S. Hofman. Hofman appears to have used it as his own draper's shop. After his retirement, Hofman leased no.69 initially to E. Luce, also a draper, in the early 1920s, but it became a confectioner's in the mid-1920s, competing with the Paragon. The Simos' primary residence was Olympus; they also maintained a home in Sydney at Centennial Park. Zacharias devoted many hours to his garden - meaning the Paragon always had fresh flowers - loved music, played the violin and was a keen fisherman and backgammon player. Enjoying travel, he visited Europe, the US and Kythera several times. He was a foundation member of Katoomba Rotary Club, which for many years held its meetings in the Paragon. Zacharias died on 15 November 1976 in Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, and was buried in Randwick cemetery following a funeral at St George's Greek Orthodox Church, Rose Bay. His wife, carried on as manager of The Paragon until 1987. Mary Simos died on 15 May 2001 at Rose Bay and was buried beside her husband. Subsequent ownership The cafe was sold in 2000. The tea-room has remained as a remarkably intact example of Interwar Art Deco. Robyn Parker was the proprietor of the Paragon from May 2011 to May 2018, and worked to regain its original splendour. She played an important role in having the site listed on the NSW State Heritage Register. She vacated the building in May 2018 after negotiations with the landlord failed to result in either building maintenance or a rent cut. Following Parker's departure, the cafe has been closed, with both landlord and former tenant making claims to the Paragon name. The Paragon's architects Harry and Ernest Sidgreaves Harry and Ernest Sidgreaves established a modest retail shopfitting workshop in Sydney's Surry Hills in 1917 and were later joined by their father John and youngest brother Harold. They moved their factory to Redfern in the early 1920s where the company carried on business until 1984 when it relocated to Silverwater. Sidgreaves undertook much shopfront construction during the interwar period in Sydney and surrounds. This included one of their most celebrated early works, a streamlined shopfront for G. A. Zink and Son in Oxford Street, East Sydney, 1938. In 2005, the company relocated to larger and more contemporary offices in Annandale where it remains today. Throughout the 90+ year history of the company, Sidgreaves has specialised in all areas