Here we have a small and old block of flats. The board on the wall says, that it is for sale. It is advertised as a possibility to renovate 8 to 12 flats to it.
Originally it was built as a home to officers working at a nearby garrison in 1927. In 1980 it became a storage building.
The garrison moved away in 1994. The town bought the area and started marketing it for redevelopment. This building was protected in 2000 and sold to a local inverstor, who started renovations. During the first four years there was demolition work conducted inside, but the owner and museum authorities couldn’t agree on the way the repairs should be conducted. The project was abandoned in 2004, and pretty much nothing has happened since.
But before that something dramatic happened. I have never seen an entrance like this before.
I was a bit unsure at first, but as it was an open door, I entered. It seemed like most of the interior had been stripped to bare logs, which seemed to be in a good condition. The same couldn’t be said about the floor.
There were several weak looking spots on them.
Despite the simplicity of the interior, the place actually offered quite a nice light for photography.
What is that pile exactly on the floor for? An unlit bonfire?
The old doors and windows seem to have been removed and saved for further use.
And there were loads of them everywhere.
Luckily the old ovens had been left in place.
The place really would make wonderful apartments.
These weak spots and their potential pattern would be interesting to know for future reference.
Moving upstairs.
The sports equipment storage. Like I said earlier, this building was used as a storage from the 1980’s onwards according to what I’ve read.
The floor still looks a bit difficult, but wait! There’s something here, which wasn’t present downstairs.
Oh yes, a toilet. This feature wasn’t present downstairs. I believe, that it hasn’t been an original feature.
Another post from this location coming up.