Day 23 - 29

August 25th

Well Finally got a computer for the register at Best Buy....so the next few day are spent setting that up.

Check out the rock awesome press we got: Both in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Article #1
Article #2

August 26th
Ordered the software and the register drawer and reciept printer and scan gun. That stuff should be coming soon.

August 27th
Spent sometime working on the computer and the software....short day.

August 28th
Sam did a few things down here did some shopping and stuff.....I wasnt around much...it was my 30th and had things to do, places to go, and people to see.

August 29th
Met Comcast down here so they could install the internet.

August 30th
Wi-Fi is up and running, as well as, Our phone the # is 412-223-2552 and YAY water!!!!!

August 31st
Sam is cleaning and fixing up some display cases while im contacting Indi-Fashion designers around the country about getting their products into the store.

Day 22

August 24th

Did a little cleaning in the office space. T came down and Painted the ugly strip above the door that once displayed to D&K sign. So the building is slowly looking better.

Day 21

August 23rd

Went to Pittsburgh Used Fixtures and picked up a big magazine rack. Then did some cleaning and rearranging of the display windows.

Now this next part is very important!!!! We are accepting donations of anything you may see in a department store; Clothes, furniture(we are aiming for Mid-Century Modern, but anything is appreciated), cd, books, comic books, lighting and accessories. ALSO: we are looking for any artists to produce and sell their "functional art" in 517521. So email us at: contact@517521.com and let us know if you can help in anyway.

Day 20

August 22nd

We rented a Uhaul so we could pick up some glass display cases and some things from construction junction. that took up most of the day....then later in the evening we went up to the second floor and started tearing out the wired in "room".

Day 19

August 21st

This was a very relaxed day...like I said...slow weekend. (tho i did more computer stuff...just no posting here....sorry. i forgot)

Day 18

August 20th

Not too much done in the building. Did some research on software for the inventory and things like that.......cleaned up a little bit ......slow weekend.

Day 17

August 19th 2005

Today was a slow day. I FINALLY finished the back wall. That was the longest project. We started bringing in product from Antiques and Uniques.... some cool Herman Miller chairs and some lamps and stuff.

Took a break and went to Happy Hour and then the carnival at Assumption.

Then after sam got off work we went to the building and messed with the lighting.....took out some bulbs till it wasnt like you had landed on the sun....

I took some photos the other day.....ill post them later.

Day 16

August 18th 2005

T helped out big time. Mark finished up painting the outside above the door. Tyler helped out with some little stuff too. I finished some small painting projects. Later in the day I took the company bike and went to the coffee shop for some food. When I was about to return I noticed that the back tire was flat. So i walked the bike up the street and T came up a little bit later and patched it for us. T is a good guy to have around. That night Sam and I went back to the building to finish the display window. We lined the sill and the columns with Aluminum flashing. Looks pretty cool.

Day 15

Ok Im a little behind on posting. Lets see if I can catch up.

August 17th 2005

Well did some final touches on some things, mike helped clean up while jess painted some doors and trim. Mike and jess also painted the display case that my dad found. My cousin Tyler stopped by and helped with some cleaning and some paint scraping. Then later that night Victoria and I mopped the first floor. We just used water but it looked pretty good.

Day 14

August 16th 2005

Long day. Did alot of the back wall and added some cool stuff to the side wall(aluminum sheets and green molding....so sweet lookin). Good ole "T" and Ed E stopped by and helped us out with a few things. Also finished the window display platform and started doin some cleaning.....I plan on taking pictures tomorrow.

Day 13

August 15th

Did alot more work on the stairwell and the back wall. Also started a display platform for the front center window. My dad found a pretty cool glass display case that we need to make a new base for too. None of that is totally complete so I dont want to take any pictures yet.

Day 12

August 14th 2005

This morning I got up at 6am and went to the Flea Market to look for some cool products. Got a few things, not much. Sam was working on attaching the concrete to the banister then started some of the finishing touching on the pillars, while I finished painting the back wall and started some other painting.

