Good Timing

This used to one of my great-grandfather's stores. I happened to stop by here on Monday afternoon as this house was also on the list for demolition under the city's Neighborhood Stabilization Program. The store was stripped many years ago, as though someone was going to rebuild it, but that never took place. The last time I was able to look into the house, I noticed that it had all of is original oak trim around the windows, doors and baseboards. I expect all of that was turned to rubble by the track hoe.

I went back to the site this afternoon and talked to the equipment operator. I asked if I could take a brick as a souvenior for my mother who said that this was a local hangout when she and her cousins were kids. I haven't told her about it yet. I thought she might get a kick out of having it and maybe using it for a doorstop in her own home.

Done