Lourdes Library, a new cocktail bar in Melbourne's Eau Gallie Arts District
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Librarian Vanessa "Veggie" Obermaier types out library cards on a manual typewriter as new guests are admitted to Lourdes Library in the Eau Gallie Arts District.
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Sam Buzzell and Veronica Just recently opened Lourdes Library, a speakeasy cocktail bar in the Eau Gallie Arts District.
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Sam Buzzell printed out her library card for Lourdes Library in November 2019. It took two years to get the club open.
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Sam Buzzell and Veronica Just paid careful attention to detail when decorating their new Eau Gallie cocktail bar, Lourdes Library. This is the tiled entry to the ladies' restroom.
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No mask covers the smile of artist Kyle Heinly in late January at the Lourdes Library in Melbourne, Fla.
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Even the door hinges at Lourdes Library in the Eau Gallie Arts District were chosen with care.
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Bartender Chris Capobianco pours a Love Potion No. 9 cocktail over dry ice at Lourdes Library in the Eau Gallie Arts District.
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Love Potion No. 9 is one of the seasonal cocktails at Lourdes Library in the Eau Gallie Arts District.
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Bartenders Chris Capobianco and Ethan Tyler mix cocktails at Lourdes Library in the Eau Gallie Arts District.
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Follow the sign at the corner of Gould Alley in the Eau Gallie Arts District to find Lourdes Library.
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