Landmark of Monroe

During the 1800’s this site was occupied by a fulling mill, and during the 1900’s a blacksmith shop operated here by Mr. Gimpsey. Circa 1925 a two-story wood frame soda fountian stood here, and in 1919 The Monroe Diner opened under Ray Hunter in a modern stainless steel railroad car style structure. In 1956 Sam Thompson expanded the diner and renamed it the Ballroom, and in the mid 1960’s the restaurant was renamed The Goosepond Inn, remaining until its demolition in the spring of 1995. Over the years, many expansions to the building had covered over Ramapo Creek, and the stone and masonry channel structure for the stream was losing structural integrity and, because of its small size, contributed to flooding in adjacent areas. An idea emerged in 1993 to address these concerns, and in 1994 Robert R. Bonney, Mayor of the Village of Monroe, joined environmental and aesthetic concerns over the property with the possibility of economic betterment. With the cooperation of state, county, and local governments, the site was totally redeveloped and Fay’s Drug was constructed.

Monroe, New York · United States