Okay. THIS story is in the Skyway News... August 15-21 issue "A Porcelain Library Prepares for Change" it about Frank's plumbing on the corner of Washington and 11th downtown...which has been in it's present location for 60 years!
Although it will be moving rather than going out of business, if you have not been there it's worth a look...crammed with all sorts of plumbing stuff, from the unique, to the humble, to the antique...and lots of old stained glass windows. It's crumbling a bit and covered in soot, the upper floors have busted windows and pigeon tenants and there's a ghost sign on one side advertising an undertaker, and the date "1883" and the word "Day Block" carved at the pinnacle point facing the avenue. It's the sole grungy, industrial, secret treasure hold out building left in the neighborhood. Developmentitis has spread with inexorable gentrified oppressiveness...all over the place. Down the street...the wood stove store Woodland has just moved out and the Twin City Florist Supply...another old building that was bursting with silk flowers, ribbons, and glass vases appears to be finally out of business. It's all getting too pretty and too shiny. Madeline Douglass Kingfield REMINDERS: 1. Be civil! Please read the NEW RULES at http://www.e-democracy.org/rules. If you think a member is in violation, contact the list manager at [EMAIL PROTECTED] before continuing it on the list. 2. Don't feed the troll! Ignore obvious flame-bait. For state and national discussions see: http://e-democracy.org/discuss.html For external forums, see: http://e-democracy.org/mninteract ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[email protected] Subscribe, Un-subscribe, etc. at: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
