Union Avenue United Methodist Church was a historic church building in

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, that is listed on the

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under the name Union Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, South. The building was located on a street corner at 2117 Union Avenue. The building was no longer in use as a church when it was sold in February 2011 to CVS Pharmacy. The company paid $2.25 million for the church property and also paid $650,000 to buy an adjoining property from a different owner.CVS completes purchase of Union Avenue church
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'', February 18, 2011CVS/Pharmacy Buys Former Union Ave. United Methodist Land
February 21, 2011 Demolition of the structure began in March 2011.Sanctuary Wall of Midtown Church Demolished
'' MC', March 29, 2011 Members of the family that sold the land for church use in 1912 attempted to block the sale to CVS on the basis of a restrictive covenant in the

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that required the property to be used as a "place of divine worship."

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