The View

The View

The view from one of the windows on the 3rd floor of 206. This is what you’d see if you lived here one day. Click the picture for a bigger version.

Demo!

Deconstruction started over the weekend!

The buildings are being picked apart and materials are separated into drywall, wood, plaster, metal, etc. It will all be brought to Revolution Recovery where the material is then processed by hand and by machine. All waste wood, metal, drywall, cardboard, paper, plastic, rubble, shingles and salvageable items are recovered and either reused or recycled.

Here are some pictures!

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A Tour

204-206 East Girard Avenue
204-206 East Girard Avenue
While I am impatiently waiting for an answer from zoning today, I thought I would put together a tour of the buildings in their current state.

I have lived in Philly since 1988 and have fallen in love with many of the vacant, dilapidated buildings in this town. Over the years, I have ridden my bike past these rotting, architecturally beautiful buildings while renovating them in my mind.

This is how I felt when I first saw these buildings. It was love at first sight. I think many people would be scared away by the advanced water damage, but I saw amazing natural light, a great layout and lots of potential.

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