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user-inactivated  ·  2754 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: McAllen, TX has turned an abandoned Walmart into the largest single-story library in America.

This is really great. These massive big box stores have no other purpose than these giant retail spaces, and to see people think outside the box (har har) and put them to a legitimately useful purpose makes me happy. The Ohio valley is starting to catch up with other parts of the country and is at the beginning of a big box store contraction. There are a few of these things that do well, mainly at the interchanges of highways, and the rest are failing. Might be some data points to bring up the next time I talk to people on the planning commission.