COMING SOON | A New Chapter for a Historic Landmark From retail roots to rebirth on the square ✨ Originally built in 1890 by Morris Blumenthal, a German immigrant who helped shape Marion’s downtown, this building once housed one of the largest department stores in northern Indiana. After surviving a devastating fire in 1926, the Great Depression, decades as JCPenney, and later serving local nonprofits and small businesses, this iconic space has continued to evolve alongside our city. Now, in 202

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