--- title: "THINGS WE LOVE :: URBAN REMAINS" description: With their main facility and building artifact museum and gallery located just west of downtown Chicago, urban remains deals exclusively in the reclamation and recycling of american antique architectu --- [![reSAWN TIMBER co.](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/reSAWNTimberCo_September2019%20/Images/rstlogo-small.png) ![reSAWN TIMBER co.](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/reSAWNTimberCo_September2019%20/Images/rstlogo-large-2.png) ![reSAWN TIMBER co.](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/reSAWNTimberCo_September2019%20/Images/rstlogo-f8-small.png) ![reSAWN TIMBER co.](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/reSAWNTimberCo_September2019%20/Images/rstlogo-f8-large-1.png) ](https://resawntimberco.com/) [![reSAWN TIMBER co.](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/reSAWNTimberCo_September2019%20/Images/rstlogo-small.png) ![reSAWN TIMBER co.](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/reSAWNTimberCo_September2019%20/Images/rstlogo-large-2.png) ](https://resawntimberco.com/) ** ** With their main facility and building artifact museum and gallery located just west of downtown Chicago, urban remains deals exclusively in the reclamation and recycling of american antique architectural artifacts and other oddities found among commercial and industrial buildings or residential structures. Their vast website collection contains over 20,000 meticulously documented and photographed recovered and/or found artifacts found throughout the united states. New acquisitions are added daily to their respective categories found on the homepage. [Urban Remains](http://www.urbanremainschicago.com) does not deal in new or reproduction building artifacts. [![](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-bench-4.jpg?width=650&height=544&name=urban-remains-bench-4.jpg)](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-bench-4.jpg) Repurposed american industrial l-shaped stationary sitting bench comprised of solid yellow pine wood residential mortise and tenon sill plate beams – several configurations available [![](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-butcher-block-4.jpg?width=650&height=761&name=urban-remains-butcher-block-4.jpg)](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-butcher-block-4.jpg) Heavily worn early 20th century american antique industrial freestanding rock hard maple fulton meat parking market wood butcher block table fabricated by john boos & co., effingham, il.  [![](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remain-refurbished-metal-bench-4.jpg?width=650&height=517&name=urban-remain-refurbished-metal-bench-4.jpg)](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remain-refurbished-metal-bench-4.jpg) [![](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-metal-bench-4.jpg?width=479&height=376&name=urban-remains-metal-bench-4.jpg)](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-metal-bench-4.jpg) One of several matching late 1930’s american industrial hard to find and highly sought after “pollard brothers” versatile factory locker room benches with original solid maple wood top. [![urban remains metal frame](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-metal-frame-5.jpg?width=650&height=577&name=urban-remains-metal-frame-5.jpg)](https://connect.resawntimberco.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/urban-remains-metal-frame-5.jpg) Original and intact vintage american industrial all-welded joint freestanding lightweight factory machine shop table likely fabricated in-house. 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