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And owned the Plaza Court (now McNellie's, Irma's, YMCA) and the buildings on the NW corner of 13th and Robinson. While I know they hold onto buildings for a long time and don't seem to take on much of the development themselves, I also think it is encouraging that they rarely if ever seem to tear down good historic stock, and ultimately sell to people who do a good job renovating it.
That building (Main Street Arcade) might be my favorite old building in downtown; certainly my favorite that hasn't been renovated. I have secretly dreamed for years of owning it. One of the few buildings in downtown that absolutely feels like the turn of the twentieth century.
Maybe the new streetscape along Main will prompt someone to take it on, and to restore the historic retail window openings on the street level. New streetscapes seem to have a way of doing that.
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