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I just recently learned from the last Not Just Bikes video [0] that these big box stores tend to be very hard to reuse (even when they don't include a giant spa
by pimlottc 2y ago
I just recently learned from the last Not Just Bikes video [0] that these big box stores tend to be very hard to reuse (even when they don't include a giant spaceship). 99 Percent Invisible has a good article [1] on some of the challenges and a few success stories, but it takes a major effort.
0: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-e_yhEzIw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r7-e_yhEzIw
1: https://99percentinvisible.org/article/ghost-boxes-reusing-abandoned-big-box-superstores-across-america/ https://99percentinvisible.org/article/ghost-boxes-reusing-a...
- krish98sai 2y agoThe construction guy in the video said 95% of the building is being recycled. Don't know how accurate that is, but good if true.
- ignormies 2y agoThe comment you're replying to is referring to the difficulty to repurpose these buildings without complete replacement. Recycling raw materials is important, but ideally we shouldn't be constructing buildings that are single-tenant, requiring a complete demolition just to make the land have utility again.
- CalRobert 2y agoAs sad as seeing the spaceship go makes me, I think even Jason Slaughter would approve of the fact 800 new homes are going in where Fry's used to be.
- walterbell 2y agoProposed development, https://la.urbanize.city/post/burbank-aero-crossings-2311-hollywood-way-frys-electronics https://la.urbanize.city/post/burbank-aero-crossings-2311-ho...
- PopAlongKid 2y agoThe building which used to house Fry's Electronics in Concord, CA is now an indoor gym/adventure type enterprise. https://pioneerpublishers.com/old-frys-building-to-see-new-life-with-urban-air-adventure/ https://pioneerpublishers.com/old-frys-building-to-see-new-l...
- cylinder714 2y agoI used to visit that store once a week, just because.