[ericfallon]

Comparing a brick box to the art deco building around the world is not fair.
I doubt that factory building was built to last forever. and that can be a problem even if they did retro fit it. Bricks and concrete don't last forever.
Industry here didn't build artful buildings for the most part .
It is sad when history is lost but, no one stepped up to buy it and rebuild/update it..
Mostly because of the hazardous crap it was made with..
I wonder if a soil test has been done ,As I'm sure they will require one before anything is built on that lot.