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Harvesting This 'Old House'

The city of Bloomington has a partner in its efforts to refocus resources and energy into maintaining and improving older neighborhoods. The Old House Society receives tips from the city on homes that face the wrecking ball, and members of the non-profit organization swarm like locusts in search of items worth saving. WGLT's Jim Browne went along on one recovery mission to see how it's done. Laura Walden is the Old House Society coordinator, and Israel Gonzales is the society's warehouse manager. They, along with a half dozen Old House Society volunteers, are going through the house in an attempt to salvage items of value. Like the wood. And the window glass. And the floors.