Nelson Molina spent over three decades digging through trash. Now he's ready for a museum to display his findings.
From an early age, Nelson Molina seemed destined to become a garbage man. In fact, he was born at Metropolitan Hospital Center in New York City, just steps away from Garage 11 of the Department of Sanitation, the place where he would spend over three decades of his life.
“I decided to go out and look in the garbage in the neighborhood a week before Christmas,” Molina says. “Because I knew everybody was throwing their old toys out.” At first, he displayed his findings in his locker. Later on, the second floor of Garage 11 was deemed unsafe for vehicles, leaving a vast, empty space perfect for a rising curator’s growing collection.
He estimates he has over 45,000 pieces collectively worth around $170,000. But it’s not about the number of items or their monetary worth for Molina. Some pieces have sentimental value. He recalls once picking up a garbage bag and discovering a metal object had torn through the bottom.
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