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Project Illuminates Arts

Old slaughterhouse space nears finish.

By MARY T. NGUYEN of the Tribune’s staff

Published Friday, October 26, 2007

Don Shrubshell photo. Adam, left, and Eric Wesbury of Wesbury Construction install skylight covers at Warehouse Studios and Fay Street Lofts at Fay and Hinkson streets. The building, below, is undergoing a renovation and will house a gallery and commercial space, as well as studio space.

Warehouse Studios and Fay Street Lofts even under construction are an escape from the surrounding industrial neighborhood. Outside, the shell of the Diggs building, once an old mule skinners’ barn and meatpacking company, remains intact. Every original brick is there from 1919, when the building was erected.

Inside, the scents of sawdust and fresh paint permeate the building. The north side, which will house eight live-work studio apartments, is nearer completion, and the Warehouse Studios’ rooms are well under way.