The building, as purchased, in need of much love. |
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What she looked like inside at purchase, shot with my back against the front door. Note the lovely orange shag carpet and green decor, oh wait, that was mold. |
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Nearing end of remodel, shot from the same spot as the previous picture, back against the front door. |
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Well, if you find 100 year old wooden floors, what would YOU do? Sand them for 3 days and stain by hand. |
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Do you think we might be able to salvage the original tin ceiling? |
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The front of the building after a complete tuck pointing and a new sign added. |
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Look what happens to be under the orange shag carpet, why don't we just sand this down a bit and refinish? |
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Installing the ceiling lights, just a couple of days before opening. |
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The old girl completely gutted, beginning the drywalling. Note one window drywalled over. |
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Bad sign, rotten windows, mortar missing, sure, let's open! |
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Three or four days before opening. The showcases are in, lights up. although the dumpster is STILL in front of building. We removed 28.5 tons of debris from the building, all carried out by hand. |
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Getting ready for the ribbon cutting. |
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The building at purchase, note the rotten upstairs windows, missing glass? |
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