Thu 05 Jul
2012
A Library Where a Wal-Mart Used to Be
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Khoi Vinh
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As is common when big box stores close up shop, when the Wal-Mart in McAllen, Texas shut down, the town was left with a 124,500 square foot building. They decided to turn it into a public library, with surprisingly attractive results.
In fact, the project won a 2012 Library Interior Design Award. Read more here.
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There was a project a few years back documenting all the various uses people came up with for old big box stores:
Isaac Grant
24 Aug 2012, 08:41 pm
24 Aug 2012, 08:41 pm
The Wal-Mart business is a big one but it has limits like everything. Wal-mart provides a better service than any of it’s competitors. Best service FTW. Survival of the fittest, bro.