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Bluebag Media
Welcome Center a
‘labor of love’
GREENVILLE – “This was a labor of love for a lot of people,” said
Deanna York, executive director of the Darke County Visitors Bureau.
She and Amber Garrett, executive director of Main Street Greenville,
admired the sign and frontage of their new Welcome Center. It had just
officially opened at 421 So. Broadway Oct. 3. It was next door to the
KitchenAid Experience, a popular draw for visitors outside of Darke
County.
The new location took about six months to prepare. When they found the
location, Ted Abney, owner of The Bistro Off Broadway, purchased it and
began the process of restoring it. “He did all the remodeling,” York
said. “He gave us (Visitors Bureau and Main Street Greenville) what we
wanted… he found that hardwood floor under four layers of junk.”
Abney said he tried to reclaim as much of the original materials as
possible. Doors, windows… “They’re all reclaimed,” he said. A
Gallaher’s Drug Store sign from the 1930’s to 1960’s is still under the
current sign. “It says ‘Go to Gallaher’s’,” York said. Another sign
inside the Welcome Center is from 1909. It says “Pierson & Reid.”
Garrett noted it still even lights up...
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