The construction of Dottie's Diner:

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Early site preparation
site with materials
early foundation phase
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Foundations ready for the diners.
Steve Presser loyally awaiting the move ....
after 5 years of orchestrating the project
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Diners arriving  with ...

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 the entire Cleveland Heights police force!

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Dottie's gets unloaded

The old Zephyr diner as 
it is swung over to it's


new home.

both diners on their foundations
The project as of January 2002

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Center building framed

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The Sweet City Diner in March 2002
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over view of the project ...		 dinerama3-02.jpg (63805 bytes)
as it's progressing, March 2002
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As of Mid April ...		 april1.jpg (43777 bytes)
some very noticeable changes.
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In early May the changes..		 may1.jpg (13897 bytes)
were less noticeable. Mostly interior work, etc.

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By Mid-May there were ...

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more noticeable exterior changes.
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And by early June it was		 dot64.jpg (49767 bytes)
coming down to the exterior details
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which by mid June were ..		 midjune2.jpg (27578 bytes)
becoming much more noticeable.
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the signs make.
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A bit more work, here and there. Early July and it's taking shape.		 dotjuly.jpg (33141 bytes)
Notice the color change on Dottie's?
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By late July it's looking very good. Hoping to open very soon.		 dottie81.jpg (37583 bytes)

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