2815 Durand Avenue (Racine, Wisconsin)
| 2815 Durand Avenue | |
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| General information | |
| Type | Restaurant building |
| Location | 2815 Durand Avenue Racine, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42°41′48″N 87°48′48″W / 42.69661°N 87.81338°WCoordinates: 42°41′48″N 87°48′48″W / 42.69661°N 87.81338°W |
| Construction started | 1984 |
| Owner | JNB Investments LLC[1] |
2815 Durand Avenue is a restaurant building on Durand Avenue, near Drexel Avenue in Racine, Wisconsin. Built for a Famous Recipe Fried Chicken restaurant in 1984, the building has been home to a succession of restaurants, and has been occupied by Domino's Pizza #2085 since 2018.
History[edit | edit source]
Danley's Garage World (1978–1980s)[edit | edit source]
In 1977, the site that would become 2815 Durand Avenue was vacant land owned by Norand Corporation.[1] Danley Lumber Company opened a location in its Danley's Garage World chain of garage-building businesses at the site in January 1978.[2][3] In May 1979, Danley was fined $5,000 after the Wisconsin attorney general's office found that the Racine store used misleading advertising and failed to notify customers about construction delays.[4]
Famous Recipe Fried Chicken/Hammes' All-American Chicken (1984–1994)[edit | edit source]
On September 27, 1983, Norand Corporation sold the property to James and Jay Hammes,[1] who had received a permit in July to build a Famous Recipe Fried Chicken restaurant on the site.[5] Construction on the restaurant building started in March 1984,[6] and the restaurant opened in June. It became Racine's second Famous Recipe restaurant, with the other one operating at 622 3 Mile Road.[7]
In February 1987, the Hammes bought out their franchise agreement with the Famous Recipe chain, and their two restaurants were renamed Hammes' All-American Chicken.[8] The restaurant was still open in January 1994,[9] but all of the restaurant's equipment was sold at an auction on February 7 of that year.[10]
Caesar's Frozen Custard (1994–2006)[edit | edit source]
On January 31, 1994, the building was sold to William and Susan Seeger,[1] who opened Caesar's Frozen Custard in the building later that year.[11] On November 1, 1995, the Seegers leased the restaurant to Tim Zold, while they focused on turning a building at 2721 Douglas Avenue into a second Caesar's location.[12] About a decade later, both locations closed,[13] and the Seegers sold the Durand Avenue building to Juan J. Torrijos on August 18, 2006.[1]
Javier's Cuisine (2008–2013)[edit | edit source]
Javier Ortega, a Mexican-American chef who had previously worked at Jose's Blue Sombrero in Racine, opened Javier's Cuisine in the building in June 2008.[14] The restaurant soon outgrew the space, and Javier's Cuisine moved to 2011 Lathrop Avenue, where it opened on May 4, 2013.[15]
Fiesta Chicken (2013–2018?)[edit | edit source]
In June 2013, Jorge Torrijos opened Fiesta Chicken in the building.[16]
Domino's Pizza #2085 (2018–present)[edit | edit source]
Juan Torrijos sold the property to JNB Investments LLC on May 7, 2018.[1] In October 2018, local Domino's Pizza franchisee AMNJ Enterprises announced plans to open a Domino's location in the building.[17]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Property Information: "2815 DURAND AVE", cityofracine.org
- ↑ City Plan Commission, Items 3 and 4, Racine Journal Times, July 23, 1977, page 8A.
- ↑ Advertisement, Kenosha News, January 28, 1978, page 8A.
- ↑ "Danley garage firm fined", Racine Journal Times, May 22, 1979, page 9A.
- ↑ Bergstrom, Lori. "Council works fast", Racine Journal Times, July 20, 1983, page 4A.
- ↑ Pfankuchen, David. "Business bits: Restaurant", Racine Journal Times, March 20, 1984, page 4B.
- ↑ Advertisement, Racine Journal Times, June 29, 1984, page 10C.
- ↑ "People in Business: Chicken restaurant changes name", Racine Journal Times, February 8, 1987, page 5C.
- ↑ "Tot toy program needs helpers", Racine Journal Times, January 10, 1994, page 11.
- ↑ Classified advertisement, Racine Journal Times, February 6, 1994, page 12C.
- ↑ Advertisement, Racine Journal Times, May 10, 1994, page 6C.
- ↑ Sumner Coon, Laura. "Biz Bits: Frijoles to frozen custard", Racine Journal Times, December 3, 1995, page 8B.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Son of founders reopens Caesar's Custard shop", Racine Journal Times, March 5, 2010.
- ↑ Roberts, Lee B. "Living the Dream: Javier Ortega opens a new restaurant — this time it's his name on the door", Racine Journal Times, September 23, 2008.
- ↑ "Javier’s Cuisine moves to larger space", Racine Journal Times, May 8, 2013.
- ↑ Anderson, Scott. "Fiesta chicken opens on the south side", Racine Journal Times, June 26, 2013.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "Domino’s Pizza planned for Durand Avenue", Racine Journal Times, October 1, 2018.
