Former Johnny’s torn down

Published 10:16 am Tuesday, October 9, 2012

A construction crew demolishes Johnny’s Main Event Monday. Hormel Foods Corp. is planning to buy the property to use for parking.

Johnny’s Main Event is down for the count.

A construction crew demolished the former restaurant at 1130 N Main St. on Monday. The building has been vacant since early 2011 when Johnny’s Main Event — later known as Johnny’s Spamarama — moved across the street and became Johnny’s Skillet.

Hormel Foods Corp. plans to buy the property, owned by Community National Bank, and use it for parking, according to a Hormel spokesperson.

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Johnny’s Skillet owner John Clark said the Johnny’s Main Event building had been there since the mid-1960s.