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pam kueber - Updated: August 18, 2021

Retro Renovation stopped publishing in 2021; these stories remain for historical information, as potential continued resources, and for archival purposes.

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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