Sid’s on Main makes a little history, from scratch
By Paul Clark • Correspondent
In the old Imperial Hotel in Canton, Sid’s on Main is creating a little history of its own.
Sid Truesdale, who owns the restaurant with his wife Page, is honoring the building’s place in local history by putting pecan pie on the menu. The original restaurant, which fed workers and executives at the then-new Champion paper plant nearby, served pecan pie, as well as the drop biscuits that Sid also offers.
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