Crews take down the signs, Golden Arches and the recognizable roof. The structure will now be renovated to make way for the Nature's Bin training center and catering space.
After more than 50 years on Sloane Avenue, the Golden Arches of McDonald's were brought down on Friday morning. It was part of the plan to “de-arch” the McDonald’s so that it can be converted into a new catering space for Nature’s Bin. The Sloane Avenue location of McDonald’s moved to its new home on the site of the former Detroit Theatre. Earlier this year, officials announced that McDonald’s was selling the property to its eastern neighbor, Cornucopia (Nature’s Bin). The building will be used as the vocational training center, kitchen and catering center for Nature’s Bin, which provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities. The project has gotten some help from neighbors. Part of the extensive renovation was paid for by …
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The natural-foods was looking to expand; the fast-food giant had a store for sale. A perfect match, officials said.
The bad news for the Detroit Theatre is good news for Nature’s Bin. Officials from Cornucopia, the nonprofit the owner of the natural foods market, announced on Monday that the company was buying the soon-to-be-shuttered McDonald’s on Sloane Avenue. The building will be used as the vocational training center, kitchen and catering center for Nature’s Bin, which provides employment opportunities for people with disabilities. “We’ve been searching in Lakewood for the past year to have an off-site commissary,” said Scott Duennes, the executive director of Cornucopia. “This is tremendous for us. This will help to launch our catering program.” He said the store’s current training/baking/kitchen space will increase from 600 square feet to more …
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michael bastian
12:08 pm on Tuesday, December 4, 2012
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