Hastings -
Some disheartening news for Hastings -
Vacant for half a century, the 10,000 SF historic Hastings Table Company building (later Royal Coach) was destroyed by fire yesterday. There were plans for it to be the centerpiece of a new housing development within walking distance of downtown. This building is nestled in the old industrial manufacturing core of the city, which still has a few intact nineteenth century buildings.
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Huge setback for housing development, after Hastings warehouse burns to the ground
Alana Holland | WZZM13
October 7, 2020
HASTINGS, Mich. — Early Wednesday morning, crews responded to a large fire in Hastings at the old Royal Coach building. The blaze leveled the building, destroying it and a nearby power pole. As a result, thousands were without power Wednesday morning and afternoon. It is still unclear what caused the fire.
The building is more than a hundred years old, and originally home to the Hastings Table Company. The Royal Coach Company took over the complex in the 1940s. The building has been vacant for about 50 years since the company left and has been used as a warehouse...
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