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I am not sure that sawmills get to be more modern... at least not the backwoods kind. <br /> <br />This is a neat article about what to do with your brick structures that would have been built at the turn (of the last century, i.e. ~1900-1920): <br /> <br />http://www.trains.com/Content/Dynamic/Articles/000/000/001/655jkmpv.asp <br /> <br />For other structures, try these ideas: <br /> <br />- Brick up windows and doors, or cut new ones in the middle of previously blank walls. <br />- Make an addition (or two or three) out of different materials, like metal siding. <br />- Paint the brickwork. <br />- Put signs over windows. <br />- Put more modern signs on walls - billboards used to be painted right on the brick, but now are usually glued to plywood structures. <br />- Add things like gas or electric meters, window air conditioners, security cameras, or modern style lights, satellite dishes. <br />- Leave things around or near the building that indicate it is a modern era, even if the building is old - recycling bins, dumpsters, modern fire hydrants, modern streetlights, modern vehicles, Identifiably "modern" people (e.g. kids on skateboards, not your generic "guy in a suit") <br /> <br />Don't forget about weathering - the same building from 1920 will be much more weathered, in addition to all the other changes, in 1990 than when it was new. <br /> <br />I am sure there are many other ideas, but I hope that helps you. <br /> <br />Andrew <br />
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