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The Chinese laundry on Voght street is being gutted after siting dormant for decades the Chinese laundry that was once next to the New York Kitchen, Chinese restaurant, and operated by the Chin family was sold and is being renovated into apartments. the cinder block walls are solid according to sources on site . The roof and insides including to electric meters and a number of panels have been wreaked ant are gone to the dump.The Chin family once owned a large piece of land in that area of Voght street. Randy Chin operated Beaver insulation in the old Canadian Pacific warehouse next to the Merritt Library that now occupies the land which held the train station untill the 1980’s.A chin family member at the site today ( now an employee of BC Hydro said the family is all out of Merritt except Randy, but the original business’s are disposed and the family is in Vancouver. Except him in Kamloops.The Toy family dry goods from 1927 has been renovated and remains near to the chinese operations. The store is planned for antique sales.Today in history: August 30th 1835
The City of Melbourne is established.
Kevin Griffiths
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