THOM 13 | Fall / Winter 2019
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SECRETS OF A<br />
SECOND<br />
STORY<br />
What happens to historic<br />
preservation when the only<br />
place left to go is up?<br />
SCARS ON THE WALL BESIDE YOU,<br />
divots in the wooden planks beneath<br />
your feet, ornate designs in the tiles<br />
above your head.<br />
Have you ever stepped into a building<br />
and immediately felt the weight of its<br />
history? I have.<br />
In 20<strong>13</strong> Spencer Young, co-owner of<br />
Grassroots Coffee Company—and,<br />
admittedly, my husband—started<br />
mentioning buying a building in<br />
downtown Thomasville to house our<br />
coffee shop, which had been open<br />
four years. I told him: No way. Not<br />
happening. Look away.<br />
Luckily for the people of Thomasville,<br />
he’s the visionary, not me. And it<br />
wasn’t long before buying a building<br />
downtown is exactly what we did.<br />
A beautiful, grand 12,000-square-foot,<br />
three-story building.<br />
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