Photos: Saint Charles Tavern
The Saint Charles Tavern is South Tucson's newest bar
Saint Charles Tavern
New owner Churchill Brauninger welds the wheels on to an enormous table he plans to use at his new bar, the Saint Charles Tavern, at 1632 S Fourth Ave. The thick, heavy table comes from an old barn that was in Amado, Ariz. Brauninger and wife Elizabeth Menke are part of a renaissance of sorts taking place in South Tucson. With some businesses and people being priced out of the revived downtown area they are looking south for another start.
Saint Charles Tavern
David Stein drills holes into one of the benches that is going to go into the Saint Charles Tavern. An old friend of the owners, Stein was originally on his way to Texas but stayed to give a hand. New owners Churchill Brauninger and wife Elizabeth Menke are part of a renaissance of sorts taking place in South Tucson. As it is, Saint Charles will not only be the newest bar in the little city, it will be the only one.
Saint Charles Tavern
Another friend of the owners Brad Kahn, grinds down the legs for one of the new tables for the Saint Charles Tavern. With some businesses and people being priced out of the revived downtown area they are looking south for another start. As it is, Saint Charles will not only be the newest bar in the little city, it will be the only one. The bar is scheduled to open August 1.
Saint Charles Tavern
Electrician Rick Canfield, with Palo Verde Electric, gets ready to install an electrical panel as work continues on the Saint Charles Tavern at 1632 S Fourth Ave. New owners Churchill Brauninger and wife Elizabeth Menke are part of a renaissance of sorts taking place in South Tucson.
Saint Charles Tavern
David Stein attaches the wheels to one of the new wooden tables at Saint Charles Tavern at 1632 S Fourth Ave. With some businesses and people being priced out of the revived downtown area the owners are looking toward South Tucson for another start.
Saint Charles Tavern
It takes several guys to flip one of the new tables over as work continues on the Saint Charles Tavern. New owners Churchill Brauninger and wife Elizabeth Menke are part of a renaissance of sorts taking place in South Tucson. The bar is scheduled to open August 1.
Saint Charles Tavern
Brad Kahn, middle, and David Stein, right, wipe down a table before they roll it back into place while owner Churchill Brauninger, left, watches at the Saint Charles Tavern at 1632 S Fourth Ave.
Saint Charles Tavern
Daniel Perez, left, president of Precision Plumbing Enterprises, gets help from Matt Baer, the general contractor, as they work on the ceiling at Saint Charles Tavern. Perez was putting braces in the rafters to support the new water lines going into the building.
Saint Charles Tavern
New owner Churchill Brauninger shows off a baseball scoreboard he found at a scrap metal business in Casa Grande as work continues on the Saint Charles Tavern at 1632 S Fourth Ave. He plans to use the scoreboard as a backdrop for an outdoor stage. Brauninger and wife Elizabeth Menke are part of a renaissance of sorts taking place in South Tucson.
Saint Charles Tavern
Work continues on the Saint Charles Tavern at 1632 S Fourth Ave. New owners Churchill Brauninger and wife Elizabeth Menke are part of a renaissance of sorts taking place in South Tucson. As it is, Saint Charles will not only be the newest bar in the little city, it will be the only one.