Municipal Market

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a.k.a. Old City Market

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1917-8	Built
1955	Hose House
1979	Fire station relocates

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opened 1916 penn between 1st and 2nd ave orginally little market but grew to compare with 4th st child guidance center moved to old colored orphanage (washington home) 1958 market lasted until 1954 taken over by fire dept (old hose house 3 ) in 1955 almost razed http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=714648 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=929341 http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=931369 moved out 1980 to east section of fulton park http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=956546 front wing razed (when converted to fire station)?

1979 new station on fulton and franklin

1980-7 metropolitan evansville transit sytem bus garage 1994 apr fire damaged east end http://local.evpl.org/views/viewimage.asp?ID=952004 1998 for sale / on chopping block now fire and rain

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