A downtown building which for years beginning in the 1930s was home to a pair of popular drug stores is reverting to use as a store.
Businessman Jacques "Jack" Eid and his wife, Rania, have spent nearly $300,000 to rehabilitate a 111-year-old building at Madison Avenue and North Michigan Avenue into space for a store and adjoining restaurant.
The Madison Market and Le Pam Pam Pizza & Subs will open by mid-October at the high-traffic corner across from the Toledo-Lucas County Library, said General Manager Pierre Eid, who is Jacques Eid's cousin.
The three-story building most recently was the site of a photo-processing center. For many years, however, it was home to M&M Drug Store and, before that, Cooley's Drug Store.
Despite the tough economy and spotty record of retailing in the downtown area, the owners are optimistic that they can succeed.
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im really excited to see a place like this open. it looks like it will be similar to the bodegas you find all over newyork city. stores that seem to sell everything. great location too
i wish them the best of luck!!! $300,000.00 is a big commitment to the area! living in the old west end, this is going to be one of the closest places to swing by for supplies