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Friday Fact: What's That Little Brick Booth at Main and Maple Streets?

The little brick booth at Main and Maple streets, right in front of the old Hoover building, dates back to the 1940s or earlier. But what is it?

That little building that sits at the corner of Main and Maple streets? Sure, it’s cute. But what is it?

Many of the historians in North Canton might already know this one.

“It was a place for the crossing guard (and) for the kids to stay warm,” said Kathy Fernandez, executive director of the . “It’s in pictures from the 1940s and earlier.”

She guesses the building stopped being used in the 1960s.


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