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According to the November 30, 1926 Rocky Mountain News, the fire started in the rear <br />of the Perrella Garage located on Lot 8. A passenger getting off the interurban late at <br />night saw the fire and raised the alarm. <br />The following two photos show the damage to the buildings on Lots 7 and 8. Since the <br />photos are limited in what they show, it can't be conclusively stated that no part of the <br />original buildings on Lot 7 remain in the current building. However, the buildings on Lot <br />7 were at the very least heavily damaged in 1926. The Rocky Mountain News article <br />referenced above stated that the fire "destroyed" the bank and the Hub Store (on Lot 7) <br />as well as the telephone exchange and the Perrella Garage (on Lot 8). One local history <br />of Main Street printed in 1985 states that the bank on Lot 7 had to be "rebuilt." The <br />date of 1930 given by the County for the "remodeling' of the buildings may in fact refer <br />to the reconstruction that was done on the site following the fire. <br />4 <br />