Have only spent about four hours at the office this week. We worked all week on a fundraiser for our museum project. Rescuing this building and all of the really cool artifacts us just overwhelming.
We raised almost $100k at our first fundraiser last night. That sounds like a lot, but it will take at least $10,000,000 to do justice to this old building. Third floor windows have been boarded up (sadly, from the inside) since the mid 60's. If we raise that much every year it would take 100 years to get to $10m. But, we have to start somewhere, and show folks we are serious before we can expect big money from the foundations and individuals with deep pockets.
Building was built in 1902. First pic is pre-1910. The second pic is from about 2005.
Last pic is from 2012.
Five minute video right here:
https://publishingmuseum.org/publish...ndraiser-2020/
Lots more on the website.