CALGARY – As Calgary’s City Council prepares to decide the fate of the Eamon’s service station, the City of Calgary is urging investors to save the iconic building.
Eamon’s and its signature sign were moved from their site on Crowchild Trail in 2012 to make way for the construction of the Tuscany LRT Station.
The sign was refurbished and returned to a spot in the Rocky Ridge park-and-ride, but the popular building – which once housed a drive-in restaurant, a service station and a motel – was moved to a storage facility where it remains.
The city has protected the building for potential redevelopment and prepped the site at the park-and-ride lot at the Tuscany LRT Station. However, no one has come forward with a privately funded plan to make the move a reality.
“If Calgarians want this historic building to survive and be back on the site, someone needs to come forward now to invest,” says the City of Calgary on a recent blog post.
A leasing opportunity for the Eamon’s Building has been posted on The City of Calgary web site.
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