Reminder ... According to the various histories, the Hatcher Grocery was only at the 11th Street address for about three years between 1901 and 1903. Around 1903 they relocated to 10th and Front. 1901 Basement ~ Eleventh Street Between Broadway and Front Avenue 1903 Hatcher Grocery ~ Near the Corner of Tenth and Front Avenue 1906 Cole-Hatcher-Hampton Co. ~ New Bottling Plant ~ Twelfth Ave. and Tenth St.
The reason I was unable to find the Union Bottling Works plant on the 1907 Sanborn map is because the map was apparently prepared before the bottling plant was built. I found the location, but the 1907 map just shows empty property. However, I did find the location on Google Earth. Guess what's located their today? 12th Avenue & 10th Street ~ Columbus, Georgia ~ Google Earth 1. Aerial2. Street-view
I just discovered something that I missed earlier on Google Earth. Directly across the street from the current RC/Cott complex is an older building which I'm confident is the original Union Bottling Works building. The older building is still owned by RC/Cott because the sign in front says ... (See Attachments) 1. Street-view I posted earlier of the current RC/Cott complex2. Sign in front of older building across the street3. View of both buildings from railroad tracks (I'm confident the older building on the right is the original Union Bottling Works)