The best instances of adaptive reuse support the redevelopment of a building that no longer serves its original purpose while giving back to the community. While America is no longer the manufacturing powerhouse it once was, there is something poetic about looking past the joists and trusses that supported yesterday’s industry, in buildings now abuzz with educated young creatives thirsty for opportunity and growth.

via Footsteps to Follow: Ten Examples of Effective Adaptive Reuse – Curbed Maps – Curbed Philly.