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
I am Black, came to the Salvage Fest, and left because I was made to feel uncomfortable and unwelcome by a number of the people there. I don’t know why I’m bothering to say this, though, since the next step will undoubtedly be to call me a troll, accuse me of imagining things, etc.
Whatever.
I thought the Fest was great; came late purchased doorknobs (only thing I was looking for so I was not disappointed)
I don’t know about prices; I’m broke doing this renovation so everything seems expensive to me. The doorknobs ranged between $20 for crystal to $145 for ornate brass with all the fixings. But I bargined down my purchases so I feel like I did good.
I know Amy, she is not Bob Marvin, and has been a tremendous asset to PS 11
I believe the comments about race are simply there to anger and annoy to the amusement of the poster; but just in case an innocent wanders in and mistakes it for truth…. I am Black; I was there with other Black friends and neighbors and did not notice anyone at the wide open gate practicing exclusionary methods. And if the majority of people attending were white, so what.
Ohhh and Amy; Please give us an update on the reno; I am hooked on other folks pain and glory as I try to accomplish the same thing.
Ummm…may I ask a question, please?
If the IP addresses are different every time, then on what basis can you attribute them all to a single party, or group of parties? If the IP addresses are really different everytime, then I’m inclined to think that there is not troll after all. The alternative would be a troll with access to an indefinite number of different computers, and it’s hard to imagine what would account for that. Even if he/she/it had that many computers, he/she/it would not be able to use that many in real time.
It’s a relief to hear you say that, Mr. B, since we know that your neutral and have nothing at stake in the matter. Thanks.
Actually, in this case, the troll, or trolls, is able to use a different IP address every time he/she posts a comment, so he/she can’t be blocked unless we completely eliminate “guest” comments, which, on balance, we don’t think would be good for the flow of information on the site. This is another example of why people should log in and why when you’re reading these threads you should give more weight to the comments in the darker font by people who have logged in. Anyone who was at the event knows that it was a very mixed crowd and that there was a great energy and spirit in the air. ‘Nuf said.
The troll is probably a hacker or something and able to outwit Mr B and his staff (and virtually everyone who reads this site, from the looks of it).
And Amy is not only a real person, but the type of person who stands in the hot sun all day selling baked goods to raise $1000 for a PTA at a predominantly black school.
I can’t believe that, Jimmy Legs. If that were true, why wouldn’t Mr. B simply ban this *&^holes who are screwing up his site?
I would like to see it become a monthly or bimonthly event, but only if people of color are allowed to participate.