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Originally Posted by SAMIAM
Didn’t know that….thought Aaron Smith built it.
I bought it in 1972 from Dick Tower and sold in 1978….lot of local history there.It was a gathering place for developers such as Peter Krane making contact with builders and contractors.A lot of deals were made in that place over breakfast
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Aaron is, well was, family.
But the dairy bar that it all evolved from was Natalie.
Edouard Mercier was the actual carpenter.
The land in the area was actually leased from Dane.
The families in that area intermingled heavily.
Marie Cahoon came to the area with her family, and her youngest daughter working as a waitress meeting Edouard's youngest son - my father.
That is also were Edouard's oldest son - Michael - met Beverly Leighton, later to be married and bringing those families together.
And Dick was a master at management. An hour with him was better than a semester in college.