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Harder's Shell Station

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Amstar Gas Station Will Replace Harder's Shell Station

The former Harder's service station will be transformed into a larger convenience store that features a coffee counter and walk-in coolers.

The former Harder's Shell station is going to be transformed into Milwaukee's first Amstar gas station and convenience store. Harder's Shell station, located at 303 E. Hampton Road, closed on Oct. 1 after 29 years in business at that location, and before that, 22 years at Lydell Avenue and Hampton Road. Fahim Beg, the gas station's new owner, plans to convert the three-bay service center at the west end of the building into a convenience store that will include a coffee counter, walk-in cooler, cash register and a bathroom. The convenience store will not serve liquor or beer. Beg originally wanted to be open 24 hours a day, but the village's standard retail operating hours prohibit businesses from being open past 10 p.m. Beg agreed to …

Been there done that

8:22 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012

While the ARC board will scrutinize any new project or remodel, they certainly do not do anything about existing homes that are in disrepair. As long as he comes up with something acceptable for now, if it looks like crap in several years I bet the village won't make a peep.   more ›

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

Dried Up: Shell Station Unexpectedly Closes its Doors

Whitefish Bay's only gas station has been sold to a new owner after 51 years in business, 29 of which have been in its current location on Hampton Road.

One by one, drivers pulled into the lot of the old Harder's Shell station today expecting to fill up their gas tank, only to realize the gas pumps have disappeared and the store has been closed up. "It just seemed so sudden," said customer Lori Ahrenhoerster. "I always got gas there." The gas station at 303 E Hampton Road had been in business for decades before it closed Monday night. Harder's Amoco first opened in 1961 at Lydell Avenue and Hampton Road, and later switched to a Shell station and moved to its current location in 1983. Gene Harder, who owns the gas station, said his parents sold the property without his knowledge for financial reasons. He said his dad retired in 1997, and he has operated the business ever since. The sale of …

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Bob McBride

4:55 pm on Wednesday, October 3, 2012

If you're not altering the footprint of the building (which wouldn't be necessary to convert the service bays to a convenience store and do other modifications to the interior), it's probably not a concern.   more ›

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