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"A salvage operation is under way at the old Fire Tower in Eden Park, which will be converted to a brewing operation.\u00A0A dozen long-forgotten murals that tell the chronological story of Cincinnati's fire department are being carefully preserved in the tower. Their artist is unknown.\u00A0\"That's part of the mystery,\" said Matt Alter, president of the firefighters union. \"We're learning, we're learning as we're bringing them down.\"\u00A0The tower served as a pump station for the nearby reservoir until 1908, and then it was a police and fire department communications center.\u00A0The building has stood empty for decades.\u00A0An old map embedded in the wall will be preserved, and a stained glass window will also remain.\u00A0Architect Jack Martin envisions the historic building as a brewery, if an estimated $5 million funding can be found.\u00A0\"We really want to save the building,\" Martin said. \"It's just a cool building, and we really couldn't think of anything else the building could be right now. I mean, it couldn't be a store or hotel or workout center. It's perfect.\"\u00A0Plans include a beer garden behind the tower, which offers 7,000 square feet in potential space.\u00A0Fire historian George Brederstege said he'd hoped the murals could be displayed at the fire museum, but there's not enough room there. They will instead be shown at the firefighters union headquarters.\u00A0\"I didn't realize they gave the entire history of the department around these walls, and the thought that went behind that to put these up is outstanding,\" said Fire Chief Richard Braun.\u00A0Most of the murals are about 4 feet by 6 feet, and they'll be ready for display on April 1, the 160th anniversary of the nation's oldest fire department."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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