House hunting in Oakland years ago, it never crossed my mind that the period stairway (circa 1912) that so delighted my eye would, in time, defy and dismay me. Visually it hasn't changed, remaining ...

It’s not made out of marble or flecked with gold. There are no fancy balustrades or gleaming ivory handrails. Heck, the darned thing’s not even painted. But the cost of a temporary staircase built at ...

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