by Steve Reinbrecht
Workers have started tearing down buildings in Sinking
Spring to make room for a better intersection at Penn, Columbia and Cacoosing
avenues.
One building set to fall is the former borough hall and
library at 502 Penn, in the sharp angle at Penn and Columbia.
The building held stores and a restaurant until the Sinking
Spring Bank opened there in 1922, according to “Borough of Sinking Spring 100th
Anniversary,” by Paul and Kathy Miller, for sale in borough hall.
The borough bought the building in 1963 for government
operations and opened a library in 1965. It moved to its current spot at 3940
Penn in March 2003.
Along with the former borough hall, three apartment
buildings and, across the street, Lesher’s Servicenter, will be demolished.
In September 2015, Paul L. Lesher and Annabell Lesher sold
that property, 3901 Penn Ave., to the borough for $182,000. In November, the
borough paid $110,000 for the property at 3910 Penn Ave. In December, the
borough bought the property at 3916 Penn Ave. for $352,000.
Crews have been working inside, including removing asbestos.
Great pictures! I wonder if this is just the start of improving intersections in Sinking Spring. I can think of some others that could use some work.
ReplyDelete