Recently the LLA contracted with Rock Bartley to restore the ash shutters in the building. Paula Jamison and I paid a visit to Rock’s workshop to see the progress on the project. During the restoration process Rock discovered that at some time during their 144-year history in the building, the shutters were painted white on both sides, and then restored to the original wood finish. We are looking into LLA records at the Zhang Archives hoping to locate information on when the shutters were painted and when they were restored.
Here’s the video of our visit with Rock explaining the steps to restoring the shutters and hardware to their original finish.
—Marge Kars, Building and Grounds Co-Chair