Manchester has empty buildings too

The old 84 Lumber building in Manchester is boarded up.

But McMinnville is not the only town that’s struggling to keep businesses afloat. I made a trip to Manchester last week to visit the indoor pool and go for a swim with the family. While I didn’t do extensive research, I did have my camera with me and I took pictures of two empty buildings right there on the main highway.

The first was 84 Lumber which closed at the end of last year and I made mention of it in this column. The old 84 Lumber building is boarded up and looks much like our Jack in the Box.

The second empty building on the highway is the old Chevrolet dealership which went out of business a few months before 84 Lumber did. The two vacancies so close together don’t paint a rosy picture about the economy in Manchester. It shows McMinnville is not alone in the fight to keep businesses afloat.

I just thought I would make that observation.