Saturday, August 04, 2012

Brewery at the Former Monroe Oil Bulk Oil Transfer Station in Bloomington, Indiana?


Not yet, anyway. Would anyone like to make $1 million by investing 10 million? Don't forget to not pay yourself.

I noticed this building last time we were in Bloomington, and received the information below from the listed environmental consultants. Whether for brewing or not, the site appears ripe for adaptive reuse, especially given its proximity to the B-Line Trail.

Fields Environmental, Inc. ENVIRONMENTAL CONSULTING SERVICES

Brownfields IV, LLC
The Former Monroe Oil Bulk Oil Transfer Station
229 West First Street
Bloomington, Indiana 47403

This site is a work in progress. The original owner and operator was Standard Oil of Indiana, a company spearheaded by John D. Rockefeller, who constructed the building in 1918. The site transferred ownership several times and was officially closed in 2005. The property is delapidated since its closure due to minor fires, extensive grafitti and vandalism, and homeless individuals who have sought shelter in the building.

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