410 Bakery (you know, where Abe's Rental used to be) slated to open on Wednesday morning ... and Kopp's on fire.

Our most recent glance in the direction of 140 E. Main Street came on October 4.

Preview: 410 Bakery coming to 140 East Main Street in downtown New Albany.

410 Bakery is a modern bakery in downtown New Albany, Indiana specializing in artisan breads, french pastries, and espresso beverages.

Meanwhile, Mike Kopp is putting points on the board across the street from the new bakery.

Preview: 410 Bakery coming to 140 East Main Street in downtown New Albany.

From the web site.

Earlier we reported that Donum Dei Brewery will be using the rear patio of the former Abe's Rental building at 140 East Main as a pop-up beer garden during Harvest Homecoming.

I'd heard a bakery was coming there, but only just now found the web site.

Originating in the back of Coffee Crossing’s Jeffersonville location, the 410 Bakery is a modern bakery growing into its first retail location in downtown New Albany. The bakery will offer small batch artisan breads, traditional French and modern pastries, and great coffee.

And more of the story:

It wasn’t long before Emily (Butts) ran out of space. With a third coffee shop opening in the fall of 2016 it was time to start looking for a new location. An old building at 140 East Main Street, originally built in 1929 as a gas station, might not have seemed like an ideal location at first glance, but it possessed a very unique style that could not be passed up. Unlike its small beginnings in the back of a coffee shop, the new 410 Bakery location will be a full retail bakery offering small batch artisan breads, modern pastries, and a coffee bar.

Duh! I know Emily's dad; we went to university together.

Best of luck to her -- is she decides to make European-style bread, I'll never leave the joint, and anyway, it's exciting to have the historic building back in use.

RENOVATION UPDATE: You know, that building where Abe's Rental used to be (140 E Main St).

August 12.

May 25.

It's the Central Station development, which many New Albanians remember as Abe's Rental. Not much has happened on the Main Street side, but in back, the dilapidated metal building has been razed and the covered pavilion, courtyard and raised patio are taking shape.

May 25: More about the renovation of that building where Abe's Rental used to be.

May 24: You know, that building where Abe's Rental used to be (140 E Main St).

More about the renovation of that building where Abe's Rental used to be.

As noted yesterday, the art deco building at 140 E. Main Street finally has been sold after years of vacancy, and is being renovated.

You know, that building where Abe's Rental used to be (140 E Main St).

Many of us know it as the place where Abe's Rental used to be, but it originally was a service station (above) and a Sears auto center. Yesterday the roof was swarming with workers.

Here is an aerial view, and the plan for overhaul, for which the developer will be spending around $120,000. Potential uses are commercial, as offices, restaurant or cafe. Not much is clear beyond the renovation itself, which will bring a genuinely unique property back into play.

Now, about those streets ...

Why we fight: In 2014, Jeff Speck told us how street design impacts our city.

You know, that building where Abe's Rental used to be (140 E Main St).

"Downtown New Albany- SOLD!! 140 E Main St gets a new owner and soon will have a tenant. Watch here for more." -- Mike Kopp on Twitter

It's been vacant at least 13 years. According to the historic building folks ...

Direct Oil Service Station
140 East Main Street
New Albany, IN 47150

Designed by Louisville firm Sullivan and Cozart, this Art Deco gem was built in 1929 for Harry Goulding, for use as a service station. It remained in the Goulding family until 2003.

Later it was a Sears auto service center, then Abe's Rental.

The building appeared recently in an on-line real estate listing at $385,000 (cached). This is less than what I'd heard was being asked. The Green Mouse is told that the buyer also owns the Elias Ayres Building, next door at 134 E. Main.