INNOVATION TO REALLY CREATE A SPACE THAT HELPS AND LIGHTNESS
42 STORIES ABOVE THE CITY.
HOW FAR ARE YOU UP?
>> THESE THREE WITH 37 AND THEN
TWO IS 38, THE SINGLE ONE IS 39
AND 40 NUMBER 41 AND 42 IS THE
GLOBE.
GLOBE.
GLOBE. >>
GLOBE. >> HE SAID IS NOT GOING TO THE
GLOBE.
GLOBE.
GLOBE. >>
GLOBE. >> NO PROBLEM.
>> SOMETIMES IT IS WORTH TESTING
YOUR FEARS.
YOUR FEARS. WHEN YOU NEED INSPIRATION LOOK
UP 42 STORIES OF THE HISTORIC
SMITH TOWER.
SMITH TOWER. RIGHT THERE.
RIGHT THERE. >> WERE YOU EVER SCARED OF
HEIGHTS?
HEIGHTS?
HEIGHTS? >> FOR SURE.
>> THERE IS A GREAT -- --
>> PETRA FRANKLAND DETERMINED
TO LIVE HERE MORE THAN TWO
DECADES AGO.
DECADES AGO. >> THIS WAS COVERED IN GRAFFITI
AND DUSTY.
AND DUSTY. THE WALLS EXTREMELY THIN.
SIGNED AN EQUALLY NOTABLE 20
YEAR LEASE.
YEAR LEASE. >> YOUR LEASE WAS ALMOST UP
WHAT HAPPENED IN THE 11th HOUR?
>> WE HAVE BEEN NEGOTIATING FOR
A WHILE.
A WHILE.
A WHILE. TRYING TO FIGURE OUT THE BEST
WAY TO GO FORWARD.
IT IS AN OLD BUILDING SO I WANT
TO TAKE CARE OF IT.
>> DO YOU EVER LOOK UP AND
THINK I CREATED THIS FOR
MYSELF?
MYSELF?
MYSELF? >> THERE ARE MANY OTHER PEOPLE
WHO HELPED MAKE IT HAPPEN.
SO IT WASN'T THAT I CREATED FOR
MYSELF, IT IS MORE THAT LOTS OF
THINGS CAME TOGETHER AND IT WAS
WORTH WORKING ON.
THE KIDS REALLY ENJOY THIS.
>> Reporter: WE WATCHED HER AND
HER TWO DAUGHTERS MAKE THIS A
HOME BUT WHAT YOU MIGHT NOT
KNOW IS ALL THIS TIME, THEY
HAVE ALSO SHARED THEIR LIVING
QUARTERS WITH THE COMMUNITY
HOSTING SMALL LECTURES AND
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS.
CONCERTS. >> ♪ [ MUSIC ] ♪.
>> I OFTEN HAVE WONDERFUL
SPEAKERS CAN TALK ABOUT
WHATEVER TOPIC IT IS WE NEED TO
KNOW.
KNOW.
KNOW. YOU
KNOW. YOU WANT TO UNDERSTAND GENE
EDITING SO WE BRING IN EXPERTS
AND ASK QUESTIONS. PEOPLE SIT
AROUND.
AROUND.
AROUND. SOMETIMES IT'S INFORMAL,
LITERALLY SITTING ON THE FLOOR
ON BLANKETS AND SOMETIMES IT
SLIGHTLY MORE AFFORDABLE --
MORE FORMAL AND WE CATER IT.
SOMETIMES IT IS NOT THE
SPEAKERS BUT THE ATTENDEES ARE
SO AMAZING.
SO AMAZING. >> SOME GUESTS HAVE INCLUDED
THE BAND U2, BILL AND HILLARY
CLINTON, EVEN AL GORE.
BUT IT IS SO MUCH MORE THAN THAT
.
.
. >>
. >> WHAT
. >> WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE
TO WOMEN WHO ARE TRYING TO
CREATE THEIR OWN DESTINY?
>> HELP OTHERS.
WHEN YOU HELP SOMEONE ELSE
ACHIEVE THEIR GOALS, IT
ACTUALLY SOMEHOW WORKS REALLY
WELL FOR YOU ACHIEVING YOUR
GOALS.
GOALS.
GOALS. THE CAMARADERIE IS REALLY
IMPORTANT TOO BECAUSE YOU CAN'T
GO IT ALONE.
NOTHING EVER HAPPENS BY ONE
PERSON.
PERSON.
PERSON. THE YOURSELF.
THE YOURSELF. THE QUIRKY, BE COMPLETELY TRUE
TO WHATEVER IT IS YOU REALLY
FEEL IS THE WHITE WAY TO GO.
BECAUSE THEN IT DOES WORK.
>> YOU THINK YOU ARE QUIRKY --
THE RIGHT WAY TO GO -- YOU
THINK YOU ARE QUIRKY?
>> AT.
>> AT.
>> AT. I
>> AT. I DON'T FEEL IT IS A BAD THING
IN ANY WAY.
IS HOW WE ARE ALL INDIVIDUALS.
>> SHE REMINDS US WHEREVER WE
ARE WE ALWAYS NEED TO APPRECIATE
THE VIEW.
THE VIEW.
THE VIEW. >> YOU FEEL FORTUNATE OR
BLESSED?
BLESSED?
BLESSED? >> IDEA.
>> IDEA.
>> IDEA. I'M CONSTANTLY I'M IN SHOCK ALL
THE TIME.
THE TIME.
THE TIME. IS THIS REAL?
IS BASICALLY THE WAY I FEEL.
IT IS QUITE LOVELY. MAGIC.
>> IT IS HARD TO BELIEVE THAT
IS HER REALITY.
BUT IF YOU WANT TO GO TO ONE OF
PETRA'S GATHERINGS, IT IS
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE.
ENTIRELY POSSIBLE. YOU CAN LEARN ABOUT THE HISTORY
OF THE SMITH TOWER OR HER OR HOW
TO GO TO HER PLACE TEXT SMITH
AND WE WILL SEND YOU A LINK
WITH HER STORY, ESPECIALLY SOME
OF THOSE CONCERTS.
>> HOW COOL.
>> WILL SHE DO TREAT HANDOUT
FOR TRICK-OR-TREAT?
FOR TRICK-OR-TREAT? SHOW UP WITH THAT FRONT DOOR.
BETTER GIVE ME THE REAL DEAL.
>> OH MY GOSH.
>> SHE IS AMAZING.
>> I LOVE IS NOT SUPER MODERN
INSIDE IT LOOK LIKE AN OLD
STEEPLE CASTLE.
STEEPLE CASTLE. >> WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT IS IN
THE SUMMER AND REALLY HOT AND
YOU HAVE TO OPEN THE