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Nolen Grocery
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Nolen’s Economy Grocery Store was designed by Edgar Ferdon in the Beaux Arts style. The highly organized facade features classical proportioning and a high degree of layered wall planes which give strength and solidity to the structure. Although the building was originally constructed as a one story building, it was designed to contain two additional stories of apartments which were not initially built. It is unclear why the additional levels were not constructed; however, a floor system was built within the attic space to accommodate the proposed upper stories. In addition, piping was run through the building and the structural footings were sized to accommodate a second and third story. On June 4, 1926, the grocery store officially opened its doors. With over 6,000 square feet of space, the new market was the largest grocery in St. Petersburg and featured general groceries, meats, fruits and vegetables and, according to the St. Petersburg Times “6 car loads full of canned goods.” The building operated as a grocery store until 1955 when it was leased out as an automobile supply company and subsequently a storage facility. During the 1990s, the building stood vacant before being purchased and converted into condominiums. |
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