Otto

I have toured the remaining buildings many times and after getting an update from Safi - one of the owners - the project still remains up in the air. The only structures that where demolished where the oldest ones which where in bad shape as access to the other buildings was needed as well as parking space for whatever development will happen. As far as the remaining ones, they are very sound, steel reinforced concrete construction engineered to hold 200 to 300 pounds per square foot. Although they look a wreck from the outside, they are prime for redevelopment but the owners lack financial backers. As far as the old smokestack... it is very well intact as I have climbed up the inside! Although I have never seen mothers with babies to visit people in the jail next door, the area would be safer than most places!