1930s gas station safe...for now
From the WCLO newsroom:
The gas station at 101 North Franklin in Janesville will stay where it's been since the 1930s, at least for now.
City Council Member Russ Steeber says moving the building would place it in a better environment, instead of being surrounded by municipal buildings and apartments. Janesville residents spoke about possible reuse of the building as a tribute to Janesville's automotive history, a municipal services center and a meeting place for non-profit volunteers. City Council Members echoed those ideas as a way to serve the surrounding municipal campus.
The station is eligible to be included in the National Register of Historic Places, but only if it remains on its current site. The station is in an area identified by the city as ideal for the future expansion of the Police Services building.
The council decided Monday there wasn't much urgency to demolish the building, since the Police Services building is expected to meet the city's needs without expansion for about twenty years.
Oct 28, 2008 at 7:16 p.m.
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Lets fold the building into the grand plan for downtown Janesville.How about a visitor and business information center.Historic and informational tours could be launched from there,along with displays about where Janesville started and what we hope to be in the future.We could emphasize our strengths while showing off the efforts that have been made to enhance the downtown area.If we want to preserve this building,we need to help the city council decide why we should.
Oct 28, 2008 at 2:33 p.m.
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Directed staff to study the feasibility of a multi-use facility downtown. However, the study would be a low priority if other leads to bring jobs to the city come to the forefront
Directed Jack Messer, director of public works, to study a proposal to change Milwaukee and Court streets from one-way to two-way traffic. The study will cost $20,000, of which $4,000 is local money
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SOMETHING IS WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE
Oct 28, 2008 at 9:09 a.m.
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I don't know what you are talking about, Pwrtrip, Janesville KEEPS & refurbishes its old buildings--have you been to Beloit in the last 10 years? Beloit is great for tearing down & putting up new & to heck with history.
Oct 28, 2008 at 8:25 a.m.
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I can just see it now... Another "carriage barn" situation.
Oct 28, 2008 at 7:43 a.m.
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Great news!
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