05-05-2010, 10:44 AM
Looking good, Gary!
You mentioned removing brick buildings in favor of more modern box style. I think you are probably referring to concrete "tilt ups." I don't know about Texas. When I went through I was on I-40, and didn't get off. Here in California brick buildings will often be found in the oldest town or part of town, while the newer towns or parts of towns will be either cinder block or concrete tilt up construction for industrial buildings. Here in So Cal on the LAJ, the city of Vernon dates back to 1900. The Los Angeles produce market is on Alameda St. a couple of miles South of Union Station, but the meat packers are in Vernon. Most of the buildings are old brick. The other city that the LAJ goes into is the City of Commerce. It was mostly open fields until after WW2. There were a few heavy industries along the Santa Fe mainline, but not much else. Since the early 1950's a lot of industry and warehousing has moved out to the City of Commerce. The only really old buildings in town are in an old military supply depot that was probably built at the outbreak of WW2. The military has pretty much abandoned it except for a small corner that houses a Ca. National Guard battalion. Many of the other buildings are either abandoned or inexpensive warehousing for charitable food banks, cheap imports, etc. The buildings there are mostly wood with typical loading docks, but they are really too small for most large industry.
Otherwise the most common construction in City of Commerce is concrete tilt up. Today, C of C is mostly developed, and the new "mega" warehouses are being built out in Fontana not far from the California Speedway.
You mentioned removing brick buildings in favor of more modern box style. I think you are probably referring to concrete "tilt ups." I don't know about Texas. When I went through I was on I-40, and didn't get off. Here in California brick buildings will often be found in the oldest town or part of town, while the newer towns or parts of towns will be either cinder block or concrete tilt up construction for industrial buildings. Here in So Cal on the LAJ, the city of Vernon dates back to 1900. The Los Angeles produce market is on Alameda St. a couple of miles South of Union Station, but the meat packers are in Vernon. Most of the buildings are old brick. The other city that the LAJ goes into is the City of Commerce. It was mostly open fields until after WW2. There were a few heavy industries along the Santa Fe mainline, but not much else. Since the early 1950's a lot of industry and warehousing has moved out to the City of Commerce. The only really old buildings in town are in an old military supply depot that was probably built at the outbreak of WW2. The military has pretty much abandoned it except for a small corner that houses a Ca. National Guard battalion. Many of the other buildings are either abandoned or inexpensive warehousing for charitable food banks, cheap imports, etc. The buildings there are mostly wood with typical loading docks, but they are really too small for most large industry.
Otherwise the most common construction in City of Commerce is concrete tilt up. Today, C of C is mostly developed, and the new "mega" warehouses are being built out in Fontana not far from the California Speedway.