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American Snuff Company
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* Under renovation * Update 8/3/22: Renovation is almost completed. Building is pretty empty but has a nice roof view.
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Type: Building
Status: Active
Accessibility: Difficult
Recommendation: forget it
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rust unsafe flooring site workers
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Building is pretty empty but has an amazing view of the Snuff District from the roof.
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fences razor wire part-time guard locked gates active renovation site
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flashlight breathing mask binoculars long pants / sleeves
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The company was started by a Knoxville grocer, Martin J. Condon, Sr., who relocated to Memphis and built the factory. By 1955 the company was the second largest snuff manufacturer in the U.S., employing 500 workers at the Memphis plant. It diversified into other areas of agribusiness in the 1950s and ‘60s, but continued to use the buildings until 2012
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In 2019, new owner Billy Orgel announced plans for a 55-acre mixed-use development in this district and along Wolf River Harbor’s east bank, with the renovation of the American Snuff Company building (sometimes called the Conwood Building) as its centerpiece. It would include about 600 apartments, 43 homes, 80,000 square feet of office space, up to 12,000 square feet of retail, and a harbor-side park and river walk. The Varsity Spirit organization has announced plans to move into the Conwood Building following its renovation.
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This location's validation is current. It was last validated by
Steed on 8/3/2022 8:48 AM.
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on Aug 3 22 at 8:48, Steed validated this location on Aug 3 22 at 8:06, Dark_Aaron made this location public on Aug 3 22 at 8:06, Dark_Aaron changed the following: Status, Accessibility, Recommendation, Description on Oct 23 20 at 7:19, Emperor Wang validated this location on Oct 21 20 at 2:24, Dark_Aaron updated gallery 901 Urbex It on Oct 21 20 at 1:00, Dark_Aaron made this location available on Oct 21 20 at 0:59, Dark_Aaron swapped pictures 0 and 5 on Oct 21 20 at 0:59, Dark_Aaron added some pictures to a gallery on Oct 21 20 at 0:58, Dark_Aaron updated gallery 901 Urbex It on Oct 21 20 at 0:56, Dark_Aaron created a new gallery
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