The 1951 flood destroyed Topeka’s Sardou Bridge, but not the nearby Porubsky’s diner. Its owners rebuilt and reopened it. The family-owned eatery also survived a 1966 fire that forced it to temporarily close. Porubsky’s resilience inspired residents of North Topeka’s Little Russia community, for which it was the centerpiece, says Topeka City Councilwoman Christina Valdivia-Alcala. “Symbolically, that was huge for people to know that even after this horrific flooding, Porubsky’s stayed,” she told The Capital-Journal. “I think that there’s really something to be said about those markers like Porubsky’s that are able to weather the storms.”
Source: CJonline
