STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- With paint touch-ups and slight remodeling, the former Chef Jan Kitchen in Grant City will become a new Chinese restaurant. The spot also served as home to the long-standing Corner House, the historic establishment prior to Chef Jan's.

Workers readied 102 Lincoln Ave. for it's new rendition Tuesday afternoon; it's name is yet to be announced, said an authority in the matter. The owner of the new business was not available for comment by deadline.

Red will be the new color on some of the walls in the dining room proper. The wooden awning over the bar has been removed. At the moment some of the Corner House's historic Weingarten and Walsh murals are intact, although portions of the sprawling horseman's scene were eliminated under Chef Jan's reign of the restaurant.

Knotted wood pine planks, remnants of 75 years worth of eateries in this very spot, still encompass the restaurant's two dining rooms and separate side section.

The front entry on Lincoln Avenue has been widened to allow a double glass door entry way.

Chef Jan Kitchen closed suddenly in August 2016, when a sign was posted on the door with the explanation, "Closed for vacation. We will come back soon."

Subsequently, a "for lease" sign was posted in the front window a few weeks later.

Chef Jan, otherwise known as Hwang June Jan, was forced to shut down after about a year's run due to illness.

The location came into the Staten Island restaurant realm in October 1939, christened as "Hunter's Corner." That moniker came from original owner John Hunter, who commissioned its iconic murals.

About those images: John Hunter appears in the scenes as a horseman in a red riding jacket who seems to have been tossed from his horse. He sits on a grassy field while a red-headed gal, believed to be his wife, stands nearby. Other characters in the murals are believed to have been Hunter's regulars or staff.

In 1963, Molly and Thomas Hanratty purchased the business and it became Hanratty's Corner House. Its final day in business as "Corner House" was Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014. Its owners, Kathleen and Ed Kellerhals, just wanted to retire.

Ed Kellherhals, still the owner of the property, said he's looking forward to dining at the new Chinese place which, he believes, will open in about a month.