Carrollton  Area  Center  for  the  Arts

............................this site is currently being gutted......................................................

                  Tuesday and Thursday evenings   7 to 9 pm  
                       come and help    202 South Main Street
                                                                      (across from Gibson Funeral Home)
                  Carrollton Artists

                  Help Tips

              *  bring work gloves               
              *  bring a hammer and help pull nails out of boards
                   boards are already taken down, but nails
                   need to be removed
                  
 
              *  the property is being stripped down to the
                 dimensional lumber and furring strips.
 
                 

              *  every week there is something new to deal with

                 
       
               *  the upstairs balcony has been stripped

                 

               *  rows in balcony once held seating
                  cleared wall to projection booth (upper right)

                 

               *  projection room has been cleared of debris

                 

               *  ceiling panels in balcony have been removed

                 

               *  seats on main floor are removed

                 

               *  auditorium floor has been cleared
            
                 

               *  front room walls have been stripped down

                 

               *  original curtains are being taken down

                 

               *  original curtains are being stored

                 

               *  ceiling panels hide treasure to be uncovered

                 

               *  original stamped tinfoil is under ceiling panels

                  

               *  rear exits are being cleared of debris

                  

               *  15 foot frames are being dismantled.
                   these are the boards that need nails pulled
                   out of them, down on the floor

                  

               *  original windows are uncovered

                  

               *  old wiring needs to be taken out

                  

               *  old duct work needs to be taken out
                   section by section.

                  

               *   old heater unit needs to be dismantled

                  

               *   cleared furring strips, exposed tinfoil,
                   and more duct work waiting to be removed

                 

               *   scaffolding up two and a half stories helps
                   for board removal

                

              *  current work area is by the stage

                

              *  old pipe work and renovations done over the years
                 behind the stage need to be removed

               

              *  gutting takes place one board at a time

               
                     
 
                   *   plans are drawn up, second floor


                   
                      

                   *   plans are drawn up, first floor

      
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