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between supporting timbers and multiple layers of flooring on the second floor" in an area that was almost in the center of the second-floor ballroom. The fire largely damaged the floor of the second-floor ballroom and the spaces occupied by multiple themed dining rooms below. Local radio station WGTD-AM also reported at the time of the fire that the building had recently become a "haven" for the homeless.
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began in 1916 when 300 members pledged $ 65,000 for the purchase of land that formerly housed the Petit Malt House, which burned down in 1914. The land was purchased for $ 41,000 in June 1916 and by fall of that year, building plans by R. Messmer & Brothers had been improved and the Immel
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