Our 2010 field crew expresses some apologies for not updating more regularly. Personally, I’m relieved because I don’t know how many more blog posts I can manually transfer. Kidding, mostly. Check out the post to hear about their week back in 2010.
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A Clyde Hill job excites our field crew in 2010.
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Our field crew reports on that week in 2010, and a job from Mercer Island with some real treasures.
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Another summary of what we were salvaging one week, back in 2010. Oh, and an offhanded note about Patrick’s teeth?
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This merch from 2010 is doubtfully (no, definitely) NOT still lingering at Second Use, but it’s fun to read the excitement of the field crew for their recent finds.
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Our 2010 salvage crew brag about some of the great finds among the scheduled strip outs that week.
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A summary of the projects we were working on, dating back to 2010. The churn continues!
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A special post from 2010 overviewing our involvement in the Paul Thiry House salvage. Thiry was an architect known throughout the Northwest and the world as an architect who pushed the boundaries in design and construction. This home was built in 1962, the same year as the World’s Fair was hosted in Seattle. Thiry was the lead architect for the fair and designed several important pieces that still remain in the city.
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A glimpse at a job from 2010 featuring maple cabinets and contemporary fixtures.
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A summary of our salvage at Nathan Hale High School in 2010. We’re proud to report that job lead Tim Anderson is still on the Second Use team and bringing back more treasures than ever.
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A blast from the past when we had just removed 600 theater seats. This week we spent a few days removing theater seats from Chief Sealth High School in West Seattle. Although overwhelming to look at before we started, once we tore into them they came out relatively fast and easy.
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A throwback to the summer of school jobs. This last week found us at a couple of schools in the area. We started at McMicken Elementary over in Tukwila where we got a jump on the asbestos people and salvaged a lot of fir. And if pulling and denailing tons of trim wasn’t exciting enough…we got to witness the local SWAT team practicing their bomb detonations!
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A throwback to a schooljob in 2009. We’ve Graduated! Last week we were in Kindergarten…this week….middle school! We recently cleared out the locker rooms at Dimmit Middle School in Renton.
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We recently had a chance to go back and relive our childhood on a recent salvage job at Catherine Blaine K-8 school in Magnolia. Although it was tempting to take a nap after our first recess we continued working diligently to remove several kitchens worth of vintage Lyon steel cabinets. If you’ve ever wanted a cool retro look here’s what a little sandblasting and fresh coat of paint could do.
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Olivia Newton John would have been proud. The field crew recently got physical at a Bally’s Fitness down in Federal Way. We removed approximately 3000 square feet of maple flooring, in large panels.
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A throwback to when the 2nd Use field crew just wrapped up work at Fire Station #2 on 4th Ave in downtown Seattle. This beautiful building, which was built in 1921, was designated as a historic property in 1985. It is the oldest operating fire station in the City.
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