"The city of Winston-Salem has filed for eminent domain over the Davis Garage, a historic train station turned auto-repair shop on the eastern edge of the city's downtown.

Under the terms laid out in the city's filing, Winston-Salem would pay garage owner Harvey Davis $681,900 for the building. The city also would pay to move Davis' auto-repair shop.The city's filing starts the process of condemnation — the legal method by which the city would take ownership of the building."

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Winston-Salem Journal (12/30/2010)