following the loma padilla earthquake, the building was left to deteriorate. in 1998, muni announced plans to demolish the structure and put a parking lot in its place. to halt the demolition plans, friends of the geneva car barn and our house was established, and formed a neighborhood citizens group. in 1999, we then initiated the stabilization plan for the building. under the leadership of then general manager goldstein, in march 2004, the ownership of the building was transferred from muni to the recreation and parks department. the group developed a specific program for adaptive reuse on the building based on the award winning gallery 37. calory 37 was designed to create a way to educate. 260 apprentice artists for six weeks. it has grown to provide 4000 employment positions in programs that operate year round. richard daley has identified gallery 37 as one of his administration's most successful programs, and in recognition of the success, in guidelines to develop programs elsewhere, and has been duplicated in 15 cities across the country. the university