Town-Country Restaurant

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Town Country Restaurant
Trading name Town-Country
Type Full-Service Restaurants; Restaurants; Restaurants (Fine dining); Hotels; Apartments
Industry Accommodation & Food Services
Fate Dissolved
Predecessor(s) Log Cabin, The
Founder(s) Brian Spangler
Headquarters Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations 4809 W Old Lincoln Way, Wooster, Ohio
Area served Plain Township, Wayne County, Ohio
Key people Angie Hoyer; Don Casper; Brian Spangler

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]
  • 2005 - Vacant [7]
  • 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. [8]

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References

  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. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.
  8. ↑ Going ... going ... sold! by Marc Kovac. Daily Record, September 12, 2006.

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