Bellingham armory being readied for pitch to developers

"Staging" a home for sale can be a big job, what with repairs to be made and rooms to be spiffed up.
Now imagine staging a massive, 101-year-old fortress that has been accumulating mold, dry rot and mountains of campus what-not for decades. That's the challenge Western Washington University faced as it readies the old Bellingham armory for possible redevelopment.