Roger Hannigan Gilson has an article about last week's fire in today's Times Union: "Cause of Hudson's Wunderbar blaze undetermined, fire chief says."
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Much of the information contained in the article has already been reported elsewhere, but Gilson's reporting does provide an answer to a question on many people's minds. The following is quoted from the article:
When asked if Wunderbar would reopen, [Lyle J. Lentz, the owner of Wunderbar] said he would "love to," but wasn't sure it was possible.
"It just depends on insurance, it depends--construction is very expensive these days, it depends on cost," he said. "But the first thing we have to do is secure it, and then demolish the burnt parts, and then put a wall and a roof on it--make a building again. That's where we're going to get to, and then we're going to figure out what the next step is after that."
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Gilson reports that Rev, next door at 742 Warren Street, "fared far better." Its owner Jerry Leoni said the coffee shop suffered only smoke and water damage.
I do hope Lyle can work it out. I’d miss Wunderbar if it didn’t return. Always busy, solid fare and family-friendly. It’s always been welcoming - when Emry owned it until the fire.
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