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What Would Fit Well in Former Book Store, Funeral Home
Patch's "Visions for Vacancies" asks for your input on vacant commercial properties
Last an extension of the , the former funeral home on East Main Street across from Kent State University is for sale.
Patch wants to know: what do you think would be a good business for that location?
The empty building at 1005 E. Main St. was formerly owned and operated by Wood Kortwright Funeral Home, which sold the property for $500,000 to DuBois in 2005, according to the Portage County Auditor.
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DuBois operated the space as an extension of their book store briefly until the main location closed last summer.
The building has a little more than 6,000 finished square feet and stands on a lot that has a little more than 1 acre and is zoned commercial.
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Tell us in the comments what kind of a business or use you think would thrive at the location.
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