Like the passing of old friends, it is sad to witness the demise of so many of Conway’s old buildings.

Recall the outcry over the Homestead Restaurant, former home of Revolutionary War veteran Amos Barnes, which made way for an AutoZone store. Then there was the teeth-gnashing over razing of the 18th-century home and tavern in Center Conway known to local historians as the site of Conway’s first town meetings. And last week, the circa 1911 former Valley Jewelers in Conway Village was flattened to help the Brown Church with parking and expansion plans. Though not as important historically, the razing of this building in many ways feels worse.

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