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recalled her summers in Coshocton.
“ We used to go up( to the roof) and watch the parades on Main Street,” she said.
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She recalled the Isley Drug Store, which called the building home.“ I can remember my grandmother taking me to Isley’ s for ice cream after a movie.”
Sunday, July 24, 2005 Original article by
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Rachel Streitfeld
Two weeks on from the fire that claimed the Park Hotel, neighboring businesses are still waiting on word when they can safely reopen. Demolition efforts were halted following the discovery of asbestos, with
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the Coshocton Department of Health preparing paperwork for owner Jerry Zwelling in accordance with EPA rules regarding the removal of the hazardous material.
In the meantime Fire Chief Michael Layton
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and his crew are spraying down the rubble to prevent the asbestos from being picked up by the wind. As a consequence, the nearby Antique Mall’ s basement is experiencing flooding. Roma’ s Florist and Gifts and Forbes’ Furniture |
and Design have reopened, but the hotel’ s wreckage is still a problem for them.
“ We’ re trying to do business on a 1 / 8 of a street scale. The sooner we get it open, the better for everyone,” Gary Forbes said.
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