stablished in 1985, Elmo's began in a converted two-story house in downtown Brownsville
selling barbecue ribs, sandwiches and other delectables. Later, Ike and Dana Polacek
expanded the business to include videotape rentals, and was the first in the area to offer
Laserdiscs for rent as well. In 1988, they started to dabble in the then emerging
home computer market, selling Commodore 64s and the Commodore Amiga and Video Toaster
systems. Now, Elmo's sells custom built computer systems to consumers and businesses
and offers a complete in house upgrade and repair service with 8 skilled technicians on
staff. On
Thanksgiving weekend, 1999, Elmo's moved into it's new building, a converted hundred year
old Synagogue. It took nearly 3 years to complete the renovations, including
repointing of all masonry, brand new bathrooms, completely redone plumbing, electrical and
heating/air conditioning, and a brand new modern kitchen. All of the stained
glass windows were removed and shipped to MCMurray to be reconditioned by The
Glassworks Studios.
The new location features a
new modern kitchen, a coffee bar serving cappuccino, lattes and many fine pastries and
desserts, public internet access terminals, a lounge area with a large screen TV, and lan/on-line gaming featuring the hottest multi-player games.
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