Vacancy in the Village Expansion
The former Rich's frozen food plant on West 1st Street in Claremont has been abandoned. City Hall says the plant closed in April. I only noticed its absence last weekend on my way to the Laemmle theater when I noticed the sign on the plant's Oberlin side was newly gone. That's the Packing House in the background. Read more about Rich's in my Friday column.
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What a great opportunity to complete the Village West Expansion project. Although the building will most likely stay vacant for awhile, I hope they hold out for the right kind of redevelopment.
Well no doubt the council will hold countless meeitngs as to what to do with the property. A decision will be made. Minds will change and feet will drag. Claremont never does anything in an efficient manner.
[That's why we love it. -- DA]
Can't wait to hear what The People's Republic Architectural Commission has to say on this building. Wonder how many actual manufacturing companies are left in Claremont.
Was that their language -- "abandoned"? I'd heard they made whipped cream filling there.
[They did. Maybe "abandoned" isn't the best word, but it's their building, and they moved out. -- DA]