Reusing Old Mills In The Carolinas

Carolinans are transitioning closed, old-economy texile mills into housing, offices, and other distinctly new-economy spaces.

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August 2, 2002, 1:00 PM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Some developers, mill owners, and townspeople are turning [underused mills] into symbols of rural economic growth: Instead of stitching underwear, many former cotton mills are now turning out alternators and baby furniture. In Joanna, there are plans to use the dank, abandoned halls of a mill to grow mushrooms. One mill in Anderson, S.C., is to be transformed into a dinosaur museum. The conversions of mills into centers of other forms of industry represent an economy in transition as the Carolinas shift towards a post-textile era."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Old mills hum with new uses

Thursday, August 1, 2002 in The Christian Science Monitor

Community / Economic Development North Carolina

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