Sade's is a one-and-one-half-story, commercial building in downtown

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. It was built in 1925, for novelist and dramatist

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and his wife as a flower shop and dress shop. In the 1930s, Sade (Sade Carr-Latham) was a former

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dancer, made the lower level into a restaurant and bar that was nationally renowned. The building was designated as a significant commercial building in the city's ''Downtown Historic District Property Survey,'' and was recorded with the Department of Parks and Recreation on January 28, 2002. The first floor of the building is now occupied by the ''Porta Bella'' Mediterranean restaurant and bar. The second floor is occupied by ''Kids by the Sea.''

History

Sade's is a two-story, wood-framed

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style commercial building in

, built for

(1867-1939). The exterior walls are textured cement stucco. It has two steep pitched side-gabled roofs, and two chimneys. There is a Carmel stone entry to the building in the Court of the Golden Bough, with other small “old world” shops. The entry has a round wood planked door with a window and an outside staircase that leads to the second floor. Behind the courtyard was the entrance to the

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. Because of this, the courtyard has been named the Courtyard of the Golden Bough. The shops in the courtyard include Sade's (now Porta Bella’s with patio dining), Seven Arts Shop (now Body Frenzy) and the

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(now Cottage of Sweets). Sade's was built in May 1925, two years after

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and Gottfried completed the first European shop, the

, in an area of the Court of the Golden Bough, at Monte Verde and Ocean Avenue. Writer and editor

commission

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to build the "Bloomin Basement," a flower shop, for his wife, Helen Wilson. The shop was built for $8,000 (. In the 1930s, Sade Carr-Latham herself, a former

dancer, made the lower level into a restaurant and bar. Sade's became a popular meeting place for the many

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actors, artists, and writers associated with Kuster's Golden Bough Theater, including

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, and

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. For fifty years Sade's was one of the most popular social spots in the village and became nationally renowned. Sade died of a heart attack at her home in

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on November 11, 1940. On December 28, 1951, Paul Swanson became the owner of Sade's. He was manager of the restaurant since 1934. Swanson purchased the restaurant and cocktail lounge from Margaret and Bertram Dienelt, owner of the

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since early 1941. Joel Thomas changed the name to ''El Matador.'' The building changed hands many times, with the name changing back to Sade's, until its last opening day on February 26, 1994. The building qualifies for inclusion in the ''Downtown Historic District Property Survey'' because it contributes to the overall design of the historic Court of the Golden Bough, and it is a good example of Tudor Revival design by Carmel builder Lee E. Gottfried.

Lee Gottfried

La Von "Lee" E. Gottfried (1896-1968), was a native of

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. He came west working for the Pacific Telephone Company. In 1917, he enlisted in the

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and served in France during

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. When he returned to California he came to Carmel in 1919 and worked in the contracting business. He married Bonnie Adele Hale (1900-1967) on November 4, 1919 in Carmel, who was the step-daughter of writer

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. Gottfried worked for

when he designed and built his stone house on

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. He designed and built his own home in 1921. He continued to work for Kuster, building the Carmel Weavers Studio for Ruth Kuster in 1922 and Sadie's in 1925. He also was the contractor and builder for two houses in

near Serra Circle. He was an early member of the

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along Fred Godwin, Charley Van Riper, Eddie Burns, Harrison Godwin, and

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. Gottfried died on January 15, 1968, at age 72, in

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. Funeral services were held at the Little Chapel-by-the-Sea.

References

External links

Downtown Conservation District Historic Property Survey

Office of Historic Preservation
{{DEFAULTSORT:Seven Arts Shop 1925 establishments in California Carmel-by-the-Sea, California Buildings and structures in Monterey County, California

History

Lee Gottfried

See also

References

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