to Ron Zeller (the founder of At Random) showing...
john_dye
Feb 7, 20231 min read
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Facade Restoration - exposing the clapboard!
After a lot of soggy asphalt siding came off the building, we started to see a glimpse of what the structure originally looked like. The...
john_dye
Feb 6, 20231 min read
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Facade Restoration - exploring the unknown
We are approaching this project like we approach all of our projects. We are letting the building lead us to the next steps. Every...
john_dye
Feb 5, 20231 min read
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Facade Restoration - Mid Century Details
As we analyze what makes the facade of At Random Cocktail Lounge unique, one thing that became very apparent is how much the adornments...
john_dye
Feb 4, 20231 min read
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Facade Restoration - where we started
Pictured is the corner of Russell and Delaware in MIlwaukee that people have known for years. It has a charm and, best of all, it houses...
john_dye
Feb 1, 20232 min read
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Facade Restoration - so it begins!
When we took over At Random in 2018, we took great care to restore the interior. Our main goal was to preserve the feeling of the space...
john_dye
Jan 31, 20232 min read
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