Building Salvage
Jesse White
I currently own and operate Sarasota Architectural Salvage, a retail store selling salvaged, recycled, and antique building materials and home decor. We are a mission driven operation, which creates some challenges for a for-profit store. For example, some of the most environmentally rewarding salvage is not very profitable. Our store tries to blend the most profitable with the most sustainable.
Sarasota Architectural Salvage, http://www.sarasotasalvage.com, is the region's final opportunity for preservation of historic building elements. While I personally would like to see buildings of architectural significance preserved, the reality of our real estate market has created a huge number of demolitions throughout the region. If a structure cannot be saved or moved, then salvage is the next best opportunity to preserve its elements for future generations. Landfills don't offer much future salvage potential for materials in their original state.
