Brick by brick: Site of farm market, other downtown events getting repaired

A crew from Natures Own Landscaping removes the bricks that make up North Market Place, the alley between the Clark County Heritage Center and COhatch the Market on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. According to Roger Sherrock, CEO of the Clark County Historical Society, the bricks were put in place in 2002 when the Heritage Center building was renovated and museum opened. Sherrock said, over the past 22 years, many of the bricks had become broken and uneven. They will be replaced with new bricks that are level to prevent any tripping hazards. The Historical Society has also repaired the curbs and sidewalks along the pedestrian roadway over the past year. The area is used for farm markets and other community events. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

A crew from Natures Own Landscaping removes the bricks that make up North Market Place, the alley between the Clark County Heritage Center and COhatch the Market on Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2024. According to Roger Sherrock, CEO of the Clark County Historical Society, the bricks were put in place in 2002 when the Heritage Center building was renovated and museum opened. Sherrock said, over the past 22 years, many of the bricks had become broken and uneven. They will be replaced with new bricks that are level to prevent any tripping hazards. The Historical Society has also repaired the curbs and sidewalks along the pedestrian roadway over the past year. The area is used for farm markets and other community events. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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Feb 14, 2024
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Workers have spent time this week removing hundreds of bricks that make up the surface of North Market Place, a vacated alleyway between the Clark County Heritage Center and COhatch the Market in downtown Springfield across from the Esplanade.

The crew from Natures Own Landscaping removed the bricks that Roger Sherrock, CEO of the Clark County Historical Society, said were put in place in 2002 when the Heritage Center building was renovated and the museum opened. Sherrock said, over the past 22 years, many of the bricks had become broken and uneven.

The bricks will be replaced with new ones that are level to prevent any tripping hazards. The Historical Society has also repaired the curbs and sidewalks along the pedestrian roadway over the past year.

The area is used for farm markets and other community events.

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