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Town of St. Marys unveils designs for 14 Church St. N during Doors Open Former Mercury Theatre building to become a multi-generational community hub GALEN SIMMONS Local Journalism Initiative Reporter
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Residents and out-of-town visitors explored St. Marys during the Doors Open event over the weekend and learned more about the community and its heritage. During Doors Open on Aug. 9, there were 15 buildings open to visitors during the event including town hall, the St. Marys
Museum, Broken Rail Brewing Company and Riverside B&B. Each place had a unique way of showcasing what St. Marys had to offer. The museum provided an opportunity to explore exhibits such as “Service Above Self: 100 Years of Rotary Club St. Marys,” “Animalia” and “Medical Maladies.” The Flour Mill owner Tracey Pritchard, new to Doors Open, gave
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Residents of and visitors to St. Marys had their first opportunity during Doors Open St. Marys Aug. 9 to explore first-hand the town’s plans for the former Mercury Theatre building at 14 Church St. N. now that initial renovations are complete. Along with other historic buildings in town, 14 Church St. N., which the Town of St. Marys purchased in 2021, was opened to the public on Saturday after the completion of initial renovations, which were started in November 2023 and finished earlier this year. As part of the Doors open event, residents and visitors had the opportunity to tour the building, look through designs and concept drawings for the building’s interior created by a+LiNK architecture inc. and the town’s downtown service location review committee, none of which have been approved by council at this point, and imagine the future uses of spaces within the building with the help of floorplans mapped out in tape on the building’s first and second floors, as well as in the basement. “Today’s been fantastic; its’ been fantastic watching people come through the door and their faces just light up in seeing the vision for the space,” said Angela Brayham, a consultant working with the town on its downtown service location review, during the Doors Open event. “People are just excited. They’re just like, ‘Wow,’ ‘Exciting,’ ‘Lovely.’ It’s been a great day.” “It’s a long ways from being done but if they hadn’t fixed it, it would have fell,” St. Marys resident Larry McLellan said after touring the
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