02-21-2014, 11:41 AM
Mal,Those steel buildings are still in use today in fact there is two here in Bucyrus.When I said dated I was talking about their age since these are from the late 50-70s.Not sure if they are still being built today.
As far as the older brick factories they fell from favor as the maintenance,insurance and utility cost mounted and the manufacturer turn to the steel buildings for their new plant and as they found the need to expand they turned to the new "shoe box" design..I call it shoe box simply because these concrete buildings reminds me of a empty shoe box turned upside down.
As far as the older brick factories they fell from favor as the maintenance,insurance and utility cost mounted and the manufacturer turn to the steel buildings for their new plant and as they found the need to expand they turned to the new "shoe box" design..I call it shoe box simply because these concrete buildings reminds me of a empty shoe box turned upside down.
Larry
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!
Engineman
Summerset Ry
Make Safety your first thought, Not your last! Safety First!