The sliding walls

Some newer members won't recall these, but for all the years that we had occupied the building, and probably for many years before the entire basement had sliding divider walls that ran on tracks between the posts. These were usually left open, but could be closed, to create smaller spaces or rooms.

While it was convenient at times to be able to divide the space up, the convenience came to be seen more and more as outweighed by the space the dividers took up, and the way they made the space seem less open in general. So about 5 or 6 years ago a work party gathered and spent some hours removing the partitions. The people working on the project were surprised at how heavy the dividers were; they weren't plastic but wood, and with their weight, and the way they flexed about, were a bit of a challenge to get outside to the curb!