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In 1973, Pechter merged with another bakery to become
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tiles. Grecian-inspired arches ran the length of the building, front and back. Ornamental detailing ran the length of the building. At one end stood a 120-foot (37 m) smoke stack, previously used in the baking process. It had six floors, a basement, and sub-basement, with a total area is more
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In 1911, George S. Ward, President of the Ward Baking
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ruled that the building did not qualify as a landmark. The
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described Ward as having “the courage and the pioneer spirit to erect the first sanitary and scientific bakery in
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