East mom Nicole Emanuel stood in front of her newly purchased, rundown USPS building in 2017 and saw it: The old loading dock where the trucks used to back in would make a perfect stage, and the parking lot could be turned into seating for an audience. Those high ceilings — 23 feet, to be exact — would be perfect for rearranging the space for any event they want to host. Those 10,000 square feet could house 19 different studio spaces with room to spare for a café. But, of course, the fence with the “no trespassing” signs had to come down. Although all she wanted was an art studio when she started InterUrban ArtHouse back in 2011, now she was the owner of an entire sorting facility after housing the organization in three previous locations. To read more of this story and see more of this gallery, click the link in bio. #storybysophielindberg