Re:A Case for the Preservation of Abandoned Places
by dylan604 on Friday February 09, 2024 @01:10PM
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The old Sears catalog distribution warehouse in Dallas was converted to multi-family housing. As part of the agreement with the city, it is required to offer a certain number of units as Section 8. They don't advertise this, and most people don't know it. It's just part of the games developers/owners play.
To add to the exploring old buildings part of this thread, this converted building has lots of space for this. There is a basement, and then a sub-basement. The original warehouse was powered by DC, and the generators were located in this sub-basement. These things were huge. So large, that in order to remove them, they had to be cut into pieces. The building had been expanded, with the new addition being made into an actual retail Sears store. They had 2 underground floors, and being a show room had terrazzo flooring. These underground floors have now been converted into parking which totally hides the design of the terrazzo, and very few people even look at the floor of a parking garage to even notice.
To add to the exploring old buildings part of this thread, this converted building has lots of space for this. There is a basement, and then a sub-basement. The original warehouse was powered by DC, and the generators were located in this sub-basement. These things were huge. So large, that in order to remove them, they had to be cut into pieces. The building had been expanded, with the new addition being made into an actual retail Sears store. They had 2 underground floors, and being a show room had terrazzo flooring. These underground floors have now been converted into parking which totally hides the design of the terrazzo, and very few people even look at the floor of a parking garage to even notice.