THE GUILD

Salvagers Who Built Empires!

by Mary Ellen Polson

From their roots in salvage during the restoration movement?s early days, three well-known companies have grown to help shape today's revival. Meet the people behind Rejuvenation, which began as a salvage yard in Portland, Ore.; Crown City Hardware, whose owner inherited the family hardware store and its stock in 1977; and Urban Archaeology, which went from a New York City supplier of architectural antiques to a design company with its own line of lighting, tiles, tubs, and lavatories.

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