DTLA LIFE MAG #9 | SEPTEMBER 2014 | Page 19

This newcomer is one of those places you swear has always been there, but really it’s only been a matter of months. ACME Hospitality Group has cracked the code on the necessary elements for an inviting, energetic bar. Blending a generous patio space with a cozy indoor seating, offering a choice of bar seating, communal ta- bles and booths, serving a solid selection of wine, beers and traditional cocktails with abbreviated but tasty menu ranging from burgers to oysters in the half shell, it’s no wonder Beelman’s has quickly become a favorite Spring Street watering hole. Mr. Claude Beelman was a prolific Los Angeles archi- tect who was equally talented in creating Beaux-Arts, Art Deco and Streamline Moderne buildings. When next at his namesake pub, toast the man who gave us the Roos- evelt Building, the Eastern Columbia and the Standard Oil Bldg. (currently The Standard Hotel) among many others.