Photographer: Tommy Schuett

Backside of the building. Fire marshal taking pictures.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Bill Cooke

Main Street - Villa Grove

Photographer: Darrell Hoemann/The News-Gazette

Firefighters combat a blaze in downtown Villa Grove on Wednesday evening.

Photographer: Friend

This was a picture sent to me from a friend.

Photographer: Bill Cooke

Villa Grove - Main Street

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Bill Cooke

North of Villa Grove

Photographer: Bill Cooke

North of Villa Grove

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Celeste Cooke

Taken with a Nikon D60.

Photographer: Gayla Schuett

View of fire from South Side of Villa Grove.

Photographer: Gayla Schuett

Look closely. You can see the bricks falling. The whole wall fell within a minute of this picture being taken.

Photographer: Gayla Schuett

The heat was felt from more than 2 blocks away.

Photographer: Tommy Schuett

As of 1 A.M. Thursday morning.

Photographer: Tommy Schuett

Decades of memories now lay in ruins.

Photographer: Gayla Schuett

Brave Tuscola Firefighter combating the flames.

Photographer: Bryan Trail

This is shortly after the fire was discovered.

Photographer: Bryan Trail

The fire breaks out.

Photographer: Bryan Trail

Still smoldering the next day.