Reclaim Detroit crew member Tederio Bell, 29, of Detroit, left, carefully removes hardwood flooring as Jasonn, Parnell, 36, of Detroit and site supervisor pulls molding from a door frame from a house that was set for demolition. Reclaim Detroit salvages wood and other fixtures from homes.(Photo: Mandi Wright/Detroit Free Press)

“To me, that was it,” he said in an interview earlier this month. “Wood from a street where I used to play as a kid. This material, this wood they’re saving, it all has a story to tell. It’s so much a part of the city. That’s what I really liked about it.”

via Reclaim Detroit saving treasures found in city’s abandoned homes set for demolition.