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I missed the first day of salvage on this 4-storey 1920's house, but
I could tell from the stuff which came out of it that it was classic. I'm
not one to get excited by toilets, but even the toilet was beautiful (and
made in Seattle, no less). The guys who worked the first day of the job said
it was one of the nicest houses they've seen in the three years they've been
salvaging--which is saying a lot because they've seen a lot of nice houses.
Everything about the house was immaculate: fir and oak floors throughout,
vintage plumbing and light fixtures, heavy doors, fully functional old windows,
and a really neat custom paint job, a detail of which you can see here (the
white, cracked plaster indicates where crown molding has already been removed).
A showcase home in every respect. So why is the new owner knocking it down?
To build his dream house, he says. |
