The building owner Darryl Carr has been outspoken saying he wants them torn down for other projects The city is fighting him on that through an eminent domain.
The building in the front (left) was built in 1853 and it housed the Muggeridge Steam Bakery. It was so successful that they built on the 3 story addition in 1857. They made a lot of the hard tack that supplied the Union army during the Civil War. Several buildings were added to the property over the years and housed a variety of businesses. My grandfather, and later my father, owned and operated a marine machinists firm that occupied much of those buildings from 1907 to 1957. The name of the firm was Ford Brothers, Inc. So sad to see this.
The building in the front (left) was built in 1853 and it housed the Muggeridge Steam Bakery. It was so successful that they built on the 3 story addition in 1857. They made a lot of the hard tack that supplied the Union army during the Civil War. Several buildings were added to the property over the years and housed a variety of businesses. My grandfather, and later my father, owned and operated a marine machinists firm that occupied much of those buildings from 1907 to 1957. The name of the firm was Ford Brothers, Inc. So sad to see this.
So the owner had a proposal to build a high rise there, was denied, and then the buildings mysteriously burn down. Hmmm 🤔
Just what I was thinking.