I was running errands when I passed a pair of workers heading in and out of an abandoned building in my area.

I won’t pretend I wasn’t giddy. Men at work means I can usually ask nicely and get permission to wander around inside, so I officially won’t be trespassing (it also means that the floor probably won’t collapse underneath me. Because, you know, abandoned building.)

I was also more than a little giddy to see this long-since-derelict building finally getting the attention it sorely needs. Because new construction often brings with it much needed jobs, traffic, and business into an area that has been neglected for far too long.

But for the moment, I was mostly excited about the chance to explore.

Here’s what I found inside.

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