Brownstoner's First Annual Salvage Fest

Many readers by now are aware of what big proponents we are of incorporating architectural salvage into renovations. We used salvaged flooring, marble and moldings all over our house and think it helped maintain the historic look and feel while saving a little money and doing something good for the environment. There are several great salvage dealers in the New York area but we suspect many people haven’t had a chance to go check them all out. So we decided to get them all together for a day in one place for something we’re calling Salvage Fest. On Saturday, September 8 (rain date: September 9), the folks from Moon River Chattel, Olde Good Things, Demolition Depot, Black Dog Salvage, Build It Green and Eddie’s will set up shop for the day in the playground at PS 11 in Clinton Hill (it’s the smaller lot on Washington between Gates and Greene); the publisher of the Architectural Salvage News will also have a table there. (There’s still room for a couple of more vendors if anyone’s interested.) We will also have a recycling station set up with Build It Green for people to drop off old building materials that are gathering dust in their cellars. We’d like to have some educational/demonstration components, too, so let us know your ideas. Lastly, to help the dealers decide what to bring, please use the comments section below to describe any items you’re looking for (from general things like victorian sconces to specific sizes and types of hardware.) This is a work-in-progress, so all ideas are welcome—as are any volunteers to help with set-up or recycling.