Soaking Up Some Salvage at the Fest
At Saturday’s Salvage Fest, the sun was shining (a little too hard but we can’t complain), most of the dealers showed up on time and attendees (some of whom came from as far as Chicago) showed up in droves, some with measuring tapes in hand, to see what all the fuss was about. Thanks to…
At Saturday’s Salvage Fest, the sun was shining (a little too hard but we can’t complain), most of the dealers showed up on time and attendees (some of whom came from as far as Chicago) showed up in droves, some with measuring tapes in hand, to see what all the fuss was about. Thanks to everyone who made the effort to come and helped make it a special day for us. (We particulaly enjoyed getting a chance to meet so many readers!) In addition, a special thanks to Principal Wrighton, Amy Oztan from the PTA and Councilwoman James for helping to make the event possible. And, of course, a big shout-out to all the dealers (listed on the jump) who took a chance on a first-time event. It’s safe to say we’ll be doing more of this type of event in the future. Lots of photos in the Flickr set on the link; or view as a slideshow here.
Salvage Fest Photo Set [Flickr]
Silver Fox
Moon River Chattel
Olde Good Things
Demolition Depot
Build It Green
Reclaimed Home
Architectural Salvage News
Eddie’s Salvage
Suzanne’s Salvage
to continue: I agree on the discussion but not the approach. legit topic, wrong forum.
I could not make the Salvage Fest and was hoping posters would provide some reportage on the event—prices, products, etc. Instead I squandered five minutes reading about the ‘whiteness’ of the crowd. what a waste. get a life people.
Amy, I believe the other posters are asking for an explanation of the phenomenon, just like you are. Maybe there was something about the event, or some of the people at the event, that made people of color feel uncomfortable. I certainly have no idea because I was not there. However, I do think that when people pick up on these sorts of things it’s usually for a legitimate reason, and I do not like the practice of laying into someone when they raise a concern about race. God knows we do not yet live in a perfectly just society, so let’s try to maintain a level of calm here, okay?
10:26 = 10:29
And the point is?!? What? Did brownstoner only advertise to whites? Was there a sign at the gate that said “no blacks allowed”? Was there someone stationed on the corner directing blacks away from the event so that they couldn’t see what was going on?
If you’re trying to make the point that whites, on average, had more of an interest in coming to an architectural flea market due to property ownership rates, economic status, or exposure to websites and groups where the event was advertised, then that’s an interesting discussion. But to simply comment that there were more whites than blacks at the event is pointless and silly.
SalvageFest was advertised on this site, on the FGKids listerv (serving a very diverse group), through the Society for Clinton Hill, and probably many other places I’m not aware of. If your point is that blacks don’t have enough exposure to the websites and groups through which the event was promoted, then make that argument. But that’s hardly brownstoner’s fault, and to label an event as too white as if it were designed that way is irresponsible and stupid.
I was positioned in view of the gate all day, and met many of the people who were there. The group was diverse, friendly, and enthusiastic.
Amy
..and the West Indian Day Parade is conducted and attended mainly by the Caribbean community. 10:07 I think you should look into that.
The early poster doesn’t have a point because the conversation never was about race.
The after-tour house party that took place after the last Clinton Hill house tour was also almost exclusively white, and several people commented on that fact in the days following. I didn’t think much of that at the time, but I do find it curious how, if someone so much as raises an issue of race on this board, they’re IMMEDIATELY branded a ‘race baitor’. That kind of reactionary stance is usually an indication of something unsavory.
There were a lot more black people at this event than at the 7th Avenue flea market in Park Slope-that’s for sure!