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Finding a use for 40,000 to 200,000 square feet of space is one of the biggest challenges of reusing box stores, says Christensen. Here, the community of Lebanon, Mo., turned an old Kmart into a county library, cafe, and Route …
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
Finding a use for 40,000 to 200,000 square feet of space is one of the biggest challenges of reusing box stores, says Christensen. Here, the community of Lebanon, Mo., turned an old Kmart into a county library, cafe, and Route …
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
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The Calvary Chapel in Pinellas Park, Fla., moved from an abandoned Winn-Dixie grocery store to an old Walmart. Walmart has a history of abandoning stores in favor of locations a stone’s throw away. Walmart won’t sell the empty stores to …
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
The Calvary Chapel in Pinellas Park, Fla., moved from an abandoned Winn-Dixie grocery store to an old Walmart. Walmart has a history of abandoning stores in favor of locations a stone’s throw away. Walmart won’t sell the empty stores to …
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
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The Borders bookstore chain shut down in 2011. This winter in Mansfield, Mass., Mansfield Crossing, the owners of one of the chain’s former buildings, turned the store into an indoor ice skating rink.
Mansfield Crossing
The Borders bookstore chain shut down in 2011. This winter in Mansfield, Mass., Mansfield Crossing, the owners of one of the chain’s former buildings, turned the store into an indoor ice skating rink.
Mansfield Crossing
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This old Round Rock, Texas, Walmart enjoyed a stint as a RPM Indoor Raceway. The building was eventually redeveloped as a strip mall.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
This old Round Rock, Texas, Walmart enjoyed a stint as a RPM Indoor Raceway. The building was eventually redeveloped as a strip mall.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
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An old Kmart made the perfect location for a new Spam museum. "Spambassadors" guide visitors through a mock assembly line, under giant spam patties, and by a wall made of 3,390 spam cans.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
An old Kmart made the perfect location for a new Spam museum. "Spambassadors" guide visitors through a mock assembly line, under giant spam patties, and by a wall made of 3,390 spam cans.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
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An abandoned Kmart became a charter elementary school for 500 students in Charlotte, N.C.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
An abandoned Kmart became a charter elementary school for 500 students in Charlotte, N.C.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
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Flea market vendors took over an abandoned Kmart in Fayetteville, N.C. Several old box stores have enjoyed a similar fate, according to Christensen.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press
Flea market vendors took over an abandoned Kmart in Fayetteville, N.C. Several old box stores have enjoyed a similar fate, according to Christensen.
Julia Christensen, Big Box Reuse, MIT Press