A photo essay spotlighting Indianapolis photographer Wilbur Montgomery and his plans to transform an old industrial building into his home and studio. Located in an impoverished area on the near-Northside, his property abuts the Monon Trail and Montgomery would ultimately like to develop a so-called “poor old folk artist home” with his friends and colleagues.
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