Burned Plant City Sites For Auction
Nearly two years after a fire blazed through the heart of historic downtown, land vacant on South Collins Street will go on the auction block.
The land south of the Whistle Stop Cafe and other commercial, residential, industrial and agricultural land and buildings will be auctioned off by Higgenbotham Auctioneers International starting at 11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Ramada Inn Plantation House, at 2011 N. Wheeler St., near Interstate 4.
The land on Collins Street is drawing the most attention from potential buyers, auction manager John Haney said.
The Collins Street land includes two parcels, one owned by David Hawthorne, who said he is selling the property because the market changed. He had planned to redevelop the lot into a town house complex.
Hawthorne and his wife, Vicki, owned an antiques and collectibles mall on the property before nearly a block of buildings went up in smoke in the fire Feb. 21, 2005. For information, call Higgenbotham Auctioneers at 1-800-257-4161 or visit www.higgenbotham.com.
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