Take a look at the links above to see the success of preservation groups all over the world. Industrial smokestacks have repeatedly been reclaimed by their communities as powerful symbols with a myriad of purposes. Many smokestacks once called "eyesores" by huge portions of the community are now celebrated by not only locals, but all those who visit, and in some cases are tourist destinations in their own right.
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"Should the preservation effort prevail, it would hardly be the first time an industrial structure found a second life as a city’s cultural icon." Phil Diehl, San Diego Union Tribune. Sept. 8, 2019
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