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Reclaimed Spiegels Southern Yellow Pine
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Click on sample for enlarged photo of texture
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Spiegel Catalog Warehouse
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Outdated Spiegel Catalog Warehouse buildings in Chicago's South Side are the source of hundreds of thousands of board feet of Southern Yellow Pine flooring and accessory products. The 21 Spiegel Chicago buildings, seven of which were built in 1916 and most of the rest of which were built between World War I and World War II, served as Spiegel's primary distribution facility until 1995, when a new $135 million facility was brought on line near Columbus, Ohio. The old, multi-story Chicago buildings just could not compete with the efficiencies offered by the ultra-modern, single level Ohio facility. Merchandise that was handled seven or eight times in Chicago only needs to be handled once or twice in Ohio. Fortunately, some of the materials were salvaged from the historic Spiegel Chicago buildings and are being given a second life. Purchased were several truckloads of 3" x 6" and 3" x 8" vertical decking that served as warehouse floors in many of the buildings. This Southern Yellow Pine decking is now being remanufactured into beautiful rustic flooring and accessory products.
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Information sources: 12/18/94 Chicago Sun-Times article; 12/1/95 Modern Materials Handling article.
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