Well, I be damn. (As they say around here.) The J.D. and Eleanor P. Reid house at 600 East Green has been snatched back from the brink of collapse.

A new roof has been slapped on, and it’s been painted, and its windows subjected to some slapdash pane repair. All qualify as moves in a better direction, but let’s hope for quality closer to what this once-fine house deserves.

Photo by Lisa Y. Henderson, December 2023.