ORANGE — The dilapidated structure that had housed numerous restaurants at 46 West Orange Road (Route 2A) over the past nearly 90 years is no more, having been demolished earlier this month.

The storied building was torn down by Don Matthews Excavating, according to Megan Truchinskas, administrative assistant to Building Commissioner Jeffrey Cooke and the Orange Board of Health. The work began Nov. 9 and was completed Nov. 14.

The structure — known as the White Drum when it opened in 1934 — was most recently the Oriental House, a Chinese restaurant. The property is owned by Lin Hua Zhang, who also owns Ce Ce’s Chinese Restaurant in Turners Falls. The owner informed the town the building had fallen into disrepair and needed to be demolished. There are no immediate plans for the space.

The building was the scene of a second-alarm blaze on July 6, 2016. The fire was deemed not suspicious and was called in by workers on the site. Robert Legare, then Orange’s building commissioner, said there was no building permit for the work being done at the time of the fire. The owner was issued a $100 citation because it was a first offense. Legare described the damage as extensive.

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