When I ran across this bunch of pictures I just had to put them together. Apparently shooting pictures from the square has been a popular favorite thru history. Continue reading
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Insurance adjusters and business owners were engaged Friday in a study of the damage caused by Wednesday night’s fire which destroyed the remodeled New Marion Hotel Continue reading
Fire Wednesday night gutted the New Marion Hotel Building on West Main Street west of the C &EI railroad station, destroying three businesses on the ground floor and seven apartments upstairs. Continue reading
An overloaded steak broiler caught fire in the basement kitchen at Tony’s Steak house, 102 W. Main Tuesday causing extensive smoke damage but Tony Castellano, operator reports.
(Extracted from local newspapers and compiled by Harry Boyd, posted at http://www.marionfire.us )
A fire at the rear of the Marion Launderama, 1201 W. Main early today damaged the rear heavily but was quickly brought under control by Marion firemen. Continue reading