The idea was, first they'd paint the red bricks white. Next, paint flecks would be released into the environment every time it rained, into local waterways and animals' bloodstreams etc, over decades. This happened everywhere.
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In downtown Ottumwa, Iowa, on October 27th, 2020, was the office of lawyer H. Edwin Detlie at 303 E 2nd St (a/k/a 305 E 2nd St, built in 1930 as a Continental Oil Station, a "contributing property" in the Greater Second Street Historic District, 16000365 on the National Register of Historic Places) at the northeast corner of East 2nd Street and North Green Street.
As of October 2024, the building is occupied by Check it Out, a check cashing and payday loan business.
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