dallashistory

This past weekend, we made a quick trip to San Antonio and back. Along the way, I saw the Comal Power Plant in New Braufels. Once it was decided to redevelop the shell of the plant rather than tearing it down or sealing it up in 1998-2000; the original plan was to develop it as a hotel:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase ... id%3A77427

It was realized in 2004 that the hotel concept would not work; and it was then decided to fill it with 100 loft apartments, with garden apartments on the ground of the plant:

http://www.austinchronicle.com/gyrobase ... d%3A154443

http://www.mammen.com/Comal.htm

In 2007, the completed project was dedicated and open for new buyers. I did not see lights inside from a distance; but when we stopped to eat, I couldn't find a quick route to check it out.

http://www.lcra.org/featurestory/2007/c ... ation.html

Another plant that is taking on a new lease on life is Seaholm Power Plant
in Austin:

http://www.seaholm.info/

http://friendsofseaholm.com/Pages/building.html

http://www.ci.austin.tx.us/downtown/100 ... se1000.htm

I could just see it's green neon stack as we flew by on I-35; but it was late, and we didn't have time to stop:

http://www.aroundaustin.com/2008/07/sea ... plant.html

http://flickr.com/photos/stevehopson/se ... 131133781/

I guess there is still talk of turning Houston's Gable Street Power Plant into an energy museum. It's first steam engine driven generators were brought online in 1900:

http://www.hal-pc.org/~lfa/BB45.html

Thought I knew about most of these; but here is another one:

http://www.brigniagara.org/museum.htm