Curtains Up!

Our Springfield, MO headquarters is getting a facelift. More like an overhaul actually. The second floor will go virtually untouched, but the downstairs and exterior has been gutted and will be brand-spankin’ new. Over the years the building had taken on a variety of businesses, including a radio station that chopped the space up into smaller rooms and added a drop ceiling and carpeting. When all was stripped away, a great exposed brick wall, an old oak plank floor and heavy wood ceiling beams were discovered. Why anyone would cover bricks and wood up is beyond us, but naked it shall stay.

Our Springfield, MO building is getting a face lift

John Steiner in the archway

Barenaked building: the gutted first floor

Upstairs

Across the Street: The old City Hall

The upstairs

Mark Steiner striking a pose

What the new face will look like

Outside looking in

Workers tearing stuff down