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Swift meatpacking
"The empty buildings were gutted by fires in 1971 and in 1973. The latter blaze, fueled by 70 years' worth of animal fat, burned for three weeks. Afterward, owners hired a company to demolish what was left, but after breaking three wrecking balls on the massive brick structures, Hearne Wrecking and Lumber admitted defeat.."
After the plant closed in 1971, the place was heaven for graffiti taggers, a plot of urban wilderness routinely explored by teenagers and photographers... however in the next few years, it may change that.
~ source article "Swift Changes" - Ft Worth Weekly
~ History of Stockyards and Swift meat-packing complex
Swift meatpacking
"The empty buildings were gutted by fires in 1971 and in 1973. The latter blaze, fueled by 70 years' worth of animal fat, burned for three weeks. Afterward, owners hired a company to demolish what was left, but after breaking three wrecking balls on the massive brick structures, Hearne Wrecking and Lumber admitted defeat.."
After the plant closed in 1971, the place was heaven for graffiti taggers, a plot of urban wilderness routinely explored by teenagers and photographers... however in the next few years, it may change that.
~ source article "Swift Changes" - Ft Worth Weekly
~ History of Stockyards and Swift meat-packing complex