622 3 Mile Road (Racine, Wisconsin)
| 622 3 Mile Road | |
|---|---|
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| General information | |
| Type | Restaurant building |
| Location | 622 3 Mile Road Racine, Wisconsin |
| Coordinates | 42°46′13″N 87°47′17″W / 42.77032°N 87.78805°WCoordinates: 42°46′13″N 87°47′17″W / 42.77032°N 87.78805°W |
| Construction started | 1980 |
| Opened | November 3, 1980 |
| Owner | 622 3 Mile Road LLC[1] |
| Design and construction | |
| Developer | Famous Recipe Fried Chicken |
622 3 Mile Road is a restaurant building on 3 Mile Road, near Erie Street in Racine, Wisconsin. Built for a Famous Recipe Fried Chicken restaurant in 1980, the building suffered a major fire in 1991 and was remodeled into a Hardee's location the following year. Since 2019, the building has housed one of Blue Bear Bakery's two locations in Racine.
History[edit | edit source]
Famous Recipe Fried Chicken/Hammes' All-American Chicken (1980–1991)[edit | edit source]
On November 8, 1979, the site was purchased by Dr. James Hammes.[1] A 2,000-square-foot (190 m2), 45-seat restaurant building was constructed on the property, for a Famous Recipe Fried Chicken restaurant franchised by Hammes and William M. Wells. Managed by Hammes' nephew Jay, the restaurant opened on November 3, 1980.[2] The Hammes family opened Racine's second Famous Recipe restaurant at 2815 Durand Avenue in 1984.[3] 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.[4]
In the early morning hours of October 30, 1991, a severe fire caused $250,000 in damages to the restaurant, nearly destroying the building.[5]
Hardee's (1992–2004?)[edit | edit source]
Hammes sold the property on February 27, 1992, to "NC I and NC II",[1] an entity representing Hardee's Management Group, a Hardee's franchisee based in Racine. In April, Hardee's announced it would remodel the damaged building into an 80-seat "Hardee's Mini" restaurant,[6] its second location in the Racine area after its Mount Pleasant restaurant at 1235 South Green Bay Road. The restaurant opened at the end of June 1992.[7][8]
On June 22, 1998, boxes of playground equipment at the neighboring KinderCare daycare at 700 3 Mile Road caught fire, and seven Hardee's workers successfully stopped the fire. The Racine Fire Department recognized their effort at a ceremony the following month, where five of the workers received public service awards (the other two did not attend the ceremony).[9]
Fohr's Catering (2004–2019?)[edit | edit source]
By March 2004, the Hardee's location had closed.[10] On September 30, 2004, the property was sold to Fohr's Catering.[1]
On July 29, 2014, a Fohr's Catering van was involved in a collision with an SUV in Caledonia. The Fohr's driver sustained serious injuries in the crash.[11] Fohr's Catering LLC was legally dissolved on April 18, 2019.[12]
Blue Bear Bakery (2019–present)[edit | edit source]
Married couple Joe Schulte and Tesa Santoro-Schulte, owners of Blue Bear Bakery at 2920 Taylor Avenue, purchased the building from Fohr's Catering on January 4, 2019.[1] Blue Bear Bakery's second location opened in the building on July 30, 2019.[13]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 Property Information: "2815 DURAND AVE", cityofracine.org
- ↑ "Chicken restaurant opens", Racine Journal Times, November 4, 1980, page 4C.
- ↑ Advertisement, Racine Journal Times, June 29, 1984, page 10C.
- ↑ "People in Business: Chicken restaurant changes name", Racine Journal Times, February 8, 1987, page 5C.
- ↑ "Fire causes $250,000 in damages to restaurant", Racine Journal Times, October 31, 1991, page 3A.
- ↑ Holley, Paul J. "New Hardee's planned on North Side", Racine Journal Times, April 10, 1992, page 19.
- ↑ "Hardee's opens this month", Racine Journal Times, June 18, 1992, page 4D.
- ↑ Hertzberg, Mark. "New Hardee's open", Racine Journal Times, July 7, 1992, page 6C.
- ↑ Pfau, Christopher. "Fast-food restaurant workers honored for helping stop fire", Racine Journal Times, July 21, 1998, page 1C.
- ↑ "Inspectors", Racine Journal Times, March 12, 2004, page 3B.
- ↑ Wicklund, Pete. "Two taken to hospital after Caledonia crash", Racine Journal Times, July 29, 2014.
- ↑ FOHR'S CATERING LLC, OpenCorporates.
- ↑ Burke, Michael. "North side welcomes Blue Bear Bakery", Racine Journal Times, August 30, 2019.
