Along with the fireworks store behind it, a quirky and iconic roadside attraction in downtown Hardeeville is now on the market. The lucky buyer gets a turnkey retail location and two life-size elephant statues with a storied history and dedicated following.
Local Realtor Gabriela Padron is asking for $1.2 million for the elephants’ current stomping grounds at Crazy Joe’s Fireworks, located next to Hardeeville’s Red Roof Inn on U.S. 17 (Whyte Hardee Boulevard). The commercial listing for the 3,454-square-foot building touts its proximity to I-95 that positions it for “high seasonal and year-round traffic.”
“It’s a great property at a great location that could potentially be used for anything,” said Padron, who is the broker in charge at the Lowcountry-based Mi Casa Real Estate. “It doesn’t have to stay as a fireworks store, and it has these elephants that we consider kind of a landmark.”…