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| Home History Opera House Hostel On Main Mill Shoppe Antiques Shoppes Reviews Map Group Travel "America's County" Contact Us | REVIEWS"Downstairs, spread between the old front office and storefront facades are a family-owned ice cream parlor, coffee shop and bakery - selections the Pletchers made after mailing out 1,730 questionnaires, one to every postal customer in the local ZIP code, and getting 570 returns.""They added a locally owned pizza shop and 11 vendors dealing in crafts and flowers. Other tenants, such as a bicycle and kayak rental shop, could sign on, Judy Pletcher said." "The showpiece is upstairs, the opera house, now done up in wallpaper and cleaned up chestnut paneling, the jottings of its turn-of-the-century show people still preserved behind glass." Tom Gibb Pittsburgh Post-Gazette "Something special is happening along Main Street in Rockwood." "The Rockwood Mill Shoppes and Opera House, located in the former Friedline Feed Store, opended its doors June 15 [2000]. The renovation of the historic structure is a labor of love for the Pletcher family of Rockwood, who are responsible for this interesting new venture." "The retail section is set up like a street in a small town, with colorful storefronts painted by Judy and her daughter, Patty Jo Lambert, who currently lives in Cranberry, PA., and Renee [Pletcher, her daughter-in-law]. The old elevator shaft, along with other facets of the feed store, will also be used or displayed in the shoppes." Scott Shumaker The New Republic, Meyersdale, PA "For generations, the hidden treasure from the days of vaudeville and "moving pictures" lay sealed off in a former feed and lumber mill in the heart of the borough." "Following historical standards, Pletcher; her husband, Terry; other family members; and contractors have been rehabilitating the structure since February [2000], relying on still strong wooden beams and walls made of brick four layers thick." "Inticate woodwork was polished, colors were matched with faded originals, and new bulbs were screwed in where lights had hung before." Mike Faher Johnstown Tribune-Democrat, Somerset Bureau "Life returns to Rockwood's Opera House" "The second floor, which houses the restored opera house, offers circular banquet tables so theater goers can enjoy a catered meal at the production." Bobbie Black Daily American |