3 ▁plans ▁were ▁going ▁forward ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁over ha ul . ▁ ▁Location ▁The ▁pla za ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁site ▁of ▁a ▁five - story ▁fl our ▁mill ▁built ▁by ▁Dr . ▁El ia kim ▁C ros by ▁in ▁ 1 8 3 1 . ▁A ▁di version ▁dam ▁was ▁built ▁on ▁the ▁Little ▁C uy ah oga ▁River ▁in ▁Middle bury , ▁from ▁which ▁a ▁canal ▁brought ▁water ▁south ▁down ▁the ▁present ▁Main ▁Street , ▁turning ▁right ▁at ▁Mill ▁Street ▁to ▁deliver ▁power ▁to ▁the ▁mill ▁at ▁Lock ▁Five , ▁where ▁the ▁pla za ' s ▁hotel ▁is ▁now . ▁The ▁canal ▁also ▁power ed ▁other ▁fact ories . ▁The ▁ham let ▁of ▁Cas cade ▁grew ▁up ▁in ▁the ▁area , ▁with ▁a ▁population ▁of ▁ 1 2 8 ▁by ▁July ▁ 1 8 3 3 , ▁compared ▁to ▁ 3 2 9 ▁for ▁Ak ron . ▁The ▁Fl at ir on ▁Building , ▁a ▁seven - story ▁low ▁rise ▁built ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁demol ished ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 ▁also ▁stood ▁on ▁the ▁site . ▁ ▁Pla za ▁The ▁pla za ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁of ▁South ▁Main ▁Street , ▁and ▁forms ▁the ▁roof ▁of ▁a ▁five - level ▁under ground ▁par king ▁lot . ▁Lawrence ▁Hal pr in ▁planned ▁the ▁Cas cade ▁Pla za . ▁It ▁was ▁a ▁major ▁urban ▁renew al ▁project ▁covering ▁ ▁and ▁featuring ▁a ▁central ▁sk ating ▁r ink . ▁The ▁pla za ▁has ▁a ▁f ount