Paxton restaurant expanding into old building

PAXTON – A restaurant is expanding into a turn-of-the century building in downtown Paxton that was once used as the law office of a former Ford County judge and previously as a dry-cleaning business operated by a former mayor.

Terra Hendrix, owner of the Tin Pan restaurant, 125 S. Market St., plans to open a banquet hall called "Tin Pan Alley" this spring in the 103-year-old building next door at 117 S. Market St.

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