Where in Youngstown?

[y town streets]

  Hi this building is madison school, across from the new bellariea pizza thats across from time warner cabel. northside

[AllanY2525]

I know of one individual who has a small company and does salvage rights
agreements with property owners of buildings that are to be demolished
and recycles and/or re-sells these same architectural pieces of Youngstowns
old homes and buildings.

It makes perfect sense, both economically and historically (as well as
environmentally) to save and recycle antique floor boards, mouldings
and doors, frames, windows, etc and re-use them to fix up other
old homes and buildings that the pieces would look appropriate in.

I would like to do something like this before a few North Side treasures
get demolished.  Get a LEGAL, notarized Salvage Rights Agreement
with the owner of the McKinley Elementary Scool, etc and remove
the basketball floor.  There has to be several THOUSAND square feet
of hard wood flooring in the Gymnasion that is still in good condition
and even has a finish left on it.

This wood could be carefully cut out and banded up, taken to a wood
shop and de-nailes and then run through a planer - shaving off anywhere
from 1/32th to 1/8th of an inch and exposing fress, raw wood.  This
process would render the floorboards "nearly new", and thereby make
them suitable for renovating two or so other homes with quality materials
and save a BOAT load of money in the process. 

The renovation (meaning simply: ALL new hardwood floors thoughout
the entire home or apartment) would add a great deal of value to that
home, apt, etc.

[Towntalk]

Thank you Jay.

It's really sad that when a building such as this is going to be demolished that the public isn't being given the opportunity to salvage such things as that unique feature, and such.

In other cities there are businesses that go into buildings and salvage materials, clean them up and re-sell them.

The PBS television show This Old House has spotlighted such businesses in various projects, and proved that in the proper setting that the salvaged material could be absolutely beautiful.

These salvage companies are legitamate and do the removals in a very professional manner so that they can be reused.

I wonder if there is such a business here in Youngstown.

[jay]

The Forum Manager found the building.  The architectural feature was on the former Tod School.  Most people would not venture to its location because it was located in the projects near Brier Hill.

I wonder how much money the demolition contractors make by salvaging the beautiful stonework from old buildings.

[Towntalk]

Jay, on October 7 you said that you would tell us the location of the photo. It is now October 27, and nothing has been said, No location, no photo, nothing.

If that building is to be, or is in the process of being demolished, some effort should be made to try to salvage that ornament.

[ForumManager]

We found a blond building partially torn down on Dupont and Robinwood.
Half the building is gone so it might have been on the missing section.
Other then that, I searched the sattlelight photos in Google Maps and we think we've looked at every large building north of the mahoning and west on belmont...

Attached photos of demolished building....taken with a phone... not very clear

[jay]

I don't think anyone on the forum is going to guess the location of this feature.  In the next week, I will post a photo of the building and give its location.

[ForumManager]

I drove all through that area looking for it.  No luck.
Oh well... another day another gallon.

[jay]

Another Hint: The building is west of Belmont Avenue.

[ForumManager]

I take my son to Choffin in the AM and every morning I take a different scenic route  looking for this thing!
I am going to get killed in my car looking up at the tops of buildings!!

[ForumManager]

I just looked at the state yesterday...not it

[Towntalk]

Let me take a stab at it. Thaat wouldn't happen to be located on the top of the old State Theater would it?

[jay]

This feature is not on Stambaugh Auditorium.

HINT:  The building is north of the Mahoning River.

[ForumManager]

Is it Stambaugh?
I looked at pictures at their site and don't see it, but not all angles are shown.

[Leah]

Looks like Stambaugh Auditorium.