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The Wiener Factory
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This location has been labeled as Demolished, and therefore can be viewed by anyone.
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A 109000 square foot 2 story art deco style masonry and concrete building on 2.5 acres with a full basement and abandoned rail spur.
It sits on the same property as an active armored transport company and the status may change at any time. Recent activity noted. Accessibility and status changed to moderate and active.
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Type: Building
Status: Demolished
Accessibility: Difficult
Recommendation: forget it
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asbestos
demolition debris
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fences
razor wire
motion sensors UPDATE: may be guarded now
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flashlight
back up flashlight
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Most recently this location was the operation center of an armored transport service. But before that it was a small meat processing plant.
This was the Dallas branch of the Rath Packing Company, a Waterloo Iowa based company that ceased operations entirely in 1985 after the United Food and Commercial Workers Union helped the employees take control over its board of directors.
At some point that brand appears to have been bought and re-marketed by the John Morrell company which still produces sausage, bacon and ham under the Rath Blackhawk brand name
This building was purpose built as a meat processing plant with glazed tile walls, cork insulation, a massive refrigeration system and cold storage locker. Even a few parts of the old conveyor and production line are still present. My guess is it was built in the late 1930s or early 1940s.
The building was later partioned off and leased by various tenants, the armored transport company used part of it as their office and collection facility, a produce company had a small office and warehouse in the other end.
The Armored Transport company built a newer building next door on the same property and it appears to be semi-active. Aerial photos suggest they stopped operating here sometime after 2005. There were several armored trucks and vans still parked here in 2006.
HISTORIC UPDATE: demo team on site bringin her down
FINAL CHAPTER: the statute of limitations has run, the spoiled wine has been drunk, the kittens got rescued and the weeny factory is no more
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Most of the land on this side of the street is now owned by Parkland Health System or the Dallas County Hospital District and will be part of their huge expansion.
Except this one building and it will most likely become a parking lot.
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The moderator rating is a neutral rating of the content quality, photography, and coolness of this location.
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| Photography |
7 / 10 |
| Coolness |
9 / 10 |
| Content Quality |
9 / 10 |
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Emperor Wang on 6/10/2017 4:16 AM.
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on Jun 10 17 at 4:16, Emperor Wang validated this location
on Jun 9 17 at 21:39, Explorer Zero changed the following: Web Links
on Jun 9 17 at 21:38, Explorer Zero changed the following: Notes for Mods
on Jun 9 17 at 18:33, Explorer Zero made this location available
on Jun 9 17 at 18:32, Explorer Zero changed the following: History
on Jun 9 17 at 18:28, Explorer Zero updated a story
on Jun 9 17 at 18:17, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Front office
on Jun 9 17 at 18:17, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Maintenance desk
on Jun 9 17 at 18:15, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Boiler stuff
on Jun 9 17 at 18:14, Explorer Zero updated gallery picture Mr. Driver
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