Parkside Station is a full service restaurant and bar owned and operated by the same entrepreneurial mother and daughter team who began Little Batch Bakery. The building was an original 1960’s era Conoco gas and auto service station and continued in various forms to function as an auto shop until 2020.

Located on a prominent corner adjacent to City Park and facing Poyntz Ave – Manhattan’s main street – the change in building function was complementary to the growth and activity of the local community. The existing auto-court was renovated to become a large outdoor dining area with landscaping and areas for games and live music. The overhead gas canopies were repaired and provide shade. Inside, a large, custom bar replaced the old service counter and wraps into the dining room which occupies two of the three auto-repair bays. The third bay was converted into the kitchen. To recall the previous auto shop, one of the dining room overhead doors was replaced and is opened in nice weather.

Listed as an historic building at both the state and federal levels, the renovation was completed using the historic tax credit program. The auto shop components of the building were removed and rehabilitated where required, existing single pane windows were replaced with insulated glass, the mechanical, plumbing, and electrical systems were comprehensively replaced and upgraded. A small addition was added onto the back and side of the building for new restrooms, mechanical space, refrigeration, and a dish washing room.

The Owner, Phyllis Pease, led the interior design process and selected the furnishings.