When 82-year-old Mason City resident Allen Martin was a young man in Philadelphia, he took a break one day from his job at an ice company that permanently rewired his brain.
Mason City resident Allen Martin stands in a doorway in his apartment at Shalom Tower. LISA GROUETTE, Globe Gazette
It was the early-1960s and Allen had just gotten out of serving in Army reconnaissance in Germany. Outside of the military, Allen said it was the first real job he had. But, based on his later career path, it didn t entirely suit his interests.Â
So when he got out of the office that day, Allen trekked to the Philadelphia Museum of Art. The place didn t disappoint.