Monday, November 5, 2007

Second Chance

They are about to open a Second Chance Inc. here in Philly. They salvage architectural elements from buildings to be demolished for resale. Salivating...?

WELL, WHY THE HECK NOT!?!

Check out these pics...































Second Chance Inc.
http://www.secondchanceinc.org/default.aspx?kw=aboutus


I'm a modernist, and I'm still siked. Not even to buy, but just cause walking around a place like that would be way cool. It'd be like going to a museum except you could play games with the historical artifacts, like Hopscotch and Dodgeball. But instead of jumping on squares made from chalk outlines, you could jump on antique vent registers. And instead of throwing balls at each other, you could throw antique limestone corbels and brackets. I can't wait to go with my nieces and nephews!

"Okay, everybody put your health insurance information in your back pocket so the EMT can get your info easily!"

Sigh. Daydreams.

But, in the meantime, I'll have to settle for these that are already in Philly:

ReStore
http://www.re-store-online.com/

Architectural Antiques
http://www.architecturalantiques.com/