Boatshed La Perouse

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Boatshed La Perouse

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Miroslava Jurcik

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Photograph - Photograph

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The Boatshed seems to be bit of an icon in Australia. There is few of them around. .
This coastal cafe overlooks Frenchmans Bay and offers beachside dining, panoramic ocean views and a seafood-focused menu. It reopen few year back I believe. This pic was taken in 2013. Its the interesting history I love about this place.
Nick and Angelo Omeros, with their mother, Helen, emigrated to Australia from Greece in 1953. They, and their three older brothers, became restaurateurs.
Nick, Michael, Costa and Comino opened the Paragon Seafood Restaurant in November 1968. Michael Omeros ambition to have his own restaurant was realised with the transformation of the Paragon Cafe and Boatshed at La Perouse, Sydney. The once cafe, takeaway & boat hire became the Paragon Seafood Restaurant. This was the first restaurant to specialise in Seafood in the state of NSW.
When diners turned up for lunch on the last Sunday in May 1974, they were horrified at the sight that greeted them. The collapsed restaurant building was literally slipping into the sea, a victim of the previous night’s storm. This was regarded as the worst in twenty years and caused a great deal of damage in Sydney. The restaurant was a total write-off, and the Omeros brothers moved on to success elsewhere.
The Omeros family now have a restaurant right on the beach at Ramsgate. They also have some photos , history of the restaurant at La Perouse.
Picture: https://www.facebook.com/DailyTelegraphhistory/photos/wreckage-of-the-paragon-restaurant-on-the-beach-at-la-perouse-after-the-1974-sto/530694720475118/
ref. https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/raging-by-the-bay-20031122-gdhtyp.html

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October 4th, 2020

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