*Far From Glory*
The Vaughn building is one of many abandoned skyscrapers that litter midtown Texas. These buildings was the process of the ever moving oil boom.
In 1963 a year after the cornerstone for the Vaughn was set, midland was called the “Tall City” now the Vaughn wasn’t the only skyscraper oh no it was called the 3 musketeers for a reason. I think the Vaughn building is the only one left and it even is going to be tore down soon.
1986 it all came tumbling down, oil prices started plunging as they usually do. This caused the future skyscraper plans to be scraped, companies shipped out, and of course the buildings boarded up
the Vaughn building is 12 stories, once was going to be brought back to glory and turned into a stack (retail, office and residential)
Inside is just a shell of what used to be a busy building, exposed rusty pipes, dusty floors, and graffiti scrabbled all about. Most would think it was just a abandoned construction site.
the Vaughn building is 12 stories, once was going to be brought back to glory and turned into a stack (retail, office and residential)
Inside is just a shell of what used to be a busy building, exposed rusty pipes, dusty floors, and graffiti scrabbled all about. Most would think it was just a abandoned construction site.
Some say the building should be repurposed but with it totaling up to $22 million dollars to pull off the face lift the building needs.
This wild number is for the 12 floors that need electrical work, air conditioning, plumbing, and new elevators.
Then along with this there is 3 hurdles. One of them being design second is parking third is perception.
now I chuckle because this building is literally the meaning of stuck in time, for the longest time there was a welcome home sign for George W. Bush after he finished his second term.
This wild number is for the 12 floors that need electrical work, air conditioning, plumbing, and new elevators.
Then along with this there is 3 hurdles. One of them being design second is parking third is perception.
now I chuckle because this building is literally the meaning of stuck in time, for the longest time there was a welcome home sign for George W. Bush after he finished his second term.
You can only reach the first floor of the actual building due to stairs collapsing but the parking garage you can go up all 12 floors.