The grand Ocean House, an old hotel in Watch Hill, RI, will be destroyed this week. A Wall Street zillionaire bought it saying he'd save it—even printed up T-shirts—and now says it has to come down to build condos and a resort.
I need doors and fixtures, and thought it might be nice to get some from that historice structure. The guy at Demolition Depot, an ex-Downtown venue now on 125th Street is selling the Ocean House stuff. It turns out he's not selling it yet, but here is a sampling of his other wares, much of which I, and I assume he, can find for free in our local dumps and dumpsters.
Old doors: $350 and up. That green sink: $2850. The white sink: $1750. Sconces: $12,500 the pair. Derelict tin tub similar to the one pictured but a wreck: $2250.
I don't think I'll be purchasing anything from this emporium. The stuff is nice, but the man's a scam artist. Preservation my ass.
I'm devastated: The Ocean House is coming down! A tragedy I was afraid might happen, happening all too soon. Oh the inhumanity. boo hoo...
ReplyDeleteThese pics are fabulous! That was so much fun. Happy you-know-what day. So glad you're on the planet.
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Li is liking green sink, is color of tree-lizard, which in Chinese myth is sign of triumph in battle.
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