The Terminal Hotel Building stood at a corner in Davis where James Belenis and George Tingus opened the Terminal Cafe in 1922. In 1924, they moved the wooden structure there and erected a one-story brick building for their restaurant, then added a second-floor hotel in 1927. Many guests arrived by train from the SP Depot, and by 1925 community groups regularly used the large restaurant as a meeting space where members of the Davis City Council and other civic-minded residents gathered to discuss city business, planning, and other current topics. After World War II, the G Street area was considered out-of-date and declined, and many older buildings were torn down or heavily remodeled, including this one. New owners bought the building in 1958, added an Old West facade to the storefronts, and renamed it the Hotel Aggie, which served a low-income clientele. From the 1950s to the 1990s, the ground floor housed various restaurants, clubs, and independent retail stores, including the Antique Bizarre, a bar and nightclub known for live musical acts, and the Natural Food Works, co-owned by Bob Black, who later became a major figure in local progressive era politics. In 1976, as part of the Bicentennial Celebration, the City of Davis commissioned artist Terry Buckendorf to paint a mural of the Davis Arch on the building's north face; the original arch had spanned Second Street just west of G Street from 1916 to 1924. After vigorous debate over preserving the historic building, it was demolished in 2000 and replaced by the Chen Building, named in honor of Grace and Lee Chen.