SOUTH PORTLAND — A crowd gathered outside Red’s Dairy Freeze early today and watched as the popular ice cream stand was demolished.
Red’s, a beloved icon at the foot of Meetinghouse Hill, was sidelined after an electrical fire on May 16.
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Neighbors and faithful customers of Red's in South Portland watch its demolition this morning. John Ewing/Staff Photographer
Chiris Bolling, the owner of Red’s, has said he will rebuild in the same location.
The business was started in 1952 by Bolling’s father, Leonard ‘’Red’’ Bolling.
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