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will determine its patrons. “It’s a speakeasy, so you can’t be telling people,” Peavy said slyly. However, while speakeasies of the past were supposed to be run on the down low, they were considered the worst kept secrets of prohibition. It stands to reason the same will be true of this establishment and customers will be excited to get a place at the bar. The 1894 Gallery is an amazing feature in a building that offers immense possibilities. Peavy’s ambition and creative eye conceived new opportunities for commerce, community and culture that had yet to be seen. “People might say ‘oh, he had vision; he had all these dreams,’ or whatever,” said Peavy, “But, no. I just kinda walked by a building and saw that it was a really cool, beautiful building, but it was literally falling apart. I thought somebody needs to [fix] that, and no one else was doing it, so I did it. It’s kind of like you were assigned a task, you do the very best you can to accomplish it and get it done.” Having been successful thus far, Peavy decided, “I can do this. I know my way through the maze; I can show someone else how to go through it.”
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