Driving down First Street at the edge of Downtown Bay City, most people see the obvious – an abandoned building next to a lot choked with weeds, shrubs, and small trees.
When Avram Golden – who owns Golden Gallery at 113 Third St. – walks through the area near the intersection of First Street and North Jefferson Street, he sees potential.
Inside 409 First St., Golden imagines studios for artists, a makerspace for students to learn welding and other industrial skills, and an event space. In the weed-filled lot next to the building, he pictures a sculpture garden. He talks about using projectors to shine art onto the back of the Bay County courthouse building.
