Digging into Minneapolis history, Johnson learned his home was originally constructed in 1912 as a neighborhood grocery store that operated until a fire broke out in 1915.
At that time, a buyer purchased the property, built a new foundation on the adjacent lot and moved the building to where Johnson lives today.
“The signage was able to remain and was covered in tar paper and siding for 110 years until our discovery at the end of June,” he wrote. The sign looks as if it was painted yesterday. It is truly one of a kind.”…