Retail Landmark Razed
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ONCE ALL OF THE PAPERWORK for the demolition of the Trading Post building was approved, it didn’t take long for the Stockton City employees to quickly take down the structure. The building has been a safety hazard to the community in the past few years. Still, the building will be fondly remembered for serving the town through the decades as Scott Variety, Thompson Variety, Browns Furniture Store, and the Trading Post. (Does anybody remember other businesses housed in the building before 1960?) The employees began the demolition with the City’s equipment last Tuesday, February 28th, using the Rooks County Highway Department’s dump trucks to help haul away the debris. For the present, the area will be backfilled with dirt, but no plans have been made for the space.