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==History==
===Construction (1974–1976)===
In 1858<ref>[http://racinecounty.net/Redding%20and%20Watson/Redding%20and%20Watson.htm "Redding & Watson's Map of Racine County - 1858"], racinecounty.net.</ref> and 1873,<ref>[http://racinecounty.net/1873%20RK%20Map/1873%20RK%20Map.htm "Map of Racine and Kenosha Counties - 1873"], racinecounty.net.</ref> the future location of 1750 Ohio Street was the southeastern corner of the farm of A. B. Crane. By 1893, the eastern third of Crane's farm had been sold to M. George, who also owned the property to its north. George's 65-acre property was bounded by what is now [[Washington Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)|Washington Avenue]] on the north, Ohio Street on the east, the [[Racine County
The area surrounding 1750 Ohio Street was annexed by the city of Racine in 1959.<ref name=opposes-rezoning>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43871956/the_journal_times/ "Plan Board Opposes K mart Rezoning"], [[Racine Journal Times]], March 28, 1974, pages 1A and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43872994/the_journal_times/ 3A].</ref> The [[S.S. Kresge Company]], owners of the Kmart chain, stated in 1971 that they were considering opening a store in Racine.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43870929/the_journal_times/ "K Mart Considers Racine"], [[Racine Journal Times]], June 23, 1971, page 6C.</ref> In March 1974, [[Schostak Brothers and Co.]] of [[Southfield, Michigan]] proposed building 140,000 square feet of retail space at the site.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43871745/the_journal_times/ "Propose Shopping Center"], [[Racine Journal Times]], March 20, 1974, front page.</ref> Schostak's proposal included a supermarket and an 84,000-square-foot space for a discount department store. The [[Racine Journal Times]] speculated that Kmart was planning to fill that space, which the S.S. Kresge Company did not deny.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/43871571/the_journal_times/ "K mart Believed to Be Store for Proposed City Development"], [[Racine Journal Times]], March 22, 1974, front page.</ref>
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