A major U.S. grocer has acquired the vestiges of a historic industry in Manitou Springs with the hope of bringing it back to life.
H Mart, an Asian supermarket chain based in New Jersey with nearly a hundred locations across the U.S., bought the Ute Chief Mineral Water Company building on the west end of Manitou Springs for $1.6 million in February of last year, according to El Paso County Assessor’s Office records.
The purchase has gone unannounced by the company. Brendon Choi, the general affairs manager for H Mart in Aurora, said the company was exploring ways to re-drill the well on the property to bring back access to mineral water. If successful, he said H Mart plans to “revive” the former bottling plant…