Poehler building October 2, 2011
Developer Tony Krsnich plans to turn the old Poehler building in east Lawrence into about 50 apartments.
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Developer Tony Krsnich, a Kansas University graduate, is getting ready to take on one of his biggest projects, a redevelopment of the old Poehler building at Eighth and Delaware streets in east Lawrence. Krsnich wants to turn the building into modern, rent-controlled apartments.
Developer Tony Krsnich shows off the inside of the Poehler building in east Lawrence, which he plans to convert into about 50 apartments.
Developer Tony Krsnich, a Kansas University graduate, walks around the old Poehler building, which he hopes to turn into apartments.
Windows boarded up at the Poehler building.
Walls in the Poehler building will being sandblasted.
The Poehler building at Eighth and Delaware streets in east Lawrence once was a beacon of prosperity; now it sits vacant. Developer Tony Krsnich wants to make it into about 50 affordable apartments.
Some of the products once shipped from the Poehler building are shown.
An old photo shows some of the people who worked for Theodore Poehler, the great-great-grandfather of John Pendleton, Lawrence, who came to the Midwest and started the Poehler Wholesale Warehouse on East Eighth Street, where products were shipped all over Kansas in the late 1800s and early 1900s.
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lazydazy (anonymous) says…
Wow, that looks like a fun project. As for the location, some people think it's cool to live in an old building, with history too :). Hopefully they do their research before moving into any new place. See what the neighborhood is like,if the trains bother you, look elsewhere.
Good for the developer!!!! How wonderful, he's a local, We should hope he does good things, there are good people out there. Thanks to all of you!!
kansasexile (anonymous) says…
I do remember this building from living in Lawrence. It is unique and I was hoping it could be saved. I am a train buff and I could handle living there. It's been on You Tube in Doc Nelson's train . Besides, that line isn't as busy as the one going through North Lawrence. I hope they can save some of the antique tin ceiling. The only downside of the location is the nearby sewer plant. This was a great article outlining the history of both the Poehler warehouse and Kaw Valley Cannery, the former Stokely plant. I worked there and heard the story of the POW camp and there is a lot of history in this diatrict. I didn't know more than corn was raised in Lawrence. This looks like an interesting place to call home. Maybe when it's done you can have Amy Poehler dedicate it.