What’s next for the pyramid?

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PUTNAM COUNTY

  • Jack and Jason Minchey look over the pyramid’s original plans in Jack’s spacious office on the third floor of his unique piece of Putnam County history. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    Jack and Jason Minchey look over the pyramid’s original plans in Jack’s spacious office on the third floor of his unique piece of Putnam County history. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • For the time being, Jack Minchey and his son, Jason, continue to work out of Putnam County’s famous pyramid. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    For the time being, Jack Minchey and his son, Jason, continue to work out of Putnam County’s famous pyramid. IAN TOCHER/Staff
  • The popular Putnam County pyramid alongside Old Phoenix Road at Lake Oconee Parkway may disappear soon to make way for a new car wash. IAN TOCHER/Staff
    The popular Putnam County pyramid alongside Old Phoenix Road at Lake Oconee Parkway may disappear soon to make way for a new car wash. IAN TOCHER/Staff
“Turn right at the pyramid.” “About half a mile past the pyramid.” “Across the road from the pyramid.” Almost everyone in Putnam County is familiar with its best-known landmark, certainly its most unique, but the days may be numbered for Jack Minchey’s creation where Lake Oconee Parkway meets Old Phoenix Road. “It’s under contract. We’re going to close in January,” says Minchey, 79, who had the…

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