The Kendall Building is a place I walk by at least 10 times a week. It is large and hauntingly elegant. When I was 14, my parents would drop me off at Kendall College of Art and Design where I was enrolled in their weekend photography program. This is the building that caught my attention every time we passed it. Back at that time, downtown Grand Rapids was in bad shape. The majority of the buildings down here looked like this. I always thought about how cool it would be to live there, and how much history must be stored in there just waiting to be unearthed. It was announced a few weeks ago that this building is being renovated into lofts. This is one of the last buildings in this area to undergo this type of modernization. Because this place has had my attention for over 20 years, I thought it would be cool to document its transformation. Throughout the Spring and Summer, I’ll post an occasional photo to show the progress. Here is photo number 1, which was taken today.