What the large white colored square building at 1321 Wadsworth Street, in Saginaw, Michigan was. The MEN-N-BLACK OF H. YORK HARRISON LODGE NO. 32 building.

The large white colored square building at 1321 Wadsworth Street, in Saginaw, Michigan was originally a grocery store called Vescio’s. Vescio’s operated there from 1934 to 1971. (Ref: https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-michigan/saginaw/)

What Vescio’s specialized in terms of selling was meats and beer. Ralph Vescio was the owner of Vescio’s. Vescio’s was also a super market which operated under the name of RALPH VESCIO Super Market. (Ref: https://www.e-yearbook.com/yearbooks/St_Joseph_High_School_Magnet_Yearbook/1952/Page_84.html)

Ralph Vescio and Palma Vescio sold the property on warranty deed to MWMWPHGL (FREE & ACCEPTED MASONS OF MI) and Masons on Michigan in 1980 for the price of $27,000 dollars. (Ref: SAGINAW COUNTY LAND DEEDS, Volume 1583, Page 4)

According to opencorporates.com, MEN-N-BLACK OF H. YORK HARRISON LODGE NO. 32 was established as a domestic nonprofit corporation by lodge member T Eric Gatling in the year of 2002 as a nonprofit corporation. (Ref: https://opencorporates.com/companies/us_mi/800889834)

MEN-N-BLACK OF H. YORK HARRISON LODGE NO. 32 was formed under 162-1982 Nonprofit Corporation Act on the date of 05/01/2002.  The corporation is formed on a directorship basis. MEN-N-BLACK OF H. YORK HARRISON LODGE NO. 32 was dissolved on the date of 10/01/2005. MEN-N-BLACK OF H. YORK HARRISON LODGE NO. 32 had shut down by late 2005. (Ref: https://cofs.lara.state.mi.us/CorpWeb/CorpSearch/CorpSummary.aspx?ID=800889834)

However Saginaw County foreclosed on the land due to nonpayments. So the land was sold and transferred to Saginaw County. The Saginaw County Treasurer sold this property to Saginaw County Land Bank in 2015 on a quit claim deed for a price of $1.00. Saginaw County Land Bank had the entire building demolished in 2018. (Ref: SAGINAW COUNTY LAND DEEDS, Volume 2837, Page 1160)

MEN-N-BLACK OF H. YORK HARRISON LODGE NO. 32 was located at 1321 Wadsworth Street, Saginaw, Michigan, US 48601.