The Deco Fortress is a massive building that Sarah Jane bought a couple of decades back and has been restoring by hand. Mostly her hands. I've a vague memory of black paint covering walls with mosaic tiles and Sarah Jane cautiously removing the paint. When the Sears on Grand went down Sarah J was there buying the light fixtures which are now installed on the first floor. She has salvaged Vitrolite for decades and created a Deco motif for her bathroom. When the drugstore on Grand and Hartford was 'remodeled' Sarah J bought doors and other pieces and installed them into the Deco Fortress. And then there's the infamous Hadley-Dean building score.
It's an understatement to claim she has vision because the woman - and her spouse - are a design and restoration force.
Read/see more about her building by clicking on the title above.
Speakeasy Ball: 8PM to 3 AM at the Deco Fortress on Broadway and Marine.
Friend the Deco Fortress: https://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Deco-Fortress/181228588596607
Watch Sarah Jane and Miss Jubilee perform:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kXy2eMzdrVw&feature=youtu.be
Event info: https://www.facebook.com/events/182905068464234/
Tickets are currently 75.00.
Some interior photos (not by me)
The 25 foot Deco bar bought on Ebay. Sarah J traveled to pick it up and haul it back to St Louis.
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