Rebuilding Place in the Urban Space

"A community’s physical form, rather than its land uses, is its most intrinsic and enduring characteristic." [Katz, EPA] This blog focuses on place and placemaking and all that makes it work--historic preservation, urban design, transportation, asset-based community development, arts & cultural development, commercial district revitalization, tourism & destination development, and quality of life advocacy--along with doses of civic engagement and good governance watchdogging.

Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Community Forklift -- the DC region's building materials recovery and resale center -- is now open Sundays

Community Forklift is located in Edmonston, Maryland, a couple miles outside of DC in Prince George's County, Maryland (where it is easier and somewhat cheaper to lease industrial space compared to DC).

- Website
- Directions and Map to Store
- What We Do

A couple of past articles that mention the organization are:

- Varied Treasures (Washington Post)
- Buying on the cheap: inexpensive tricks can turn boring space into lively place (Washington Times)

The stock of items present is wide, turns over quite a bit, and is constantly improving. (I saw an amazing double sideboard seafoam green kitchen sink which had been already sold, but was in perfect condition and worth as much as $4,000 easy--it sold for a lot less than that!). Great fireplace mantles, decent cabinets, constantly improving sections of lighting and tiles await you

A new "Salvage Arts" department, not unlike the more upscale items present at the Brass Knob store on 18th Street in Adams-Morgan, has recently opened, with a grand opening set for Saturday September 26th.

The new Salvage Arts department at Community Forklift.

(Disclosure: Community Forklift is a division of the nonprofit organization Sustainable Communities Initiative. I am on the Board of Managers of Community Forklift.)

Volunteers are welcome!

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