Need a radiator? How about a claw-foot bathtub?, by Rachel Mansour
Rachel Mansour provides a detailed examination of Second Chance and its mission.

Creative deal saves Howard Victorian from demolition, by Alec MacGillis
A great Baltimore Sun story about Second Chance''s acquisition of a Victorian house.

Not Junk, but Treasure, by Marc Ferris
Architectural salvage, which once evoked images of the television show "Sanford and Son," where junk was hauled around in a beat-up pickup truck, is becoming the province of antiques mavens, interior decorators and upscale remodelers, according to this New York Times article by Marc Ferris.

Search and Rescue, by Doug Brown
A jumble of the architectural history of this swath of the Eastern Seaboard is piled into a few beat-up warehouses in an industrial wasteland behind the Baltimore Ravens football stadium: leaded-glass windows; claw-footed bathtubs; barn doors; benches from duckpin bowling alleys; cabinetry from an old convent; the likeness, painted on a 400-pound cast-iron medallion, of William Donald Schaefer from when he was mayor of Baltimore.

Adding Fine Old Items for 'instant character', by Andre F. Chung
From ornate cast-iron radiators to hand-carved trim molding, the detritus of Baltimore's past increasingly is being sought by local homeowners looking to add the right touch to their new or remodeled house.

Chances Are: Baltimore's old tubs and mantels salvaged for a Second Chance
By Doug Brown
A jumble of the architectural history of this swath of the Eastern Seaboard is piled into a few beat-up warehouses in an industrial wasteland behind the Baltimore Ravens' stadium: leaded-glass windows; claw-footed bathtubs; barn doors; benches from duckpin bowling alleys; cabinetry from an old convent; and the likeness, painted on a 400-pound cast-iron medallion, of William Donald Schaefer, from when he was mayor of Baltimore.

Be Original: Rehabbers with a Vision Bring New Life to Old Structures
by Christine Demkowych
So you've had your eye on that 1880s stone house that just came on the market, but you're a little afraid of all the work you think it needs?