Klein's Cafe - Rockport, Texas
In July 2016 Rockport Center for the Arts acquired land in downtown Rockport for a planned expansion. The property contained a historical art deco jewel: Klein's Cafe Building, which was built in 1942. The building was damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, but was restored and operational by December of the same year, as the new RCA space.
A few years later the land under the building was needed for an 22,000 square foot development in downtown Rockport. Citizens, supporters of the arts and local history organizations assisted RCA with a plan to have the real estate development proceed and save the historical cafe.
On March 31, 2021 RCA successfully relocated the building from 106 S. Austin St. in downtown Rockport to a location 4 blocks away at 504 S. Magnolia St. at a cost of $200,000.
Info from Rockport Center for the Arts Facebook page. You can go to YouTube and enter Kleins Cafe Building Move,2021 to view a time-lapse video of the move. This pic was taken about three months before the move.
Klein's Cafe - Rockport, Texas
In July 2016 Rockport Center for the Arts acquired land in downtown Rockport for a planned expansion. The property contained a historical art deco jewel: Klein's Cafe Building, which was built in 1942. The building was damaged by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017, but was restored and operational by December of the same year, as the new RCA space.
A few years later the land under the building was needed for an 22,000 square foot development in downtown Rockport. Citizens, supporters of the arts and local history organizations assisted RCA with a plan to have the real estate development proceed and save the historical cafe.
On March 31, 2021 RCA successfully relocated the building from 106 S. Austin St. in downtown Rockport to a location 4 blocks away at 504 S. Magnolia St. at a cost of $200,000.
Info from Rockport Center for the Arts Facebook page. You can go to YouTube and enter Kleins Cafe Building Move,2021 to view a time-lapse video of the move. This pic was taken about three months before the move.