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Not good...from ABC12

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Downtown Flint businesses struggle with McCree Building closed

Angela Brown

FLINT (WJRT) -- (01/13/11)--It's been more than six months since the McCree Court Building closed in downtown Flint due to flooding. Many court cases and workers have been shuffled to new locations, which means a lot of business has moved away from nearby stores.

The doors are still locked and the signs are still up. That means fewer customers across the street. Labor Day flooding at the McCree Building washed out courtrooms and dried up business at Mike's Triple Grill across the street.

The sandwich shop closed after seven year in business downtown. Nextdoor, Paul's Pipe Shop is still holding on -- barely.

"We have been down here since 1944, so we are trying to hang in there," said manager Dan Spaniola.

The store is still open, selling pipes and lottery tickets and other items, but hours have been cut.

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