The shrine that for years greeted diners at the entryway of the
"I thought that was beautiful," said
Most of the details still needed to be ironed out, said
"It's not safe to go inside," she said in between back-to-back phone calls Monday as she pieced together how to begin the process. "I know we're going to rebuild."
"There wasn't anything that we noticed that was out of the ordinary," said
Luna said when firefighters came on the scene just after
It wasn't until they got inside that they discovered fire in the kitchen and that part of the roof had collapsed.
"At that point, everybody realized, 'Oh my goodness. This historic building, the family,' " said Luna, who grew up in
Luna said the loss of Micha's was still dominating conversations around town on Monday.
Micha's was the first restaurant when you turned onto the avenue, which is lined with longtime family-owned Mexican restaurants.
Luna said his department's investigation is complete. Building inspectors will examine the extent of the damage once they determine the structure is safe, and when they are done, insurance investigators will take over.
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