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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2018 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Old train depot in Raleigh, built in 1912, was rehabilitated & turned into restaurants & shopping area.
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mr. lang Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2012 Posts: 308 Location: Germany
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 1:52 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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I hope it's okay, when I contribute to this thread with a few pictures of buildings about well known companies around my hometown.
I start with a dark chapter of my hometowns history.
No building, but what you see are the remnants of the SWF-Spezialfabrik für Autozubehör Gustav Rau GmbH, in short SWF (buildings in the background are not part of it).
From 1943 on, this was the production plant for wipers with the education center next to it (to the right in the above picture).
In 1972 the company was bought by ITT automotive, but did still use the SWF name with the buildings also still carrying the SWF logo.
The logos did change from SWF to ITT eventually, but I do not remember when.
But it was funny to see, because the building got so dark from the nearby through road, except behind the old SWF logo, that you could easy imaging, where the old logo was, because the new ITT logo did only cover parts of the old spot.
When ITT was bought in 1999 the logos were changed again to valeo and now you could see the old spot of the SWF, the ITT and the new logo at once.
Valeo did move the production plant (will take picture of new plant, when I have the time) and so the old plant was no longer in use and was demolished in 2013. This is what you see in the picture.
Future plans from city administration for this place are to create a residential district. _________________ 1966 Bus | 1969 Bug | 1976 Passat LX two-door | 1984 Golf 2 C (daily driver)
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 11, 2018 8:05 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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This old gas station is on 2nd street right off the mother road Route 66 less than a mile. I don’t know what brand of gas they sold but you can see through the years station was added on to, look right. Pic was yesterday as I was downtown playing around.
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mr. lang Samba Member
Joined: June 05, 2012 Posts: 308 Location: Germany
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Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2018 12:34 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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This is the administration building of the formerly Deutsche Linoleum Werke, short DLW in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
The logo has changed a few times. I remember from DWL to Armstrong DLW back to DLW Flooring.
The DLW plant covered the whole area (now called Bogenviertel) between the Bundesstraße B27 and the railroad. The administration building with the main entrance are just a small part of it. Impossible to capture the whole area with my camera.
The old and still standing buildings are currently used by valeo and other smaller companies. Mc Donalds opened a restaurant in the Bogenviertel and also the Bietigheim-Bissinger police moved there.
This is less than a mile away from the old SWF plant.
DLW was probably the producer of the Marmoleum linoleum used in the VW Westfalia campers. But I'm not sure about that. _________________ 1966 Bus | 1969 Bug | 1976 Passat LX two-door | 1984 Golf 2 C (daily driver)
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 3:13 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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The Ghiapet with “The Ritcher House” by Frank Lloyd Wright.
This house was abandoned & fell into disrepair & all but collapsed before being rediscovered & rebuilt about 10-15 years ago. _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it.
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Zundfolge1432 Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 4:40 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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That’s a badass looking Ghia I want to see more of that. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2018 6:29 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Zundfolge1432 wrote: |
That’s a badass looking Ghia I want to see more of that. |
Thank you sir! Here’s how I got it & how I’ve butchered it along the way to fulfill my interpretation of a Class11 Ghia.
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=691306 _________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:28 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Yet another grand old farmhouse returning to nature. This one just outside of Wilson NC.
These neat old buildings in the almost completely vacant town of Fountain NC
And then this gorgeous home in Tarboro NC.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 2:46 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Then there's the focal point of my visit to Tarboro, The Calvary Parish Episcopal Church founded in 1860. All of the plants & trees are different & are labeled as to what variety it is.
I tripped across this church years ago in my wanderings & have always loved this place & the awe inspiring combination of architecture, solemnness, & eeriness.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12743 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 4:42 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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The elementary school that my Granddaughters go to. Established in 1921 and still in use.
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
Joined: August 31, 2013 Posts: 12860 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Mon Sep 03, 2018 6:25 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Thanks for contributing oprn!
