Demolition of former East End Pub in Newmanstown to start next week

Businessman plans to build townhouses in its place, and the Millcreek Township supervisors couldn't be more pleased

By Marylouise Sholly

For The Lebanon Daily News

The former East End Pub stands in Newmanstown on Friday, but it won't be standing much longer. Local businessman Jack Keener bought the Main Street property with plans to tear it down and build townhouses. At the urging of the Millcreek Township supervisors, the demolition will happen sooner next week rather than later. The "Double D" Construction Co. of Newmanstown will handle the demolition. (Earl Brightbill Lebanon Daily News)

Newmanstown >> A longtime Newmanstown landmark is slated for demolition, and the Millcreek Township supervisors couldn't be happier.

Demolition will begin next week on the former East End Pub.

The pub, for several years a popular bar and dining establishment, had fallen on hard times and was eventually abandoned. Local businessman Jack Keener bought the property with plans to tear it down and build townhouses in its stead. That was more than a year ago.

Because of the building's precarious condition and its location in the center of town along Main Street, the supervisors wanted the pub razed before anyone got hurt from falling bricks or lumber.

"It is in such disarray," said township Chairman Donald Leibig. "At the back part of the pub, where the dining area had been, the roof had collapsed some time ago. We were concerned about someone getting hurt, and the township's liability."

Leibig said he and township solicitor John Enck had toured the building about three years ago to check the condition then, and were appalled at what they found.

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Demolition of former East End Pub in Newmanstown to start next week