By Conroy Delouche

LOUISVILLE, KY (WDRB) — Beer and bologna will be served up soon at a Schnitzelburg landmark.

Three years have passed since the last customer walked into the old Hauck’s Handy Store.

The shop was open from 1912 until 2019 when it was closed.

After an extensive remodel, the old general store is just weeks away from reopening its doors. The restaurant and bar is now known as Hauck’s Corner.

Jeff Walschon has worked for the past 18 months to make sure the business stays authentic to its past.

“Saved everything that I could from out of here. I filled up, like, two gutted houses and two garages with all the material. Had to fix the foundation,” Walschon said.

The wood, from the floorboards to the new counter, are from the old shop. The cooler that chilled lunch meat and sodas is still humming.

“It works like a charm. They don’t make things like that like they used to,” Walschon said.

Almost everywhere you look, from the green wall tile to the vintage sign out front, has a feeling of familiarity.