Continuing A Tradition
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1/14/2008 - Lakeview To Celebrate Second Anniversary This Weekend
By Nicholas L. Dean, ndean@post-journal.com
MAYVILLE — Despite having a history that dates back to the early 1880s, the Lakeview in Mayville will celebrate its second anniversary this weekend.
Purchased and renovated by Rick Newell two years ago, the Lakeview has fast become one of Chautauqua County's primary spots for food and live music.
''It has always been the kind of local establishment that's open every day from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.,'' Newell said. ''It was always a very popular place for the locals to have dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, and so we wanted to keep that going.''
Along with Newell, the Lakeview is owned and operated by Sandi Mitchell and partner David Cass. In 2007, the group bought the neighboring building — the Docks — and plan to run two simultaneous bar, restaurant and entertainment spots throughout 2008.
A math professor by trade, Newell said he, Mitchell and Cass have been involved in everything from construction to day spas over the years. Having dinner at the Lakeview one night, the trio decided to purchase the hotel and restaurant, renovate it and run it the way area residents have come to expect.
''It has been exciting,'' Newell said. ''I feel like we're continuing a tradition with both restaurants, continuing on in the capacity that they've been operating in for all these years.''
Marking the Lakeview's second anniversary will be a series of concerts this week. Beginning Thursday with a performance by Bill Ward and guests, the Lakeview's anniversary will continue on into the weekend with the Sean Patrick McGraw Band on Friday and That 80s Hair Band on Saturday. DJ Felony, the house DJ, will also perform.
''By the time we got a hold of the Lakeview and renovated it, we were a little late to get much entertainment for the first year,'' Newell said. ''Especially in the last year though, we have really stepped up the entertainment.''
Already booked through 2008, the Lakeview — as well as the Docks — will have dinner hour entertainment from 6 to 9 p.m. on its outdoor patio — weather permitting. Additionally, the Lakeview hosts such acts as the Porcelain Bus Drivers, Big Leg Emma, Two For Flinching, Smackdab and others after 10 p.m. on its indoor stage. A full list of coming acts can be found online at www.lakeviewatthedocks.com and www.myspace.com/lakeview14757.
''We now have a lot of local entertainment as well as popular entertainment from out of town, and we're working on some nationally known bands to bring in periodically,'' Newell said. ''We're just really looking to help improve the waterfront, to help do what Bemus Point is doing — but in Mayville. There are a lot of great things around here and we have a great working relationship with other area business owners.''
The Lakeview's History
Opened in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the Lakeview is rumored to have been two former railroad barracks — brought together to form a business.
''There were about 2,000 men housed in town when the railroad was built,'' Newell said. ''And from doing renovations, you can see there's definitely two buildings when you're in the attic. There are two different floor heights on the second floor.
''Both the Lakeview and the Docks have been hotel and boarding houses since that period of time,'' Newell continued. ''The waterfront back then was major, with piers out into the lake for steamboats. It was a major commerce center. The steamboats and railroad all terminated here. It was originally bigger than uptown Mayville. It was a thriving waterfront.''
By Nicholas L. Dean, ndean@post-journal.com
MAYVILLE — Despite having a history that dates back to the early 1880s, the Lakeview in Mayville will celebrate its second anniversary this weekend.
Purchased and renovated by Rick Newell two years ago, the Lakeview has fast become one of Chautauqua County's primary spots for food and live music.
''It has always been the kind of local establishment that's open every day from 11 a.m. to 2 a.m.,'' Newell said. ''It was always a very popular place for the locals to have dinner on Friday and Saturday nights, and so we wanted to keep that going.''
Along with Newell, the Lakeview is owned and operated by Sandi Mitchell and partner David Cass. In 2007, the group bought the neighboring building — the Docks — and plan to run two simultaneous bar, restaurant and entertainment spots throughout 2008.
A math professor by trade, Newell said he, Mitchell and Cass have been involved in everything from construction to day spas over the years. Having dinner at the Lakeview one night, the trio decided to purchase the hotel and restaurant, renovate it and run it the way area residents have come to expect.
''It has been exciting,'' Newell said. ''I feel like we're continuing a tradition with both restaurants, continuing on in the capacity that they've been operating in for all these years.''
Marking the Lakeview's second anniversary will be a series of concerts this week. Beginning Thursday with a performance by Bill Ward and guests, the Lakeview's anniversary will continue on into the weekend with the Sean Patrick McGraw Band on Friday and That 80s Hair Band on Saturday. DJ Felony, the house DJ, will also perform.
''By the time we got a hold of the Lakeview and renovated it, we were a little late to get much entertainment for the first year,'' Newell said. ''Especially in the last year though, we have really stepped up the entertainment.''
Already booked through 2008, the Lakeview — as well as the Docks — will have dinner hour entertainment from 6 to 9 p.m. on its outdoor patio — weather permitting. Additionally, the Lakeview hosts such acts as the Porcelain Bus Drivers, Big Leg Emma, Two For Flinching, Smackdab and others after 10 p.m. on its indoor stage. A full list of coming acts can be found online at www.lakeviewatthedocks.com and www.myspace.com/lakeview14757.
''We now have a lot of local entertainment as well as popular entertainment from out of town, and we're working on some nationally known bands to bring in periodically,'' Newell said. ''We're just really looking to help improve the waterfront, to help do what Bemus Point is doing — but in Mayville. There are a lot of great things around here and we have a great working relationship with other area business owners.''
The Lakeview's History
Opened in the late 1870s and early 1880s, the Lakeview is rumored to have been two former railroad barracks — brought together to form a business.
''There were about 2,000 men housed in town when the railroad was built,'' Newell said. ''And from doing renovations, you can see there's definitely two buildings when you're in the attic. There are two different floor heights on the second floor.
''Both the Lakeview and the Docks have been hotel and boarding houses since that period of time,'' Newell continued. ''The waterfront back then was major, with piers out into the lake for steamboats. It was a major commerce center. The steamboats and railroad all terminated here. It was originally bigger than uptown Mayville. It was a thriving waterfront.''
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