Clean-up looks like it is going nicely, I can't wait to start watching the Re-construction.

Any information on the streets, if the plan is to rebuild as it was or build it differently?

With all the debris almost cleaned up, it is really nice to see all those trees with the purple/pink leaves. The beauty of those trees in the background of the destruction is really something.

Mother Nature is an amazing Lady!
 

It is very strange to just glance out the window and see trees where there used to just be windows and siding.

-Ray

BOBSCOTT wrote on Jun 5^th, 2014 at 3:14pm:


No - and regret that we didn't. We should start so we can get a time-lapse of the rebuild.

Nope. Right in the middle of all this disruption, the state decided they needed to repave the street running right through the center of town. The local businesses, already hurt for parking, are very concerned.

Just rain, although to say that it was raining is a bit of an understatement for how much water came outta the sky the other night.

-Ray

We are giving it a brief rest. Erika needed the tripod and we haven't gotten around to restoring it.

In related news:

The fence is down.

The dilapidated mill (just off camera) has been partially demolished and the remaining portion is going to be restored.

We are getting even more pizza in this town. Our sixth or seventh pizza restaurant is being built near the theater.

That is a great read. Thanks for posting it.

When you consider the statistics given below, (as an outsider) I can really get the impact of the amount of resources and effort people put into fighting this fire.

"an estimated 1.5 million gallons of water was pumped, and 428.5 gallons of diesel fuel was used in the 50 hours and 36 minutes the fire department was present at the scene,"

This line from Jim the barber just really made my heart ache.
"I was just thinking this was never going to be the same; it's a sudden realization that everything is totally changed and you aren't ready for that change."

(I know people will deal with the financial blow, its the emotional destruction that just may never go away that I see as the worst part.)


As someone looking in from a distance the writer really made an impact with this line, that makes it crystal clear, this was so much more than just an old building, it was a rallying point for re-development of the downtown community.

"That note of surreal devastation struck not only business owners but the residents who watched Main Street spring to life through the passion and action of their neighbors and friends."

I hope that Maschek follows through with his intentions of rebuilding something special on the property. Please keep us posted.

Any comments from you all on the ground in Garrettsville  about Maschek's current renovation on the 19th-century mill?

Is that the mill that can be seen from the back window of Hammer Data?