Manchester Life 2018 | Page 93

THE ART OF WINDOW DRESSING enough, the “seducerie”? Check. That incredibly fabulous bar with those bartenders who without a doubt loved being bartenders? Check. And, last of all—the one world-famous thing that everyone who’s ever been there wants to see back again at Johnny Seesaw’s—that prime rib dinner? Triple check. WE’RE READY TO HELP TURN YOUR CREATIVE IDEAS INTO SMART STYLISH SOLUTIONS FOR YOUR WINDOWS. CALL US TODAY. SOLERA ® SOFT SHADES Slated to open to diners and overnight guests this summer, the current owners are well File this under “things you did not know” Johnny Seesaw’s, established in 1924 as a dance hall, and later operating as a restaurant and lodging venue, is not just another once-popular eatery that happened to land in the National Register of Historic Places. In fact, for the past decade, the whole hillside on VT Route 11 in Peru had been its own little historic district, with a cluster of nine buildings included in the designation. And, officially, that’s what it was called: Johnny Seesaw’s Historic District. It’s not a rumor anymore. It’s absolutely, deliciously true. Seesaw’s is coming back, reborn from the ruins left forsaken by the roadside since the long- famous hangout served its last supper several years ago. –A.R.  Depot Street Manchester Ctr., VT tel    www.rkmiles.com Breakfast Lunch Dinner Craft beer, Wine & Cocktails photography : L uv L ens 802.824.4800 Open Daily 305 Main Street • Peru, VT jjhapgood.com manchester life magazine 2018 91