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| location = 303 [[Dodge Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|Dodge Street]]<br/>[[Racine, Wisconsin|Racine]], [[Wisconsin]]
| start_date = 1965<ref name=city-assessor/>
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| owner = William and Charlotte Pugh (revocable trust)<ref name=city-assessor>[https://cityofracine.org/Source/Templates/WebPro.aspx?TabIndex=1&CardNumber=1&AccountNumber=2149 303 DODGE ST], City of Racine Property Information
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'''303 Dodge Street''' is a restaurant building along the northern bank of the [[Root River (Racine, Wisconsin)|Root River]] in [[Racine, Wisconsin]]. Formerly an automobile service and gas station, the building's address was originally '''1001 [[Main Street (Racine, Wisconsin)|North Main Street]]'''. After the [[Main Street Bridge (Racine, Wisconsin)|Main Street Bridge]] was replaced in 1996, the property was no longer easily accessible from Main Street, so the address was changed and the gas station was converted into a restaurant building. Like the neighboring restaurant
==History==
Theodore Bidwell applied for a license to operate a gasoline filling station at
Stan R. Trucker applied for another license at the same address in September 1951,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54497507/the-journal-times/ License Committee, Item 33, Common Council Official Proceedings], [[Racine Journal Times]], September 7, 1951, page 17.</ref> with which he operated what became known as Stan's Super Service Station,<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54498982/the-journal-times/ Advertisement], [[Racine Journal Times]], August 21, 1957, page 32.</ref> later Stan's Pugh Station. The filling station building, which is still standing and used today as part of the restaurant building, was built in 1965.<ref name=city-assessor/>
The next operator of the filling station, Dale Coleman, added Captain Dale's, a sporting goods shop, to the property. Coleman leased the property from [[Pugh Coal Company (Racine, Wisconsin)|Pugh Coal Company]] on a month-to-month basis, until Pugh broke the lease. Coleman sued Pugh over the lease breakage in January 1983.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54499544/the-journal-times/ "Courts"], [[Racine Journal Times]], January 18, 1983, page 5A.</ref> Later that year, Pugh had a dispute with the city of Racine, over the city's use of another leased Pugh property to house its water safety patrol. In response, Richard Pugh suggested housing the patrol in the building at 1001 North Main Street, on which he had already been planning to build an addition.<ref>Sharma-Jensen, Geeta. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54499589/the-journal-times/ "County wants to buy Water Patrol site"], [[Racine Journal Times]], April 5, 1983, page 4A.</ref>
Pugh converted the building into The Landing, a combined automobile filling and service station, convenience and sporting goods store, and boat chartering service in 1983.<ref>French, Rod. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54499892/the-journal-times/ "Three rescued in lake: Wave overturns fishing boat"], [[Racine Journal Times]], May 30, 1983, page 1A and [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54499864/the-journal-times/ 2A].</ref> On the morning of January 15, 1987, a gasoline pump caught fire after a motorist accidentally attempted to drive away with the nozzle still attached to his car, requiring the nearby [[Main Street Bridge (Racine, Wisconsin)|Main Street Bridge]] to be temporarily closed.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54500012/the-journal-times/ "Gasoline fire blocks traffic"], [[Racine Journal Times]], January 15, 1987, front page.</ref>
▲===The Landing (–1996)===
The Landing closed on June 3, 1996, in anticipation of the demolition and replacement of the Main Street Bridge, immediately south of the building. Because the new bridge was designed to be higher than the old one, reducing the need for it to be opened for boat traffic, Main Street in front of the building was raised by four feet, cutting off the building's driveway. The city of Racine stated that it was willing to build a new driveway, but Pugh stated that the new layout would have a negative impact on business and chose to use the building for a new kind of business.<ref>Burke, Michael. [https://www.newspapers.com/clip/54433249/the-journal-times/ "Weather slows bridge job"], [[Racine Journal Times]], June 8, 1996, page 1C.</ref>
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