The small-town appeal of vintage workwear

The small-town appeal of vintage workwear

Brian Patrick stood outside of an abandoned office building in Welch, West Virginia, surveying its decaying interior. The flooring had mostly collapsed, but the beams held. A filing cabinet stood against a back wall. On top of the cabinet was some sort of trinket, but through the inky inner sanctum, Brian couldn’t make out its size or shape. Wanting a closer look, he shimmied out onto one of the beams, reached up, and snatched the ornament. Back…