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Thursday, June 7, 2012

A building where the walls talk

Rice Mill Lofts, an 1892 structure, in New Orleans that was once home to one of the largest rice processors in North America, has been converted into housing. Developer Sean Cummings decided to make graffiti, left over from the building's derelict days, the focus of his $20 million renovation.