For anyone who knows me privately, I have a love and desire to learn the historical nature of my community.
While I was at a local mcdonald's visiting with a friend, I saw a wonderful picture of the old time Fort Vancouver barracks (that used to be occupied until 2009 - 2010 when they left for Joint Base McChord - Lewis near Tacoma Washington in a joint move by the United State government to close down underutilized bases or military camps - installations, which Fort Vancouver was.)
This got me to thinking how MANY local treasures that I really did not know existed until some slight-of-hand of life kicked a momentary glance my way. It just seems like it happens all time down here. Some glorious old building I come across one day is overgrown with vegetation or is really fixed up, cleaned up and rejuvenated into the wonderful splendor.
A great example of this is the local 2 and 3 run theater, the Kiggins downtown. A lot of young adults, families and people of Vancouver and surrounding Clark County know of this little treasure off Main Street just an immediate block north of the old Seventh Street Transit Center off Main Street. If you search on the social media site Facebook for "The New Kiggins theater" you'll see all the wonderful people that are volunteer to turn this old yeller of a local theater into a wonder hotspot that this community could enjoy for future generations. With a new coat of paint, pulling old worn chairs out and sold locally to help raise money to revitalize this wonderful place of history!
