Chair of Rego-Forest Preservation Council speaks about a mural he plans to restore
A long-lost mural that once adorned an iconic Queens restaurant has finally been brought home — fifty years after it seemingly vanished into thin air.
The unnamed Art Deco artwork — which depicts several dancing women and horses jumping through ribbon-like hoops — had been the centerpiece of the HoJo’s rotunda in Rego Park for some 40 years.
In researching the artwork, Brett Downer stumbled upon Perlman’s blogs and book, “Legendary Locals of Forest Hills and Rego Park” — which chronicled his hunt for Durenceau’s paintings.8 The three cases were kept in “well preserved” condition, he continued, but five decades in an arid basement have taken a clear toll on the paintings.Kelly ultimately decided to donate the mural to Perlman on the condition the preservationist facilitate bringing the mural back to the Big Apple — a mission Perlman was eager to accept.
In an ideal world, Perlman would love to see the mural resurrected in a replica of the Rego Park Howard Johnson’s, which he believes should have been landmarked to save it from demolition.
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