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Silver Street owner Charlie Giguere said Monday that his building sustained some smoke damage, but no smoke came billowing into his restaurant during the fire. The east wall of The Last Unicorn did not touch Silver Street Tavern and in some places was about 3 feet away from it.įirefighters from Waterville and several other towns were able to save Silver Street Tavern and the Cancun restaurant. There was an alley about a foot wide between 8 Silver and Cancun Mexican Bar and Grill next door, where a concrete wall reveals soot from Sunday’s fire. Honor Stanley and Rick Gallup opened the restaurant in 1978 at 8 Silver St., a wooden building, and then later expanded into 6 Silver, a brick building, by turning the alley between the two buildings into a hallway. The restaurant may have appeared to be in only one building, but he explained that it was actually two. The workers from Casella were working around a large pile of blackened rubble that included dented and twisted pots and pans that were blackened with soot, wooden dining room chairs piled against a wall, and chunks of bricks held together with mortar.īack on Silver Street, Fowler explained the history of The Last Unicorn. Fowler explained the restaurant’s primary kitchen was on the first floor of 6 Silver St., near the dining room. opened into a room that had housed a refrigerator, freezer and other equipment. Workers from Casella moved in and out of the doorway to the restaurant’s prep kitchen on the basement level at the back of the 8 Silver St. Standing in the rain Monday at the back of the burned buildings, Fowler pointed to the charred area where the basket was, inside the building at 6 Silver St., closest to Silver Street Tavern to the east. “The heat continues to build in the confined area until it reaches combustion temperature and then it bursts into flames,” Fowler said. The cotton material with oil in it was in a basket in a confined area and when exposed to oxygen, generated heat, according to Fowler. The cause was spontaneous combustion, he said. Sunday originated in a basket of greasy kitchen towels, located in a hallway between the restaurant’s kitchen and its bar where there was a washer and dryer, according to Fowler. “We’ve got boots on the ground to get the building up and occupied as soon as possible.”Ī state fire investigator said the fire reported around 4 a.m. “An architect will design a new building on that spot that will blend in with the existing architecture of Silver Street, and we’re not wasting any time,” Fowler said. Then they’re going to fill this in with gravel and grade it down to the Spring Street parking lot so that they’ll have a clear, open space here.”įowler and Geller said by phone earlier Monday they are moving quickly with cleanup and building plans. “Tomorrow, they’re going to remove the foundations. “They’re bringing both buildings to a secure landfill today,” Fowler said. The restaurant actually comprised two buildings, at 6 and 8 Silver St., according to Bruce Fowler, who for 34 years has managed that and other Geller properties downtown, including several on Silver Street.įowler was at the fire site Monday where workers from Casella Waste Systems were using an excavator to remove the rubble. “It’s an iconic restaurant in the downtown area, and I think it belongs in that spot,” Picurro said. Restaurant owner John Picurro, who leased the building from Geller, said if all goes well with his insurer, he wants to work with Geller to reopen. “I plan to rebuild,” property owner Sidney Geller said Monday. See the NYT, WSJ & Morning Sentinel Subscription Setup tab for more information.All may not be lost after a Sunday fire destroyed The Last Unicorn because the property owner said he plans to rebuild as soon as possible and the restaurant owner seeks to reopen.

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Below are the catalog records for the original and microfilm copies in Special Collections.Ĭolby also offers a free subscription to the online edition of the Morning Sentinel for Colby students, faculty, and staff. Two of the earliest newspapers in Waterville, digitized in Colby's Digital Commons. T he Eastern Mail (1847-1863) (Waterville) It is not a complete index to the newspaper. A librarian will help those without Colby credentials.) This index was compiled by local historian, Bill Arnold and concentrates on news stories relating to Waterville. Index to the Morning Sentinel 1904-2000 (Colby authentication required. Central Maine Morning Sentinel - 1904-2001 (Microfilm).Morning Sentinel - 2002-present (Microfilm and Paper).Colby libraries are the only holders of the complete historical run of Waterville newspapers on microfilm.

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