Yesterday I referenced the construction look. Today, we're going into the WayBack Machine to the time in July of 2008 when the building was purchased.........
On July 13 of 2008, I compared the then storefront as "a face only a parent could love". I didn't love it so it received a makeover. Click the link above to see the comparison photo and then tell me what you think.
All the windows have been replaced. They look original, but are double paned and swing in for maintenance and cleaning ease. The oval windows above were repaired but not replaced. The glass remains in each of those panes.
The street-level front is all new. Instead of an overhang, there is now windows out to the sidewalk. Doors were placed on each side of the central window (commercial door on the left, residential on the right). The doors were set back to meet code and to not impede pedestrian traffic. A steel beam spans the length, with 2 others for vertical support.
I especially like that the lines of the building now are contiguous from ground to roof. It gives an appearance that there may be vertical supports rising 40' up. Nice work to the folks at Center Studio.
