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pam kueber - August 12, 2015, Updated: August 18, 2021

world of tileCan you guess what was previously beyond this fence, where the rubble is now piled?

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Yes, the World of Tile round showroom.

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I don’t usually Debbie Downer on this website. But it is what it is.

Thanks to friend Jonathan O’Hea of American Bloomsbury Antiques — who I met at the big liquidation sale — for sending these photos. Yup, it is what it is.

See all our historical photos from World of Tile

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  1. linoleummy says

    August 16, 2015 at 1:54 pm

    Aaaawww! Group hug/sob!

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