The smell of vinyl and the sound of a clacking sewing machine will soon be replaced by the aroma of fresh-baked sourdough and the din of diners at 247 Linden St.
Bread Fellow, a new bakery and cafe in Fort Collins, is set to open in the historic 1882 building in late February, marking a new life for the longtime former auto upholstery shop. The bakery’s opening will also signify the end of eight years of closed doors and a two-year redevelopment project that has transformed the space from top to bottom.
The building is the first project for Snagwood, a Boulder-based development business focused on restoring historic mixed-use buildings in walkable downtown areas across Colorado. The company purchased the Tubbs and Cowan block at 247 and 249 Linden St. — best known for its decades as Joe’s Auto Upholstery — in 2021, according to Snagwood founder and owner Drew Fink.
“I felt like downtown Fort Collins was a uniquely special historic center — it’s expansive, it’s cohesive, it’s been really well preserved,” Fink told the Coloradoan. “At the same time, you have a lot of creatives and entrepreneurs. (It) felt like a really vibrant place.”