Charming old school looking Tavern/"dive bar" in the best sense of the word from the outside. Its façade with streamline art moderne, red tile walls and coving around the double doors with diamond porthole insets would have made it the most classy joint for a stiff drink In Downtown Lompoc in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's. In fact, even today, it looks "too cool for school". Last Labour Day weekend we did a self guided walking tour provided by the Lompoc Chamber of Commerce and discovered this hidden jewel along the way only to have it closed tighter than a drum. We tried to peer into the dark windows, but it seemed covered up from the inside. Closed for now due to the Pandemic. As I recall, there was a notice posted on a wall mentioning something about earthquake hazardous building? If that is true, hope the owners of this historic looking building can retrofit for earthquakes asap since this block has the most "period piece" buildIngs on West Ocean Avenue which could serve as the historic core adding a tangible connection to Lompoc's past for any new downtown redevelopment in the future. Don't be like the city of Brea, Ca that razed all of historic downtown and replaced it with a "Back to the Future" fake downtown that has nothing to do with its former past. Bakersfield is great, preserving its downtown and at the same time making it a vibrant city center by honoring its past. Can't wait until Michael's Place stages its grand reopening. Michael's was sold in 2017 so wishing the new owners much success and good fortune. 3 stars for now until Michael's reopens again.  Photo of Michael's https://m1.cbhomes.com/p/305/1059631/c573ddc98b204B7/pdl23tp.jpg read more

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