Some pictures will be taken soon.

Day 11

August 13th 2005
Did most of the work this day in the evening. Sam and I worked on the banister around the stairs and Victoria and her mom did some painting and stuff. The banister is topped off with some concrete pavers with amazingly fit right on top with out needing to make a single cut. Looking pretty good.

Day 10

August 12th 2005

Did alot more painting and a cool window display (ill take a picture tomorrow)
And finished off the back wall so thats ready to be painted......

also ran to Construction Junction to get materials to finish the banister....but they wouldnt fit in the Jeep so we have to go back for it later.

thats it for today......lookin good tho!

Day 9

August 11th 2005

Alot of painting and stuff
We picked the following colors:
Real Coffee
Balloon
Alyson
Plum Berry
Burnt Spice
Yorktown Green

ill post pictures soon.

OH I FOR GOT TO MENTION!!! WE SOLD OUR FIRST PIECE OF MERCHANDISE TODAY. THE COUCH WE WERE SITTING ON IN THE WINDOW!!!!

leave some comments...let me know what you think.

Day 8

August 10 2005

Took care of some cleaning and sanding and scraping...real exciting stuff today. Plan on starting the painting tomorrow. I have alot of running around to do tonite so we can move on some things tomorrow.

Day 7

August 9th 2005

Stairway banister is complete, we need to add some finishing touches. Top levels are pretty much swept out. We had a meeting with the lawyers about legal junk. Here are some photos of the stairs.

Day 6

August 8th 2005

Sam and I took a ride to Construction Junction. We picked up the materials we need for the stairway banister and a few other things. When we got back to the building ofcourse the construction couldnt go easy, so after much experimenting, i think we got exactly what we were looking for. We are halfway done and should finish it today. We had lots of help from Mark and Jess again today. Dave stopped by and helped clean the 3rd floor. So we are moving along pretty good. Ill be taking some photos today.

Later

Day 5

August 7th 2005

Today we started around 10am and finished the stairs and pulled down the back wall. We want to thank Martina, Jess, Mike and Victoria for helping out by sweeping the upper floors. It was a really long day and we just need to tear down one final section on the second floor which we will do tomorrow.

Day 4

August 6th 2005

Well Saturday Night Sam and I, ripped out more of the steps from 930pm till about 12am. Pictures to come.

Day 3

Well I didnt get a chance to post yesterday cause i was so damn busy!!

Lets see.....

August 5th 2005

well i had to be there at 7am cause the dumpter was being dropped off anywhere between 7am and 5pm. And the water was getting turned on also. so the water guy came got it turned on and found that some took all the valves off ALL the toilets...so those need to be replaced before we can have running water. grrrr!!!! I started tearing the column enclosures down to the original "I beams" and started opening the floor to the step. the dumpters came around 330pm and ofcourse that was a headache all in itself since the parking spot we reserved was taken(since they never put up a "dont park here" sign!) after that i had a few things to take care of down at the coffee shop, Affogato. That went till 11pm-ish. After that Sam, Victoria, and I went back up and tried to finish the things i had started...we left there around 1230am. Well here are some before and after pictures:

day 2

August 4th 2005

well today the utilities were turned over to us and we ordered a dumpster for all the stuff we want to tear out. I got to the point in cleaning where i couldnt do much so i put the couch i had there in the front display window with a lamp and sat there relaxing.....attracted alot of odd looks. attention is the plan.

ive been goin all day...and i have to be at the building by 7am....so im gonna go and rest for tomorrow....i hope to have some photos to post then.

So it starts!

August 3rd 2005

Its been a crazy ride, but we finally closed on 517521 and are ready to move ahead. Sam and I just ripped down the "for sale" sign and Im going into start some cleaning on around the windows, so it looks a little better.

oh the window guy cleaned the windows so that makes it look alot nicer already!!