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[[File:Schroeter's%20Restaurant.jpg|right|thumb||Schroeter's Restaurant ad, ''[[Adirondack%20Daily%20Enterprise|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]''|, May 18, 1973 ]] [[File:G.%20Schroeter%20letter.jpg|left|thumb||In 2006, there was a flap over the spelling of Schroeter's Field in the Letters to the Editor column of the ''|Daily Enterprise''|; the spelling had been inadvertently changed to "Schroeder's", by both the High School and the ''|Enterprise''| some years earlier. This is George Schroeter's response to the letters. Published in the ''[[Adirondack%20Daily%20Enterprise|Adirondack Daily Enterprise]]''|, June 14, 2006 ]] | |||
'''Address:''' Burned, summer, 1973 | '''Address:''' Burned, summer, 1973 | ||
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'''Year built:''' 1928, as a house. Later remodeled as a restaurant, with living quarters upstairs. | '''Year built:''' 1928, as a house. Later remodeled as a restaurant, with living quarters upstairs. | ||
[[File:Schroeter's%20interior.jpg|left|thumb||The bar at Schroeter's Restaurant, undated. <br>|The model railroad that circled the ceiling at two levels can just be seen. [[https://www.cardcow.com/274325/schroeters-restaurant-saranac-lake-new-york/|CardCow.com]]]][[File:Schroeter's.jpg|right|thumb||Schroeter's Restaurant, undated.<br>[[https://www.cardcow.com/274325/schroeters-restaurant-saranac-lake-new-york/|CardCow.com]]]]'''Schroeter's Restaurant''' was established by [[Albert%20Schroeter|Albert Schroeter]] in 1948; they served German cuisine. The large field behind the restaurant was used for sports and carnivals in summer months. After the restaurant closed, the field — known as [[Schroeter%27s%20Field|Schroeter's Field]] — was (and still is in 2010) used by nearby [[Saranac%20Lake%20High%20School|Saranac Lake High School]] as a sports field. Earlier it was used on occasion for carnivals and traveling [[circuses|circuses]]. | |||
Some time after the restaurant burned in the summer of 1973, a [[geodesic%20dome%20house|geodesic dome house]] was built at this location. The dome was torn down sometime before 2005 for construction of a more conventional house on the site. | Some time after the restaurant burned in the summer of 1973, a [[geodesic%20dome%20house|geodesic dome house]] was built at this location. The dome was torn down sometime before 2005 for construction of a more conventional house on the site. | ||
Latest revision as of 04:05, 17 November 2024
Address: Burned, summer, 1973
Old Address: 72 Ampersand Avenue (near Forest Home Road)
Other names: Hennessey's Bar and Grill
Year built: 1928, as a house. Later remodeled as a restaurant, with living quarters upstairs.
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Schroeter's Restaurant was established by Albert Schroeter in 1948; they served German cuisine. The large field behind the restaurant was used for sports and carnivals in summer months. After the restaurant closed, the field — known as Schroeter's Field — was (and still is in 2010) used by nearby Saranac Lake High School as a sports field. Earlier it was used on occasion for carnivals and traveling circuses.
Some time after the restaurant burned in the summer of 1973, a geodesic dome house was built at this location. The dome was torn down sometime before 2005 for construction of a more conventional house on the site.
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