Normally, the day-to-day pace of life at Blocker Transfer & Storage in Clearwater, FL resembles a stately waltz, with maybe the occasional tango or foxtrot thrown in during end-of-month move-outs. But on one particular weekend…
If you’re a follower of storage auction reality TV shows like “Auction Hunters” and “Storage Wars,” you probably share with the randy collective of onscreen bidders the excitement and anticipation that behind every rollup door…
Tenants nationwide use their storage units for the intended purpose: to store their excess belongings. But the rules breakers that ignore their lease agreements and operate businesses from their units provide the best stories in…
More than three years ago, artists Aron Conaway and Hallie Jones were looking for a space in Louisville, KY to support artists and musicians in the area. That search led them to the 90,000-square-foot Civil…
Of the many things Austin is known for — including live music, great barbecue and innovative technology — the most interesting is the city’s proud culture of weirdness. The Keep Austin Weird slogan is splattered…
You’ve likely seen artists set up their easels outside to paint flowers, rivers and other bucolic scenes – but probably never a self-storage facility. However, when New York City artist Adrianne Lobel needed an outdoor…
New York native and painter Raphael Cohen wanted to showcase his colleagues’ amazing collections of work in New York City. What he found along his quest was the crushing cost of renting spaces in the…
There is a zombie lurking in unit 83. That is the premise behind a new six-issue comic book series called Self Storage coming out this month. The story follows a storage auction hunter named Chris,…
Carl Sandburg famously dubbed Chicago the “City of Big Shoulders.” We wanted to find out how big are those shoulders, exactly? One way of measuring Chicago’s girth is to use the city’s limits. Chicago encompasses…
That little print ad in the back of the newspaper finally grabbed your attention. You’ve decided to check out your first estate sale, but what should you expect? From vintage dealers seeking hidden antiques to…
