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Make-over proposed for former Bove's Restaurant site in Burlington

Joel Banner Baird
Free Press Staff Writer
The proposed Hotel Champlain (left and in background) would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington, as seen in a view from the southwest, created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
The proposed Hotel Champlain (left and in background) would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington, as seen in a view from the southwest, created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
The proposed Hotel Champlain and a ground-floor restaurant would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant in Burlington, as seen in a view from the southwest, created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
The proposed Hotel Champlain and a ground-floor restaurant would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant in Burlington, as seen in a view from the southwest, created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
Location of new hotel- and senior-housing developments at Pearl and George streets in Burlington — proposed January 2019.
Location of new hotel- and senior-housing developments at Pearl and George streets in Burlington — proposed January 2019.
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2016: A proposed hotel (rear left with red and orange trim), faces Pearl Street in Burlington, on the site of the former Bove's Restaurant in this illustration created by Scott + Partners Architecture on Oct. 3, 2016. A similar project was submitted to Burlington's Design Review Board in early 2019, which includes a new apartment building at George Street (bright red, at right in this drawing).
2016: A proposed hotel (rear left with red and orange trim), faces Pearl Street in Burlington, on the site of the former Bove's Restaurant in this illustration created by Scott + Partners Architecture on Oct. 3, 2016. A similar project was submitted to Burlington's Design Review Board in early 2019, which includes a new apartment building at George Street (bright red, at right in this drawing).
Courtesy Rick Bove/City Of Burlington
The proposed Hotel Champlain (left and in background) would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant in Burlington, as seen in a view from the north end of Pine Street created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
The proposed Hotel Champlain (left and in background) would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant in Burlington, as seen in a view from the north end of Pine Street created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
Proposed: the new Hotel Champlain (shaded, at left) would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington. Shaded at right, 20-units of senior apartments would replace two older homes on George Street — as seen in this simplified site plan created by O'Leary-Burke Civil Associates PLC on Jan. 14, 2019.
Proposed: the new Hotel Champlain (shaded, at left) would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington. Shaded at right, 20-units of senior apartments would replace two older homes on George Street — as seen in this simplified site plan created by O'Leary-Burke Civil Associates PLC on Jan. 14, 2019.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
A proposed 20-unit senior housing apartment building on George Street in Burlington is seen from the southeast in this rendering created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners on Jan. 15, 2019. The project would require demolishing two older homes. The historic Stannard House, foreground, would remain.
A proposed 20-unit senior housing apartment building on George Street in Burlington is seen from the southeast in this rendering created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners on Jan. 15, 2019. The project would require demolishing two older homes. The historic Stannard House, foreground, would remain.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
A proposed 20-unit senior housing apartment building on George Street in Burlington is seen from the east in this rendering created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners on Jan. 15, 2019. The project would require demolishing two older homes.
A proposed 20-unit senior housing apartment building on George Street in Burlington is seen from the east in this rendering created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners on Jan. 15, 2019. The project would require demolishing two older homes.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
A proposed 20-unit senior housing apartment building on George Street in Burlington is seen from the northeast in this rendering created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners on Jan. 15, 2019. The project would require demolishing two older homes.
A proposed 20-unit senior housing apartment building on George Street in Burlington is seen from the northeast in this rendering created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners on Jan. 15, 2019. The project would require demolishing two older homes.
Courtesy City Of Burlington
Patrons pack into Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 — eight days before the restaurant closed.
Patrons pack into Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street on Tuesday, Dec. 15, 2015 — eight days before the restaurant closed.
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Four of the 13 children of Louis and Victoria Bove, with their friend Art Merola (of Merola's Market), hanging out together on Pearl Street in 1941, the year the couple opened Bove's Restaurant.
Four of the 13 children of Louis and Victoria Bove, with their friend Art Merola (of Merola's Market), hanging out together on Pearl Street in 1941, the year the couple opened Bove's Restaurant.
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Richard Bove stands outside Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington on May 24, 2002. Bove died on Feb. 12, 2016 at the age of 78.
Richard Bove stands outside Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington on May 24, 2002. Bove died on Feb. 12, 2016 at the age of 78.
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A line of patrons wraps around Bove's Restaurant on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, 2015. People were waiting to be seated for dinner eight days before the restaurant closed.
A line of patrons wraps around Bove's Restaurant on Tuesday evening, Dec. 15, 2015. People were waiting to be seated for dinner eight days before the restaurant closed.
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Bove ' s Restaurant on Pearl Street celebrates its 50th anniversary with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy.
Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street celebrates its 50th anniversary with U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy.
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Louis Bove opened Bove's Restaurant in 1941 with his wife, Victoria. He is pictured here with two of his daughters, Esther (standing) and Jane, and his horse-drawn food cart. He made the restaurant's wine in the basement of the family's Pearl Street home with grapes grown in the yard.
Louis Bove opened Bove's Restaurant in 1941 with his wife, Victoria. He is pictured here with two of his daughters, Esther (standing) and Jane, and his horse-drawn food cart. He made the restaurant's wine in the basement of the family's Pearl Street home with grapes grown in the yard.
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Bove's opened on Pearl Street in Burlington on Dec. 7, 1941, and closed in December 2015. It was a popular spot for politicians.
Bove's opened on Pearl Street in Burlington on Dec. 7, 1941, and closed in December 2015. It was a popular spot for politicians.
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The proposed Hotel Champlain (left) and a ground-floor restaurant would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington, as seen in a view from the southeast, created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
The proposed Hotel Champlain (left) and a ground-floor restaurant would occupy the site of the former Bove's Restaurant on Pearl Street in Burlington, as seen in a view from the southeast, created by Eliana Cabrera of Scott + Partners Architecture on Jan. 15, 2019.
Courtesy City Of Burlington