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Waxahachie >
The Textile Mill
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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A 100 year old masonry and concrete building of roughly 50000 sq ft plus warehouse on about 10-12 acres. There is significant vandalism and the building has some superficial decay here and there. The warehouse has a little structural damage too like missing walls. There appears to be some preparation for clean up or demolition going on.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Moderate
Recommendation: forget it
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asbestos rust unsafe flooring air quality debris and falling debris
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100 year old architecture, size and local history
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fences barbed wire locked gates
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Built in 1899 the main building here was a cotton textile mill and one of the towns leading employers. The Waxahachie Cotton Mills Company built affordable houses nearby for its workers creating their own little mill town here until 1934. After that, the building was vacant until 1945 when Tyler Refrigeration purchased it. The Tyler Refrigeration company still manufactures freezers and coolers in Waxahachie but in 2001 they moved out of here to a new factory because this one was just wore out. In 1984 the old mill was listed on the historical register as being in need of preservation but Ive found nothing to indicate that anything is being done to preserve it. See the historic post card images that show how the red brick edifice looked before it was painted over. Preservation efforts may have stalled due to some unspecified environmental issues with the property according to Ellis County documents online.
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edit: it has been fully demolished
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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 |
9 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/5/2017 5:18 AM.
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on Jun 5 17 at 5:18, Emperor Wang validated this location on Jun 3 17 at 17:03, Explorer Zero made this location available on Jun 3 17 at 17:03, Explorer Zero changed the following: Description on Jun 3 17 at 16:58, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Stand pipe and chair on Jun 3 17 at 16:57, Explorer Zero reordered images in gallery Quickie in & out on Jun 3 17 at 16:55, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture The board room on Jun 3 17 at 16:54, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Raising the bar on Jun 3 17 at 16:54, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Blown out logo on Jun 3 17 at 16:52, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture New owners on Jun 3 17 at 16:52, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Palm artist
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