By: Haley Madderom
University of Minnesota alumnus and retired Minneapolis teacher Ardes Johnson lived in her townhouse on 14th Avenue Southeast until April, when it was demolished to be replaced by a new apartment complex.
Johnson salvaged as much of her home as possible before she moved out of the neighborhood where she said she expected to spend the rest of her life.
She tried to move, sell and donate appliances, furnaces and cabinets, but she couldn’t save everything.