Could Get Millions to Turn Factory into Condos, Is Not Selling

Re:Could Get Millions to Turn Factory into Condos, Is Not Se... by AareyBaba on Friday February 08, 2019 @07:37PM (#19119914)

Reminds me of the last cornfield in the middle of Silicon valley. The field is worth millions if sold to a real estate developer but every year without fail there is a new crop of corn planted and harvested. I imagine it belongs to some aging retiree who sits on his/her rocking chair and watches the corn grow while harried tech executives in Teslas navigate rush hour traffic on the Lawrence expressway.

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Re:Could Get Millions to Turn Factory into Condos, Is Not Se... by m463 on Friday February 08, 2019 @08:09PM (#19120060)

The corn palace is owned by two 90-year old brothers who have farmed it forever. I don't know if they're still around.

I believe there is a documentary movie someone made about it maybe in the 90's.

It used to be bigger but the part furthest from lawrence expressway must have been parceled out because it was developed into homes.

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Re:Could Get Millions to Turn Factory into Condos, Is Not Se... by BurningFrog on Friday February 08, 2019 @09:13PM (#19120271)

And every year the corn field presumably becomes even more valuable.

Sounds like a smart investment strategy.

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Re:Could Get Millions to Turn Factory into Condos, Is Not Se... by scruple on Friday February 08, 2019 @09:44PM (#19120360)

I live in Irvine, CA. Broadcom just built a multi-billion dollar campus (that's my crude understanding, maybe it's wrong; I work with what I hear). They are juxtaposed on 2 sides by agriculture fields. It's interesting to think about, as I drive by it frequently (it's on the way to my wife's office and the freeway).

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