Town-Country Restaurant

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Name
  • Town-Country Restaurant
Trading names
  • Town-Country
Services
  • Accommodation, Hotel, Restaurant
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Founded
  • Date unknown
Dissolved
  • Date unknown
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    • 4809 W. Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, 44691, Ohio
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In its heyday, the business was hopping. Jefferson was at the crossroads of U.S. routes 30 and 250 and was a last pit stop for westward travelers heading out of Wooster. Frank Lewis recalled childhood years spent mowing the lawns, busing tables and washing dishes." [1]

Current (2016) - The restaurant is currently vacant, but the motel rooms are being used as apartments. -- Wayne County Auditor's page.

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  • 1920s - Built in the early 1920s by Paul Spangler. First called Log Cabin, The serving sandwiches and side dishes to travelers and stagecoach riders. [2]
  • mid 1940s - Business purchased by Angie Hoyer, a best friend of Mary Lewis [3]
  • late 1960s - Mary Lewis purchased the business. [4]
  • Lewis family ran the business for decades. Mary Lewis and Harry Lewis and their children Frank Lewis, Sue Lewis DaCapua and Mari-Lyn Hammond. [5]
  • Several years - The Restaurant was leased to other operators. [6]
  • late 1990s-2000s - Rich Ball and Good Vibes band performs [7]
  • 2005 - Vacant [8]
  • 2006 - September 16 - Auction at 10am - The sale included: the restaurant and motel, adjacent residence, equipment and furnishings used in business. Auction by Bob Schubert of Realty One, sale, the Auctioneer is Larry Janchar of Marshallville. [9]

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  1. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  2. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  3. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  4. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  5. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  6. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  7. Rich Ball and Good Vibes continues to perform on Tuesdays at TJ's in Wooster - Rich Ball and Good Vibes celebrates 12 years of playing jazz on Tuesdays at Wooster restaurant by Lydia Gehring. Daily Record. August 11, 2013. online
  8. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  9. Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.

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