On the way back from Tarboro, I drove through the old warehouse district of Rocky Mount, way too many neat buildings, I’m gonna have to go back.
And who doesn’t love an old train station?
Then, on the other side of the tracks...
Here’s an old bank I found as I was trying to find my way out of Rocky Mount.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13958 Location: Southampton U.K.
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pastellgreen Samba Member
Joined: January 06, 2012 Posts: 1049 Location: Germany
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Posted: Tue Sep 04, 2018 2:27 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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mr. lang wrote: |
This is the administration building of the formerly Deutsche Linoleum Werke, short DLW in Bietigheim-Bissingen.
The logo has changed a few times. I remember from DWL to Armstrong DLW back to DLW Flooring.
The DLW plant covered the whole area (now called Bogenviertel) between the Bundesstraße B27 and the railroad. The administration building with the main entrance are just a small part of it. Impossible to capture the whole area with my camera.
The old and still standing buildings are currently used by valeo and other smaller companies. Mc Donalds opened a restaurant in the Bogenviertel and also the Bietigheim-Bissinger police moved there.
This is less than a mile away from the old SWF plant.
DLW was probably the producer of the Marmoleum linoleum used in the VW Westfalia campers. But I'm not sure about that. |
The building looks, as if there could be one of these legendary german cylic elevators in it... Have you also been in the interior? |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12743 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 5:14 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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You folks in Europe have an unfair advantage here with so many solid old buildings. Canada is only 150 years old and on the western side where we live it is rare to find a building even 100 years old. Most of our buildings were not/are still not built with longevity in mind. We started with sod shacks and progressed to log structures. Now it's all milled lumber for smaller buildings and steel structures for larger ones.
There is a few older stone and brick structures from days gone by but often they had very poor foundations and crumbled as the frost shifted the ground. |
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oprn Samba Member
Joined: November 13, 2016 Posts: 12743 Location: Western Canada
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 9:52 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Here is the house across the road from us. No longer lived in due to the issues stated in the post above.
This is what is happening.
Foundation is just a row of big stones and over the years they are shifting. When we moved here 20 years ago there was a matching stone barn too but it was taken down for the same reasons.
A dirty shame really! My heart aches to see these lovely old buildings die! |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
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Posted: Sat Sep 08, 2018 1:59 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Here is the Mordecai Plantation Mansion built in 1785 which also is the birthplace of our 17th president, Andrew Johnson who became president after Abraham Lincoln was assassinated.
Speaking of foundations, this is the oldest house in Raleigh with it’s original foundation.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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TDCTDI Samba Advocatus Diaboli
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 9:16 am Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Here is one of the renovated warehouses that’s part of the tobacco campus in Durham NC. Most of these have been converted to apartments, condominiums, retail space, kitschy restaurants, & micro breweries.
_________________ Everybody born before 1975 has a story, good, bad, or indifferent, about a VW.
GOFUNDYOURSELF, quit asking everyone to do it for you!
An air cooled VW will make you a hoarder.
Do something, anything, to your project every day, and you will eventually complete it. |
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Splitdog Samba Split Personality
Joined: February 16, 2004 Posts: 4125 Location: Planet VW
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:21 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Guess where?
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Der Blitzkrieg Kafers
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67rustavenger Samba Member
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:31 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Splitdog wrote: |
Guess where?
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The bridge is easy.
It's the former Spanish fort that makes this a bit of a challenge.
When I was in Jr. high school. We did a field trip there.
Damn the barbaric things they Spaniards did to sick soldiers.
Brings back memories.
Oh! And the split dog looks lovely in that pic.
I didn't know you could get that close to the bridge in a car. _________________ I have learned over the years.
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Splitdog Samba Split Personality
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Posted: Sun Sep 09, 2018 4:41 pm Post subject: Re: VWs preserving history |
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Thank you. I found an old pic of it when it was unloaded with Ben Pon back in the day.
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