James River Branch: Emma's Cafe

Emma's Cafe

I'll confess that I was hooked from the beginning by Miller Engineering's glittering "handful of street" (at right). Had it suited the space, I would have replicated it almost as-is. But this was neither practical nor desirable, as it wouldn't demonstrate much originality on my part. At any rate, one of the buildings in the photo sports a Cafe sign, which inspired me to model a small fine restaurant.

But it was to be a long and winding road for Emma's. After residing in several different buildings and being moved amongst several different locations, Emma's ultimately wound up in the first floor of the Gilmor Hotel; the last spot it occupied in the restless town of Naughtright is now a mini-park. It took nearly three years for Emma's to finally get settled...

As a stand-alone structure, this project ended on 28 April 2009.

Inspiration for the cafe started with this street scene by Miller Engineering.

Emma's got as far as this bashed townhouse kit.

Now Emma's occupies the first floor of the Gilmor Hotel.