- Equipment fabrication
- Financing developments
- Recipe formation
- Social media outreach
- Sponsorships planning
- Interior design
Each one of these could be a blog topic on its own, but since I received the very interesting photo to the right as a message, I'll start from there.
We have three main contracts in place - general construction, electrical, and HVAC/Mechanical/Plumbing. All three are proceeding in parallel, with David working as general contractor to help keep them from stepping on each other in the building.
Last week, the plumbing really got underway - the core drilling in the photo was one of the essential steps in that part of the project. The results told us just a little more about the building, basically confirming what we already knew.
The structural report we had let us know that we were dealing with substantial concrete slab construction. We had six of these core drill holes done last week - and we found depths of 15 to 18 inches. In one case, the drilling wasn't finished at the end of the day because they needed a longer bit!
Just a repeat of something I've written before about the building. From what I've been able to discover, it was built in 1911 to house the Luray Ice Company, which supported the Norfolk and Western (now Norfolk Southern) rail line that runs behind the building. In fact there is still and earthen ramp down into the basement, which may have been part of the logistical arrangements for this operation.
Once there were refrigerated train cars, the ice business closed. It was soon replaced by the Blue Ridge Creamery, which operated for a few decades. I've found auction listings for milk bottles from the creamery since I learned about this bit of building history and have included a detail photo from one of the auction sites in the post today.
There's still a ways to go with everything, and I'm sure I'll have more posts to follow. Stay tuned!
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