Lindon - Harley-Davidson, Motorcycle 'resort' built of Geneva Steel
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Timpanogos Harley-Davidson has used parts from the old Geneva Steel Mill in its new store just south of I-15 at Lindon. It's an homage to the old steel plant where the owner's grandparents worked. Here, workers weld a water tower from Geneva onto the roof of the building Monday. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune )
The interior of Timpanogos Harley-Davidson is under construction in Lindon. It has used parts from the old Geneva Steel Mill. (Al Hartmann/The Salt Lake Tribune )
But it is the industrial decor of the building that catches the eye.
There's no attempt to make it look fresh and new. The steel trusses and plates still have the patina of exposure on them, and the floorboards have the rough look of heavy traffic.
But getting the material was a bit of a challenge.
Tuomisto had to race demolition crews who only saw Geneva as a source of raw material that could be sold - not as historical artifacts. In some cases, they would give him three or four days to take what he could before the cutting torches were fired up.
Story said the shop has already gotten high marks from Willie Davidson, Harley-Davidson's vice president of styling and a grandson of one of the founders.
"He said, 'We're going to have to make cooler bikes to go with this.' "
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