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Location DB > United States > Tennessee > Memphis > Firestone Plant
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Firestone Plant
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created by natxtron on 9/26/2006 2:33 AM
last modified by ChrisTVDir on 3/12/2017 3:25 PM
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a big field with a brick building in the middle. and a tall chimney.
 Basic Information
Type: Building
Status: Being Demolished
Accessibility: Easy
Recommendation: not very exciting
 Physical Information
Address
712 Firestone Ave.
Memphis, Tennessee
United States
Owner: Belz
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  •  Hazards
  • water
  • mud
  •  Interesting Features
    an impenatrable brick wall with a chimney on top
     Security Measures
  • fences
  • barbed wire
  • construction workers
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1938
    Closed: 1983
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     History
    Built in 1938, the Firestone Tire and Rubber plant employed up to 3200 employees during the late 70's and was pumping out close to 5000 tires a day.
    The building was origianlly purchased from a wood products manufacturer and was enlarged form 80,000 to 449,000 square feet by 1963. At it's height, the plant took up more than two city blocks. Unfortunately, in the early eighties, radial tires hit the market and Firestone stuck with bias-ply tires. By 1983, the plant closed down and letting go more than 2000 employees. The facilities remained empty till 1998, when Bridgestone purchased the company.
    Today, as of 2006, the original plant no longer remains. The only remaining structure is now being demolished. The current land on which the distribution center once stood is now slated for use by the Memphis Division of Housing and Community Development as part of the Uptown Memphis movement.

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    Firestone mud flats
    Tue, Sep 26th, 2006
    posted by natxtron
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     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Emperor Wang on 3/12/2017 4:21 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Mar 12 17 at 16:21, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Mar 12 17 at 15:25, ChrisTVDir changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Prefer Satellite
  • on Sep 26 06 at 16:25, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Sep 26 06 at 3:27, natxtron made this location public
  • on Sep 26 06 at 3:27, natxtron made this location available
  • on Sep 26 06 at 3:26, natxtron updated gallery picture IMGP2354.JPG
  • on Sep 26 06 at 3:25, natxtron updated gallery picture IMGP2369.JPG
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