My name is Johnny Saint Ours, a Charlottesville-born filmmaker and designer, primarily in the medium of steel. Powerhouse PIRÆUS is my personal rehabilitative art project in the building I’ve owned and protected since 2003, the C&A Ry. Powerhouse, and its surrounding woodlands.

There are no plans to develop this historical riverfront in any commercial form, but to preserve it as a roadless haven for the foxes, deer, snakes, otters, bobcats, hawks, herons, bald eagles, osprey, bass, gar, and its precious mascot, the black-headed vulture.

It is not open to the human public, as conditions forbid me to do so. Private tours to respectful guests are a possibility but not without contact. Anyone on this land without explicit permission will be considered trespassing, and will be responded to accordingly, including legal prosecution.

Thank you for respecting my privacy, my labor of love here, and the flora and fauna of this, my Shangri La.

-JSO