The Floor Below...

Recently, we had to dig up a section of the Gaylord basement floor to re-pipe a portion of the 95 year old cast iron main water line. Lo and behold what we found below the existing linoleum tile floor was the original patterned blue & white porcelain tile, pictured here. We again wonder why someone would cover & hide such a beautiful, historic original detail from 1924!?! This is located at the base of the stairs from the lobby that lead down to the Men's Room and Laundry Room (which was originally the Pantry where the Gaylord residents could do a bit of grocery shopping & purchase liquor "under the table" during Prohibition).