Saturday, February 28, 2009

Sort of good news from the East Village of Des Moines!


An update from the Des Moines Register:

A classic 1930s service station in the East Village has been saved, for now.

Historic East Village Inc. is raising the $60,000 needed to move the building from property purchased by businessman Jim Cownie in August. The group has already raised $40,000, including $10,000 from a Cownie family foundation.

The move will be to a temporary site at one of several possible locations until a permanent owner and location for the one-story building can be found, said Sarah Oltrogge, president of Historic East Village.

In October, the 78-year-old service station was identified by the Des Moines Rehabbers Club as one of the city's seven most- endangered buildings because of Cownie's plan to demolish it to create a site for development.


Previously on EV Grieve:
Something about the East Village of Des Moines seems strangely familar
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1 comment:

  1. AnonymousMarch 1, 2009 at 11:06 PM

    Good news! Wish I could afford to buy it myself!:D

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