Originally McCarty's Saloon and Billiard hall, the Park Garden Cafe was built in 1875, and its main billiard hall was one of Ernest Hemingway's favorite haunts. Its well-preserved interior includes a pressed tin ceiling, wood trim, and swinging doors, and its 1894 Brunswick Bar is hand carved from black walnut, cherry, and hickory. The second floor hosted dances, religious services, and town meetings, including the meeting that produced the Village Charter in 1879. About 1901, Frank Fochtman built a red brick two-story building just up the street, with a bowling alley in the basement, a restaurant named The Grill Café on the main floor, and apartments above. The vacant lot between the two became The Palm Garden, an open-air café with fountains and a tent for shade. In 1997, the Park Garden was renamed The City Park Grill.