David Fishering / The Montrose Potato Growers Building

David Fishering shares the story of renovating the Montrose Potato Growers Building from its early uses as the headquarters of the Fruit and Produce Association in the early 1900s to its current form as “The Association,” a community marketplace in the repurposed warehouse. The space offers a social spot to host clubs and meetings, as well as vendor space to sell goods, and food. David shares his personal history with the area and the familial effort with his dad to purchase the iconic Montrose building and secure the funds to preserve it. Join Colorado’s State Historic Preservation Officer, Dawn DiPrince, and discover some of the effort and fine details that went into this adaptive reuse project that preserved an era of Montrose history. For more information and photos from the episode, visit: https://www.historycolorado.org/podcasts