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  From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 1450 Atwood Ave., Suite 3 and 4 [former Il Piccolo restaurant].  History: First built in 1979, 1450 Place now hosts a travel agency, a D'Angelo sub shop, and a …
  From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? In this feature, we take a look at one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 142 Putnam Ave. (just past the Valero gas station) History: Built in 1860, this is a mixed-use property with both business and residential space. …
  From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 269 Greenville Ave., (across from Spa Shanti) History: This portion of the "Conti Building" was originally built in 1984. It most recently housed a law and …
  From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each time we post a WWYPH, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 191 George Waterman Road How to Get There: From Greenville Avenue at Cherry Hill Road (near Cherry Hill Grille), head north and stay straight at …
From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 1395 Hartford Ave. (next to the original Brewed Awakenings and former site of the Johnston Municipal Court.) History: Since 1993, this 2,500-sq. ft. retail space had…
From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 350 Central Ave./1301 Atwood Ave. (just past the "new" McDonald's) History: This was the original home of Allendale Insurance, one of a group of insurance companies …
From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 663 Killingly Street (next to Johna's Restaurant) History: A former location for Axelrod Music, this 6,700-sq ft. commercial space was built in 1984 and hosted …
From Atwood and Hartford Avenues to Killingly Street and Plainfield Pike, Johnston has its fair share of vacant buildings. Some have been empty for years while others see a rotating crop of businesses. But, if it were up to you, what would you like to see happen to these buildings? Each week, we'll feature one empty building, lot or area in Johnston and ask our readers what they'd like to see there. This Week's Property: Address: 1350 Hartford Ave. (next to Knight's Liquors) History: This was the site of a McDonald's since 1968, until a new restaurant was built on Atwood Avenue (across from …

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