This is not OTR: Support the West End

12/30/2015

11/12/2015

Has anyone see this website yet? We're obsessed with these incredible 360* shots of the First German Reformed Church in the West End.

This building has been neglected for a long time as you will see from these 360 panoramas. Buildings like this are a favorite target for “urban explorers“, people who like to access abandoned buildings, usually photographing their expeditions. Fortunately there is a move to renovate the building int…

08/13/2015

On a sweltering July morning, a cabal of volunteers ransack the interior of the Imperial Theatre Mohawk, a 102-year-old theater that’s been empty for decades, with the exception of an occasional church service and its stint as a store selling mattresses

07/29/2015

After more than 50 years of business on Vine Street, a fire destroyed the kitchen of Tucker's Restaurant.

06/12/2015

I wanted to share some of my favorite buildings from the neighborhood that I am living in right now. I wanted to give you all some idea of what it's like and why I love this area so much. The house I'm living in is not pictured here but these buildings are all less than a 5 min drive from where I live. Some of them are still abandoned, some are in transition or have just recently been bought and adopted. The exciting thing is the grassroots effort of individuals who are scooping these up, rehabilitating them and then making these houses, warehouses, and decrepit churches into homes, studio spaces, and venues.

Missing you all in NY

05/08/2015

Our dear bud Whitney Browne Photography came and shot the mansion last year. Here are some great shots of Dayton St.

03/06/2015