A St. George spot that has been home to popular eateries for almost a century has been razed to make room for a new mega-project.
Demolition has been taking place at a high-visibility location on Bay Street, razing a collection of storefronts.
Among those is an address, 40 Bay St., that has been host to one popular eatery or another for 80 years.
The remains of spot on Bay Street in St. George that was home to a series of eateries and other businesses for 80 years are seen after demolition.Tom Wrobleski | Staten Island Advance
The most recent diner to call the spot home was Karl’s Klipper.
The Klipper was a mecca for borough patrons for 12 years before serving its last meal on Dec. 20, 2016.
The diner spot has been vacant since then.
The Klipper was known for its food and bar scene and was also a popular spot for musical performances and political and community gatherings.
Before the Klipper, the St. George Clipper called the same address home.
That restaurant, including its signature cocktail lounge, opened for business around 1941, according to Advance records, and closed in 1979.
St. George Clipper resturant at 40 Bay St. is seen in 1949.
Before that, an eatery called the Bay Street Clipper was at 40 Bay St.
A restaurant known as the St. George Diner was at the same address for a time in the 1980s.
In addition to the diner location, the old home of Honor Wines and other establishments at the Bay Street site were also razed.
The city Buildings Department in March approved an application to build the high-rise.
A Buildings filing shows that the building will have 39,537 square feet of residential space and 2,614 square feet of commercial space.
It is not known when construction on the high-rise will begin.
The architectural firm listed on Buildings documents, Raymond Chan Architect P.C., of Queens, did not return Advance/SILive requests for comment.