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Pix: Fabio
Lozzi
RIP Mar
2005: "Sadly but predictably
its RIP for the magnificent Ice Cream Parlour. Most of the original
fittings have gone, though the splendid silver counter, with
its unusual wooden decoration, survives at the moment. There's
no indication of what the ICP is to become, though it looks as
if food may still be served. Gone are the Lloyd Loom tables and
the lovely bikinied blonde model enticing customers into the
cafe. However, refurbishment has uncovered two wall paintings,
perhaps from the original 1946 decor, which have been carefully
unveiled, perhaps indicating that they will survive: a standard
Mediterranean harbour scene and, more interestingly, another
bikinied pinup girl posing seductively beneath a beach-umbrella
on her own island. Impossible to take a photo through the whitewashed
windows. A shame that such an interesting interior in this otherwise
bleak little town has been destroyed." (Richard Gray)
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