The new design capitalizes on the vintage brick and iron materials and the ample footprint of the old 1899 Loyola High School and College.
Next door, SCA Contemporary Art, an expansive contemporary gallery in a vintage brick warehouse, exhibits new work coming out of the university, as well as established artists of the region.
Local Burger and Fries dispenses flame-broiled burgers and related items from its kitchen in a vintage brick building in downtown Northampton.
And despite the city's description of the dire need for new towers in Midtown, the biggest growth area has been on the West Side, where Internet and technical firms have sought a whole different aesthetic: vintage brick industrial buildings.
True to its name, the Peruvian cafe is bite-size, consisting of 10 or so tables in a very small, very tall room with vintage brick walls and pale-aqua accents.
So I jumped at the chance to learn the basics of mortar from a trio of experts, in preparation for tiling my kitchen backsplash, the bathroom floor and maybe, one day, even laying some vintage brick across a garden wall.
The three sculptures are a large section of handsome vintage brick wall propped up by four enormous I-beams; an inverted skateboard half-pipe, which forms a broad, squat arch; and, most extravagant, a row of 13 gleaming motorcycles, tipped over like dominoes.
They wisely kept the vintage brick wall oozing with mortar, highlighting it even more with backlit wooden benches.
She sources out small creative artisans who make vintage tile picture frames, hand-poured custom scented candles, vintage brick molds and hard-to-find lighting.
