Walker's bring new life to historic Main Street building

The old Sharpe's building at 815 Main St. is currently being renovated by the Walker's. Once home to a department store, the Walker's plan to give the longtime downtown landmark a new chapter of it's own. Photo by Amanda Parks Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Walker’s Western Store plans to expand into the former Sharpe's building, uncovering original features of the 1901 Adams Building while making room for a growing business.Jana Walker, one of the owners of Walker’s Western Store and Walker’s Mercantile on Main, said the business needed more room at its Woodward location and saw an opportunity to restore another downtown property.kAm“(6 4@F=5 ?@ =@?86C :8?@C6 E96 ?665 7@C >@C6 DA246 2E E96 (@@5H2C5 DE@C6[” (2=<6C’D (6DE6C? $E@C6 D92C65 :? 2 u2463@@< A@DE] “vC2E67F= 7@C E96 @AA@CEF?:EJ E@ C6DE@C6 2?@E96C =@42E:@? @? |2:? $EC66E]”k^Am kAm%96 3F:=5:?8[ 3F:=E :?

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