Popular Steakhouse Restores Historical Mural

Hidden Mural Brought Back to Life at Five O’Clock Steakhouse

Milwaukee, USA – March 23, 2016 /MarketersMedia/ —

Milwaukee’s Five O’Clock Steakhouse is known as the place to have a fantastic steak and great cocktails. The steakhouse wasn’t always a steakhouse though. Recently, a mural was discovered behind the mirrors of the bar area. Rather than reinstall the mirrors or paint the wall to modernize it, Managing Partner Stelio Kalkounos had a better idea.

Stelio Kalkounous says the mural is only one “new” part of the restaurants extensive history. The steakhouse began as a club, one with secret access with a hidden buzzer and where women called “Kittens” served the elite their drinks. The mural’s centerpiece is a naked woman reaching up gracefully behind her to wrap her arms around a giant black winged horse. Both figures are rising from intricately painted clouds, making the scene seem otherworldly. Stelio attributes the style of painting to the supper club beginnings of the steakhouse, and wanted to incorporate a bit of history into the famous eatery. Stelio states, “We are trying to keep everything the same, but also adding a few touches here and there.”

Stelio contacted Mata Kartsonas of Milwaukee-based Historic Surfaces LLC to undertake the detailed project of restoring the mural. Mata was able to restore it to its former glory, and Stelio is proud to report that the work is complete. Several photos have been brought in to the steakhouse by people that visited the club in its early years. One couple in particular, Jeanne and Ambrose Ricci, had their wedding reception at the club, and had a picture taken while standing directly in front of the now-historic mural.

Mata and Stelio did discover a signature located on the bottom right corner of the massive mural. The signature bears the name “H.J. Scharwick,” and a quick internet search produced a few other pieces of art by Schwarick, such some geese over a marsh, and a portrait of Abe Lincoln. Little else is known about the painter who lived from 1914 until 1981, but Stelio says that his painting and his name will remain in the steakhouse, proudly displayed for all to see.

The Five O’Clock Steakhouse is located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and has been featured on the Travel Channel and highly praised by Rachel Ray. Visit www.thefiveoclocksteakhouse.com for menu items and a calendar of live music and current promotions.

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Contact Info:
Name: Stelio Kalkounos
Organization: Five O’Clock Steakhouse
Address: 2416 West State Street,Milwaukee WI 53233
Phone: 414-342-3553

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