Days Gone By In Staunton

Thursday, May 17, 1990 -- FIRE DESTROYS MAIN STREET LANDMARK -- A fire of undetermined origin totally destroyed two buildings on Main and Union Streets Saturday night. The buildings at 100 and 102 East Main housed a dentist's office, dress shop, and office of a sanitation company, besides a number of residential apartments. According to Fire Chief Ron Dustman, Staunton Junior Fireman Patrick Wineburner, son of Ed and Marsha Wineburner, passed the building and reported the fire to Staunton Police at 11:59 p.m.

Chief Dustman said the fire which apparently started somewhere inside a back downstai...