The Americana restaurant in downtown Des Moines is preparing to close its doors this weekend, wrapping up a 14-year run in the building that was once home to a Chrysler car dealership.
As the restaurant, at 1312 Locust St., gets ready to shutter, the building’s owner says it will be converted to office space.
Scott Carlson, the restaurant’s owner, announced last month that Americana would close, citing changing workplace dynamics downtown and increased costs of operating as factors in the decision…