Predemolition Salvage

At the informal meeting of the Common Council last night, Rob Perry, superintendent of Public Works, reported that, before the shacks at North Bay, sometimes known as the Furgary, are demolished, historic materials are being removed for preservation. This apparently is being done at the request of the State Historic Preservation Office (SHPO). Perry provided these photographs.

It appears that among the things being salvaged are the pieces of tin ceiling that were on the facade of Shack #3. 

Those pieces of tin ceiling were originally salvaged, from the interior of 412-416 Warren Street. 

Photo: Walter Ritchie

A few years ago, Gossips did a post about salvaged historic elements that could be found at the shacks: "Architectural Salvage at the Furgary."  Sadly, two of the items featured in that post were part of the shacks that were demolished in January 2024.

It is not known if any historic elements were salvaged during that demolition process, but somehow it seems unlikely. 

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