Iconic Boise restaurant could be torn down on State Street, rebuilt, in name of progress
First the towering, weathered sign disappeared on State Street weeks ago. Now the entire building could be turned to rubble? I scarcely believe it myself, but Merritt’s Family Restaurant, 6630 W. State St., has filed paperwork with the city of Boise proposing to tear down the nearly century-old structure. Then rebuild. The work is “necessitated,”…