PHOTOS: Bang Tin Back in Business Next Month
A fire in the walls at the downtown art gallery has forced the owner to close its doors while smoke, water and fire damage gets repaired.
The past year hasn't been pleasant for Bang Tin Art Gallery but the days ahead look brighter with a March reopening planned for the downtown gallery. Fire ignited in the walls of the circa 1900 building on Jan. 24 — a result of frozen pipes, said owner Petrisse Briel. Earlier this week, there was only a faint odor of smoke in the gallery section, which was otherwise bright with its well-lit bamboo flooring and white walls. Workers pounded and sawed above the first floor, repairing the route fire traveled in the old-fashioned balloon or open construction walls — lacking the barriers afforded by platform construction. The building sustained water, smoke and fire damage and left two upstairs tenants without their apartments while the work …
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adrienne
6:50 pm on Sunday, February 3, 2013
so glad we're all gonna' see petrisse and her adorable and strong creatures with us again very soon. the gallery was fantastic and now we'll witness an even better version. more ›