Rock Springs demolition, downtown relocation begins

Bridget Cooke
Mar 9, 2021
Mar 9, 2021
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Workers from Holtz Lime, Gravel & Excavating Inc. of Loganville clear debris Tuesday after recently knocking down the former Flood Zone Bar & Grill in Rock Springs, which was named for the historic 2008 flood during its June 2018 reopening just two months before massive flooding hit the village again.

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The Flood Zone Bar and Grill in downtown Rocks Springs was called On the Rocks in 2005. When the flood of 2008 hit the area, owner Kevin Rose decided to change the name just a few months before massive flooding in late summer of 2018 prompted the relocation of the entire downtown.

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Rock Springs during the 2008 Flood 3 (copy)

Flood Zone Bar and Grill owner Kevin Rose points to a photo of the village of Rock Springs during the 2008 flood in June 2018 interview two months before another flood prompted the relocation of the entire downtown. Several pictures of the village from the flood are displayed on the wall of the restaurant.

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Floodwater stained the exterior of the Coach House bar and restaurant in Rock Springs in late summer of 2018 and caused extensive damage inside. The Coach House is slated to be demolished next week.

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Neil Caflisch's bar and restaurant Coach House sits empty in October 2018 after massive flooding in Rock Springs.

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Workers from Holtz Lime, Grave & Excavating of Loganville clear debris Tuesday from the site of the former Flood Zone Bar & Grill in Rock Springs, a bar named for the historic 2008 flood in June 2018, just two months before another massive flood swept through the village and prompted the relocation of its downtown.