Comments on: 19 things you can do with an empty lot or a building that has no roof https://smallbizsurvival.com/2015/01/roofless-buildings.html The small town and rural business resource Mon, 06 Mar 2023 23:40:47 +0000 hourly 1 By: Becky McCray https://smallbizsurvival.com/2015/01/roofless-buildings.html#comment-242380 Wed, 09 Aug 2017 21:13:20 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=8856#comment-242380 Here’s another idea for your empty lot: add bike tools and bike racks. Here’s an example in Brisbane, Australia: http://www.brisbanecyclist.com/forum/topics/bike-tool-station-at-southbank

]]> By: Becky McCray https://smallbizsurvival.com/2015/01/roofless-buildings.html#comment-241596 Tue, 16 Feb 2016 14:22:44 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=8856#comment-241596 The Art Park in Albany, Georgia, is changing again. Now a microbrewery is developing the site, and they’re going to keep the storefronts. News story: http://www.albanyherald.com/news/local/microbrewery-project-progressing-step-by-step/article_57ebb6b6-47a3-59a1-afbe-04908133259e.html

Don’t give up on your roofless buildings!

]]> By: Becky McCray https://smallbizsurvival.com/2015/01/roofless-buildings.html#comment-239844 Sun, 01 Mar 2015 18:42:51 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=8856#comment-239844 Aaron Blair sent in this example, an open air Art Park – The Artpark on Pine in Albany, Georgia. Lots of amazing graffiti art, and a big vision for the future of the open air space.

]]> By: Becky McCray https://smallbizsurvival.com/2015/01/roofless-buildings.html#comment-239656 Wed, 21 Jan 2015 14:50:15 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=8856#comment-239656 Ann sent this comment by email:
“A couple years ago we were traveling for my son’s youth football games and one happened to be held in Laurens, Iowa. We arrived early and had a chance to bum around town a little and discovered this great community gathering space and learned the story of how it came to be (as told by a local businesswoman running the antique/gifts shop next door). We still talk about this neat space, and I’ve kept it in mind for our town as we have a couple old buildings that have needed transition…maybe someday we’ll also achieve a “Memory Lane” park like Laurens.”

Ann also sent this link to the Laurens, Iowa, parks page, where there are a couple of tiny photos and the park is described this way:
“Memory Lane is a recently constructed downtown park built through donations by individuals and businesses. There are pergolas, stone tables and benches, a water fountain, stage, and drinking fountain. It is a place of reunion and reflection, a place for positive conversation, and a place to remember those who have contributed to the Laurens community.”

]]> By: What businesses would work in a small town? Filling empty buildings https://smallbizsurvival.com/2015/01/roofless-buildings.html#comment-239649 Tue, 20 Jan 2015 14:43:45 +0000 http://smallbizsurvival.com/?p=8856#comment-239649 […] Missing the roof? Convert it to an outdoor space. Here are 19 ideas for using a roofless building in a productive way. Everything from a bocce ball court to a beer garden is […]

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