julia christensen

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    Book Excerpt: Big Box Reuse

    As stores like Wal-Mart and Kmart leave one large structure for a larger one, communities around the country are finding creative uses for the buildings left behind. An excerpt from Julia Christensen's new book, Big Box Reuse.

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    Head Start Early Childhood Center: Reused Kmart Building, Hastings, Neb. In 1998, a tornado damaged the Head Start facility in Hastings. Three years later, Head Start moved into a former Kmart, which had sat empty for a decade. The new center serves 1,200 students and their families, many of whom are recent arrivals from Mexico. The playground sits on what used to be Kmart's cargo dock.

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