First Look: Nº 12 Second, Troy

By on April 24, 2012 in Food & Beverages, Gallery

Just walking around Troy earlier and I saw a sign inside the window for a building which advertises “Coming 2012, Wine Bar / Cafe”. Looking inside reveals a bunch of awesome exposed brick and a LOT of renovations taking place. Vic, the owner, sees me taking a few photos and invites me in.

It’s crazy to see the amount of enthusiasm Vic and Heather have for this building. Their website has a page dedicated to the History of 12 Second Street dating back to the 1790s. The interior is being created based on what they’re able to get locally, which includes booths from the Trojan Hotel, local Troy made bricks, as well as anything else they’re able to prevent from going into a landfill.

They’ve pulled out drop ceiling to discover gorgeous skylights, tore down walls to discover part of the building was an addition and one wall was originally the outside wall. They’re turning the space from the Lucas Confectionary (which went left this space in 1951) cooler into the wine cellar. It’s incredible.

You really need to head to their site and check their story, as well as their photo heavy blog posts from California Wine Country!

Best of luck with renovations and I can’t wait to see it finished, let alone enjoy a wine bar in Troy.

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  • http://www.youtube.com/ChateauOfADoubt Emily

    Mmmm. Booths from the Trojan Hotel? I’m excited to patronize this place.

    I’ve got some of those Troy bricks, but I won’t tell where I found them. 

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Natasha-Ormanian/599807968 Natasha Ormanian

    Coming along great!!!

  • Tina Urzan

    I can’t wait ANOTHER Troy Place! I also have some “Troy” bricks, it is embossed on them. Anything that can be incorporated into the Wine Bar that says ‘Troy’ will be great! Whatever I can find I will give to Vic. Great Guy!

  • Chris

    Go Vic & Heather! Can hardly wait for your place to open.

  • Subway

    What a thief, unoriginal. He just traveled on the Troy city taxpayer dime, taking photos of other winebars and then brought their ideas here. He was a waste of taxpayer money, and deserves to go to jail, but with his connections to the city government He gets off!!! This place does not deserve any business. He worked on this project during his time working for the city, and then stole goods and brought it here!!! where is arrest? He was seen by the police walking out of a building with goods in the middle of the night, and they say its all a misunderstanding. Yea right.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1040284131 Doug Bartow

    Congrats, Vic! Rock on.

    (ignore the anonymous message board trolls.)

    Regards,

    Doug // id29

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