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Dead WalMart Reborn As Library

from Boing Boing

A dead WalMart in McAllen, Texas has been remodelled as a library, making it the largest single-floor library in the USA. It's award-winning design makes excellent use of all that space -- two football fields' worth -- and includes an acoustically separated teen space.

The library even has an acoustically separated lounge for teens as well as 6 teen computer labs, 16 public meeting spaces, 14 public study rooms, 64 computer labs, 10 children’s computer labs and 2 genealogy computer labs. Other new features include self check-out units, an auditorium, an art gallery, a used bookstore and a cafe.

While you can still see hints of what the library once was in its sprawling shape and industrial ceilings, it seems like an entirely new space. According to PSFK, the library saw new user registration rise by 23% within the first month following the new library’s opening.

Abandoned Walmart is Now America’s Largest Library [Steph/Web Urbanist]

Lance Mountain in his backyard, 1983. *

I just saw Lance yesterday here in NYC at the new skatepark over at the Chelsea Piers (It's incredible and i will be going back), I even shot a few photos yesterday while he, Steve Caballero, Pat Ngoho, and Steve Olson skated. (Maybe post some after i finish the roll).

Here's a post of mine from last year early in this blogs history that i thought i'd recycle since most of you were not reading here yet.

Here's another previously unpublished photo from my archive.
No flash, No reflector, No fill, No frills, just skills and Kodachrome 64 on a nice day.

*I'll probably be doing some more blog recycling in the slow summer months, and while i travel to keep it changing every day.