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Artist Reji Thomas and crew were greeted by this sign on the door of her Pine Street Station studio and event venue (Fader Fort, Queerbomb, HOPE Farmers Market, StarGayzer Festival) this week. Look for continuing coverage, as photographer Jenna VonHofe and editor Kate X Messer are following the story. -
Atop the building’s East Gallery, a tattered “Pine Street Station” sign hangs upon a billboard. Pine Street Station rests upon Capital Metro land. Thomas purchased the building – an old rail yard from early last century loaded with long-leaf pine, blacksmith-hammered metalwork, and fixtures from the era – in 1982. CapMet intends to develop the property with Domain honchos, Endeavor. -
Within the fenced courtyard picnic tables are splayed amongst remnants of previous events -
Pine Street Station owner Reji Thomas sits on the back patio -
Reji Thomas is one of the few U.S. artists who works in the double-acid etch process to decorate glass. Here, she moves screens used in the replacement of elaborate glasswork in the doors of the Texas State Capitol Building. Thomas was the artist entrusted with that part of the capitol renovation in the 1990s. -
Reji Thomas standing between two screens used in production of glasswork featured in the Texas State Capitol Building. -
Graffiti art on the north-facing corner of Fifth & Waller displays a message of love for the Pine Street Station -
Repurposed bottles upon wood pallets serve as makeshift pottery for plant growth -
The glasswork created by Thomas, outside the east wall of Pine Street, used to be the building’s logo when she ran her Graphic Glass Studios out of the facility -
Pine Street Station office facing Waller Street -
A mural by a former studio tenant remains in storage within the building’s large room -
Rick Rosenberg sorts through prints as the large studio space is prepared for the move -
Names upon the main ladder in the West Gallery are evidence of numerous individuals and artists who played a role in Pine Street Station’s three-decade history -
Movers assess Thomas’s paintings and frames that must be moved -
Paints, palettes, and supplies remain beneath current projects on canvas -
Movers transport frames into a rental truck following the eviction notice -
The remaining canvas and frames are packed away as movers prepare items for transport -
The art is moved into a trailer for storage and transporting -
The crew sorts and organizes more art for the move -
Eli Halbreich wraps paintings for transport -
Eli Halbreich moves wrapped paintings for transport -
Reji Thomas received eviction notice on October 13, 2014. Ironically, the address listed on the notice is incorrect. -
A former tenant’s mark serves as a symbolic beacon in the final weeks of Pine Street Station
Pine Street Eviction
