HASSO HERING

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Saving historic ‘Briggs Building’ downtown

Written October 15th, 2025 by Hasso Hering

A while back someone asked my why there was a giant tarp shrouding the front of a building in the 300 block of Albany’s N.W. First Avenue. The shroud was gone when I stopped the bike there Sunday, and everyone now can see the remodeling going on.


 
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