When the new owners of the historic building at 7400 W. 79th St. first signed their lease at the end of 2023, they had their work cut out for them.
The downtown Overland Park building has lived many lives. In the early 1900s, the Strang Line Car Barn and Power Plant served the Interurban Railway there, which facilitated Johnson County’s development by transporting passengers between Kansas City, Missouri, and Johnson County, Kansas.
Following that, the 6,700-square-foot building was most recently home to Traditions Furniture, which closed in early 2023…