The Barmacy~Superior Home Tour

Located across the street from the Magma Hotel is the rebuilt and newly refurbished Superior Barmacy, also purchased in 2012 by Miguel Sfeir and Los Cedros Superior LLC. The building occupying the corner of Main and Magma has been a pharmacy/drug store since it was built in 1913, until 2003 when it began a rotation of various owners and businesses and finally falling into major disrepair. The roof had fallen in and the walls had to be propped up with supports when Sfeir rescued the building or what was left of it.

building is not on the Historic Registry

patio to the right

reminiscent of the days when teens and adults sat at the counters

and tables drinking cokes and visiting

 Miguel and his son, the owners

of The Superior Barmacy, bar and restaurant

the original 100+ year-old wooden beams were used to build

 the the swinging doors, the bar and bar step, the wainscoting, 

and the outdoor bar

elegant red and black color scheme

gorgeous glass chandeliers

above the swinging doors

7 big screen TVs 

ladies' restroom tiled in red and white

men's restroom tiled in black and white

large modern kitchen and prep room in the back

basement storage area with dumb waiter

the original vault

probably used to safe guard medicines and cash

on the outdoor unfinished patio making a plan 

for the next stop on the tour

The unfinished Barmacy patio was the location of the Superior theater, built in 1923, also built with brick from the local brick company. The theater was overhauled in 1937 and expanded to 200 main floor seats, 250 balcony seats, and 300 box seats. It also had heating, AC and a modern (for 1937) sound system.

In the 1950s the Uptown Theater's schedule was Kids' day on Saturday. They could watch serials, westerns and cartoons all day. Monday was Mexican Movie Night. Tuesday was "naughty night" when movies of naked women were shown and men sometimes attended with "soiled doves" from the local bordellos. Wednesday, Thursday and Friday were big social nights when the new releases ran in the theater. 

The patio has a sloped floor replicating the theater floor. A stage at the south end of the lot is raised such that folks seated at the tables at the flat north end of the patio will be able to see the stage more easily. There are two pass-through windows to the Barmacy along the east side of the patio. Concrete and gabion walls (wire cages that hold rocks) are along the west and street side of the patio. 

The Barmacy and the patio are also expected to be open for business in mid-March. 

Next blog post from the Superior Home Tour

The Superior High School...now a private home