All Nathaniel Licht wanted for his birthday was for folks to come along with him on a community restoration journey. Licht bought the old YMCA building in downtown Titusville with plans to clean it all up and restore the 1912 building to as close to original as he can. He then wants it to once again become an important fixture in the community for people to frequent offering mixed commercial/retail spaces.
On Saturday, Licht's 26th birthday was celebrated with more then 30 volunteers coming into the building and putting in gallons of sweat equity to help him get one step closer to making the building a thriving center for downtown business opportunities. Cracked paint chips flew everywhere as 70s era paneling and 80s era drop ceilings were eradicated exposing the 1912 era architecture.
It won't be an overnight project, but Licht was thrilled people wanted to celebrate his birthday by busting hump to help him get a step closer.
Here are a few photos from the day.
Editor's note: I even managed to help scrape a small (very small) section of a wall but it emphasized why I tell the same joke over and over again - "I became a photographer so I wouldn't have to work for a living."
Here is a link to the first story about Licht's efforts - http://richardsayerphotojournalism.weebly.com/eight--322/demo-saturday-part-1
On Saturday, Licht's 26th birthday was celebrated with more then 30 volunteers coming into the building and putting in gallons of sweat equity to help him get one step closer to making the building a thriving center for downtown business opportunities. Cracked paint chips flew everywhere as 70s era paneling and 80s era drop ceilings were eradicated exposing the 1912 era architecture.
It won't be an overnight project, but Licht was thrilled people wanted to celebrate his birthday by busting hump to help him get a step closer.
Here are a few photos from the day.
Editor's note: I even managed to help scrape a small (very small) section of a wall but it emphasized why I tell the same joke over and over again - "I became a photographer so I wouldn't have to work for a living."
Here is a link to the first story about Licht's efforts - http://richardsayerphotojournalism.weebly.com/eight--322/demo-saturday-part-1
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