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InstaScavenger: Tons of Ladders on Howard Street

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Where: The corner of Howard and Crosby (map)
When: 2pm today, but continuing all day and perhaps tomorrow
What: This is the most wooden ladders we've ever seen in one place. The building here is being renovated and they're clearing out old ladders in GOOD shape. They've filled one dumpster and say they have two more to go. Many great choices for the taking. More pics below the jump...

 
 

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now, if only someone were tossing a whole bunch of chutes...

posted by urbangranolagirl on January 17th 2008 at 9:32am
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Was the place a ladder factory?

posted by Cassis on January 17th 2008 at 9:46am
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Seriously? Who has that many ladders! :)

posted by ce_pelle on January 17th 2008 at 9:47am
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damn, my bro just drove back into bk...i would've sent him on a mission to get me one of those for, uh, something. magazine rack? er, LADDER?

chute, man.

posted by kdkaboom on January 17th 2008 at 9:57am
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These make great cat jungle gyms for aptbound felines. Wrap them with sisal rope or sisal carpet remnants for scratching and traction, affix with a glue gun. Add sisal carpet covered cement forms if you want to get fancy. I like how it looks better then the polyester carpet covered monsters.

regards,
trillium

posted by trillium on January 17th 2008 at 10:23am
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so cool. wish I had a use for them

posted by Noah on January 17th 2008 at 10:31am
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trillium - that's an awesome idea! i've been trying to come up with a way to get something like that for the cat that wasn't hideous or overpriced. Thanks!

posted by jennifer in sf on January 17th 2008 at 10:31am
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Bookcases; place plain wood planks every 3 or 4 steps. You can use it to display a collection of dishes too.

posted by schnauzer on January 17th 2008 at 10:51am
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That place does make ladders! It is the Putnam Rolling Ladder company - http://www.putnamrollingladder.com/


I have one of their ladders, and have to say I was totally blown away by their space on Howard that looked as if nothing had changed in 30 years.

I hope they aren't closing! There really are not many places to get a rolling library ladder!

posted by kamml on January 17th 2008 at 11:30am
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Should I get one now, or get one ladder?

posted by tonystl on January 17th 2008 at 12:11pm
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tonystl, I would say the ladder.

posted by davidasposted on January 17th 2008 at 12:24pm
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cannot. stop. laughing.

posted by AmyV on January 17th 2008 at 1:30pm
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omg... chutes and ladders, i love it.

posted by eebnyc on January 17th 2008 at 4:50pm
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I have been wanting a thick wooden ladder to house/display my growing fabric collection...but this is not gonna fit in my corolla (and I'm roof-strapping challenged). Drats!

posted by I Love Upstate on January 18th 2008 at 4:51am
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