Decaying Cincinnati Factory Revitalized

Abandoned factories across the country are eyesores and economic development challenges. Cincinnati has taken an innovative historic preservation approach.

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July 11, 2002, 2:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen


"A building where Henry Ford's car company once manufactured Model T's exists today as a vacant, windowless hulk visible daily to thousands of people who drive by on Interstate 71... History provided the means for the saviors-to-be of the 87-year-old Cincinnati building. The U.S. Department of the Interior approved tax credits for the building as a historic property, offsetting the project's $10.5 million cost by $2 million."

Thanks to Laura Kranz

Monday, July 8, 2002 in The Cincinnati Enquirer

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