NEW YORK—One man’s trash is another man’s treasure, as the saying goes. In a yard sale of extensive proportions, the Landmarks Preservation Council (LPC) is auctioning off all the architectural elements and antiques it has accrued.
In a Williamsburg warehouse sits pieces of friezes or capitals, wrought-iron fences, a giant stone cow head from a 1930s Westside slaughterhouse, hundred-year-old movie theater seats, a vintage phone booth, large safes, antique bathtubs, doors, windows, and more.
Adrian Blanc, a props director came on Wednesday in search of a post office mailbox for a film he is working on titled “The English Teacher.” He walked away empty-handed but enjoyed perusing the pieces of historic New York City buildings nonetheless.
Many of the pieces are a little worse for wear, but with some imagination and handiwork the fragments of history could find new life and new homes.
The LPC is clearing out the warehouse at 337 Berry St., this week by auction and donating some pieces for parkland and community buildings. The space will be used for affordable housing and LPC will now direct the goodies it finds to companies that specialize in restoring architectural elements.
The warehouse will be open for viewing on Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Monday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. prior to settling closing bids.
Many of the pieces are a little worse for wear, but with some imagination and handiwork the fragments of history could find new life and new homes.
The LPC is clearing out the warehouse at 337 Berry St., this week by auction and donating some pieces for parkland and community buildings. The space will be used for affordable housing and LPC will now direct the goodies it finds to companies that specialize in restoring architectural elements.
The warehouse will be open for viewing on Friday from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. and Monday from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. prior to settling closing bids.
