Building Markings
Despite a Google search and a call to Buildings, I was unable to learn the meaning of the symbols I have seen drawn on buildings recently. (See my post of yesterday.) Luckily my neighbor Tom found the information (from squat.net):
“These squares are painted by the city government to indicate the status of the building. An empty square indicates that the building is abandoned. A square with a slash in it indicates that fire fighters should be cautious entering the building. A square with an X in it indicates that the building is condemned”
One point the writer at squat.net makes is the buildings are often far from the point of needing to be demolished, and judging from the exteriors of those I have seen, I have to agree there likely is a chance for them, given some money and TLC.
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