Fire damages ripple through Sunflower shops and nearby firms
Residents recall smoke and flooding as fire ripped through Sunflower area, damaging offices, shops, and a bicycle store. Anne Thompson escaped with only her life’s quilt collection at risk while volunteers set up a relief fund. Local businesses faced water, smoke, and access losses. no injuries reported.
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Thompson
Barbara Brackman
Schoolhouse Studios
Mass
Kansas Quilt Project
Johnson County Community College
Liberty Quilt Shop
Liberty
Kaw Valley Quilt Guild
Terrycates Thompson Fire Recovery
Sunflower
Ann Walters
Carlson Wagonly Travel Sunflower Travel Service
Walters
Sunflower Bike Shop aims to rebuild after fire setback
Sunflower Bike Shop owners plan a rapid rebuild with a satellite location at 844 Mass Street, former Adven ture Bookstore site. Dan Hughes says staff will work 24 hours at the new site Friday and expect some setup by Monday as they assess the structure and insurance budget while cleaning the original location.
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Sunflower Bike Shop
Dan Hughes
Mass. St
Adventure Bookstore
Less & Christy
Unflower
Hughes
Susan
Sunflower
Sunflower Bike
Historic lens shapes Lawrence rebuilding hopes
Steve Jansen of the Watkins Community Museum approaches the fire as a historian. He urges owners to preserve the downtown look on that corner if facades are rebuilt, noting the pressure to adopt suburban styles but emphasizing the city’s historical ties to Quantrill's Raid and the desire to maintain the existing streetscape.
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Steve Jansen
Watkins Community Museum
Jansen
Quantrill
Lawrence
Gould
Evans
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Travel Office
Gally
N.H
Teague Speckman
Visions Optical
Speckman
Carlson Wagonut Travel Sunflower Travel Service
Riling
Burkhead and Nitcher
Mike Riling
Panderos Mexican Grill
Travis Mullins
Guenther Jewelry
Vern Guenther
Guenther
Taylor Worthington
Taylor
Barbara Worthington
Ear Richardson
Journal-World Photo
Lawrence Garden & Home Show
Douglas County Fairgrounds
Dany
Gus van der Hoeven
Horticulture
KSU
Vaughn Fletcher
Vaughan’s Seed Co
Marcia Henry
Rod Hernandez
Kansas
Bill Malone
Eee Ete
Soill
Deal
Douglas County Extension Cent
Marty Miller
The
Carpenter’s Shop
Natalia Howard
Clearfield Farm
Bill Swenson
Deb Spencer Waters Edge
Small Garde
Beas Joyartin
Highory Ridge’ Gardens
Nancy
Hegéy
New Po
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