Firestone/McMahon Tire Building For Sale
The former Firestone/McMahon Tire building at 502 W. Jefferson Blvd. is now for sale. Built in 1929 for DeWald Service Stores, Inc. in the Art Deco style, it is an example of the L-shape type of service station and is about the only example left in Fort Wayne. It is a contributing structure to the West Central National Register District and is listed as an endangered structure by ARCH, Inc., Fort Wayne's local historic preservation organization.
Funding toward rehabilitating this building, for uses such as a restaurant, market, art gallery or other commercial space, is potentially available due to the fact that it is in an historic district. Also, the City of Fort Wayne has a Brownfield Assistance Program that may provide grants and low-interest loans to help encourage the redevelopment of properties such as this.
For more information, call CB Richard Ellis Sturges at 260-424-8448, or call Jill Downs at 260-385-9378. >Link
Posted by Admin at August 23, 2004 10:35 AM