New (very old building) shop

[Lynn]

This is where I plan to work for now. Floor is in very nice shape. It is on the West end, and sits lower than the rest of the flooring. The East 1/3 is all new concrete flooring as well. The middle is wood flooring. Old planks with OSB sitting on top. It is very sturdy and level, and they have been driving cars and trucks on it for years. Took a couple of shots of the supporting beams and stones that are setting on hard pack and bed rock. You only have to go down about a foot to hit bedrock here. Same as at my house. I had to use a hammer drill and drill about 100 holes in some rock to be able to chip it out with a pick ax, so that we could plant a tree a couple years ago. Six foot deep hole by 6 foot wide. I wanted shade the next summer. Tree (Shawnee Brave Cypress) is 30 foot high now.

Also took a pic of the old RR ties that are about 5 feet from the back (West) side of the building. The train still runs, but the new tracks are about 50 yards to the West now. I am not sure what year they moved the train tracks, but these were apparently still in use in 1936, as I pulled out two 1936 dated nails from a couple of ties further down this line. The old tracks have mostly been pulled, but remain out at the street. They just left them and put asphalt right over them.

Will post some exterior pics next.