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Location DB > United States > Virginia > Front Royal > AvTex Plant  Name AvTex Plant  Viewing Options Log in to activate viewing options  Database Info created by Caput_58 on 8/11/2003 12:31 AM last modified by Louie on 9/20/2005 2:06 AM  Viewability Publically Viewable This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.  Overview  Description Numerous large brick buildings, mostly still unexplored. No workers were present on a sunday trip. Guard on premise doesn't seem to patrol aggressively. Recommend entrance along railroad track side.  Basic Information Type: Complex Status: Demolished Accessibility: Demolished Recommendation: forget it  Physical Information Address Front Royal, Virginia United States Owner: See a map of this location  Hazards asbestos rust unsafe flooring flooding Arsenic  Interesting Features  Security Measures fences barbed wire part-time guard  Historical Dates Built: 1940 Closed: 1989  Required Equipment flashlight breathing mask gloves long pants / sleeves  Recommended Equipment  History AvTex manufactured synthetic fibers for years while accruing an impressive history of environmental violations. Finally shut down in 1989, it became a gigantic superfund site. Demolition has been gradually progressing, and today less than half of the complex remains. The power house, the last remaining building, was demolished September 19th, 2005 at 3pm.  Media Coverage  Future Plans Demolished: "Once Virginia's largest Superfund site, this former rayon manufacturing facility is being recovered to provide a 175 acre eco-friendly office park, 30 acres of soccer fields, and 240 acres of conservancy park along the Shenandoah River." www.avtexfibers.com  Stories Add your own story  Photo Galleries AvTex Mon, Aug 11th, 2003 posted by Caput_58 5 pictures   Add your own photos Mark all galleries as Seen  Panoramas rma Mon, Feb 14th, 2005 posted by Louie  Web Links http://www.epa.gov.../success/avtex.htm http://www.avtexfibers.com/ http://www.wceda.com/newpage12.htm  Contribute Edit this Location  Moderator Rating The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location. Category Rating Photography 7 / 10 Coolness 8 / 10 Content Quality 7 / 10  Validation This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Mutt on 12/16/2005 3:43 AM.  Latest Changes on Sep 20 05 at 2:06, Louie changed the following: History, Future Plans on Sep 20 05 at 2:04, Louie changed the following: Latitude, Longitude, Co-ordinate Accuracy, Status, Accessibility, Recommendation on Sep 20 05 at 2:03, Louie updated panorama rma on Mar 19 05 at 2:11, Louie changed the main information on Feb 14 05 at 2:48, Louie updated basic panorama info on Sep 2 04 at 18:37, Louie changed the main information on Sep 2 04 at 18:32, Louie changed the main information on Jun 25 04 at 20:56, Louie changed the main information on Nov 24 03 at 14:26, Avatar-X reverted this location to a previous state on Nov 24 03 at 1:10, Caput_58 changed the main information  Forum Threads about this Location  Who's been looking? Click here to see who'se been looking.  Report Problems Is this location inappropriate / broken / missing key info? If it's something you can fix, please scroll up and click the EDIT button. If this location was only posted a few days ago, give the creator time to work on it. Please try sending a message directly to the creator of the location. You'll find that info at the top of this page. Otherwise, ONLY if you've already tried to contact the original creator,: Click here to notify an administrator. All content and images copyright © 2002-2024 UER.CA and respective creators. Graphical Design by Crossfire. To contact webmaster, or click to email with problems or other questions about this site: UER CONTACT View Terms of Service | View Privacy Policy | Server colocation provided by Beanfield This page was generated for you in 93 milliseconds. Since June 23, 2002, a total of 739132131 pages have been generated.