The whole building shook when the coal trains came by. We clutched each other and said, 'We've got to find people who love trains.' And we did.
In fact, we've been told that the miners had to enter the building by the side doors, and not the front entrance.
With its balconies, patio and archway, I saw an Italian palace. And since it was the last historic building in the area still standing after the floods, I saw a place that needed to live again.
The bathtubs and the fireplace were the only things left in the building and, at first, only the fireplace worked. Even the doors and light fixtures were missing.
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