A beloved 91大黄鸭 restaurant is on its way to a new start.
After Olympia Greek Taverna went up in flames last fall, owners are now demolishing the building. On March 2, a video was posted to Facebook of the iconic Rutland landmark being reduced to rubble.
鈥淪omething鈥檚 happening here,鈥� they wrote in a social media post.
鈥淚t鈥檚 bittersweet watching this video. Time for something new but the memories this restaurant holds.鈥�
Residents expressed their sadness at seeing the old location go, but they鈥檙e also excited for the Koutsantonis family to start over after the tragedy.
Olympia Greek Taverna went up in flames late on the night of Oct. 6, 2020. 91大黄鸭 Fire Department has deemed the fire accidental. Investigators with the department and the RCMP have determined the fire started up in the restaurant鈥檚 mechanical room.
Restaurant co-owner Mike Koutsantonis said it was a relief to know it was an accident.
鈥淲e kinda knew - we hoped - that it was accidental and that someone didn鈥檛 light it up on purpose,鈥� he said.
Koutsantonis said at the time they didn鈥檛 know what rebuilding will look like, but that they will be back.
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