Phase Two - Tear Out

 

Every Building Has a Story to Tell

 

 There are stories in the Mithoff.  As we tear off layers of the past, they are there.  You almost have to be a detective to find them.  The years of restorations.  The five ceilings on the third floor.  The bricks added for the wood or coal stoves in every room.  The added plumbing.  But when you walk the halls of that decaying hotel, you get an even deeper sense of the who and the what of the place.  Who might have stayed there and why.  Where were their travels taking them. Were they on a business trip?  Were they having a clandestine affair?  I can't help but feel the people of the building--the history that took place there, and I grow more attached to it with every inch of plaster we strip.  I'm certain it will look far worse before it looks any better (I've been through this before), but the process is an exciting one. And the excitement builds with every exposed beam and every opened door and window.  It might not look like it right now, but the old girl is definitely coming along.