Well, the other day we ate lunch with several historical commission members, and they werent exactly biting their tongues. It was built between 1915 and 1917 with ten small boilers and a 7 MW turbine. It could happen.. but.. At least TCC is getting the public and Historic Fort Worth involved with seeking suggestions. Pinterest. (Nuclear Regulatory Commission), Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window), Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window), Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window), Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window), Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window). She said the power plant would be eligible. If someone wants to make that the centerpiece in a "Left Bank" style development, I think it could get that little island moving. We are fortunate to have quite a few companies and individuals with deep pockets that can privately develop areas like Sundance Square and that can turn the historic American Airways hanger into a useful building that carries its heritage. Explored with my partner in Crime . Could one possible option be to completely remove the Kern plant and its connected infrastructure and restore that section of the mighty Kern to its natural state? While it has mostly been ignored, there was an historic moment in 2008 when the US Corp of Engineers made a finding that the Trinity Bluffs should have historic protection. Location: 309 Hillshire Dr., Haslet, TX Supervisor: Carl Ellis Phone: 817-994-6969 East District Code Office It may not be too large a stretch to assume that a deal has been done already to transfer the old plant out of TCCD's unloving hands and that the current mumbling's are simply the overture to the main play. PG&E's Kern Canyon powerhouse was built in 1921. The water in the core is heated by nuclear fission and then pumped into tubes inside a heat exchanger. I just thought it would be a cool place for an aquarium, next to the river/town lake. Old TXU Power Plant - Fort Worth, Texas Source: busydane (reddit) Caravan of Dreams revival in the TXU Power Plant, This is not recommended for shared computers, Trinity Uptown - Repurposed Historic TXU Plant, http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showthread.php/1940-Fort-Worth-Downtown-Tarrant-County-College-Campus, Back to Historic Buildings and Preservation, Community Forum Software by IP.Board 3.4.6. Those tubes heat a separate water source to create steam. Well, as we know, the plan to build a "stunning downtown campus" utterly failed from an aesthetic & fiscal standpoint. As John S. and others have said many times: Preservation of the historic resources of a community has to be something that is deeply embedded in the entire infrastructure. S1 E11: Is Keepling Locations Secret Important? Guilty. The college is sitting on a big hunk of land that is tax-exempt, is not being used for college purposes, and is not being marketed for sale, Harman said. Despite the barbed wire fences and sheet metal coverings, we still got to look inside and even discovered a few surprises along the way! If a public ballot were taken and the results were negative as to its survival, at least it would be decision made in an active way and it would not be allowed to molder into a heap over time. This also applies to the under-structure of the public institutions that are tax payer supported like the TCCD or the TRWD and others realize that the land under their jurisdiction contain historic buildings and sites that should be given complete and public scrutiny before they are obliterated. Mar 27, 2014 - Old TXU Power Plant -- Fort Worth Texas - abandoned, power, plant, fort, worth, texas. But then, that's nothing new, is it? Texas, USA specifically. Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. View . One is a private property owner that has absolutely no resources and can't find a buyer so the structure crumbles around them. TCCD "asking the experts what they've got", Voice & Guitars in Big HeavenElementary Music Specialist, FWISD. Might be that the clean up expenses exceeded the fair market price of the land?? You could have this huge property for a little over $1.4 Million dollars. ADDRESS: 2003 8th Ave., #300, Fort Worth, TX 76110PHONE: 817.405.9318EMAIL: hello@fortworthreport.orgOur MissionWe pledge to produce high-quality objective local journalism that informs public decision-making, addresses the quality of life of our communitys citizens, holds our policymakers accountable and tells our readers stories by listening to them and making sure they are valued and understood. TXU probably coerced the TCC into taking the land west of the viaduct in return to selling them the part that they really wanted. East Exchange Avenue Tunnel. Location: 309 Hillshire Dr., Haslet, TX Supervisor: Autumn Jacobo Phone: 817-965-6840 Central District Code Office. It has a generating capacity of 6.4 megawatts. At that point, the COE was running pretty hot and heavy about the stuff that the TCC was doing or not doing. Abandoned unit 1 reactor building The Cherokee Nuclear Power Plant is an uncompleted energy project 10 miles (16 km) outside Gaffney, South Carolina, United States. The Fort Worth Power and Light Company Power plant was first built in 1912. One item I remember being discussed was severe soils contamination and very expensive Remediation. The power plant was the first main source of power for Fort Worth Texas. There also may be a way to put in some restrictions in developing the property by not allowing demolition or requiring local designation. Smokestacks above the plant previously used to spit out exhaust from the coal powered generators and displayed a face now familiar to long-time Fort Worth residents -- the power-generating mascot known as Reddy Kilowatt. But that always has its downside as well. Images, Pictures, Gifs, Videos, Historical or Vintage Photographs, Artwork The vaulted, crumbling roof of the main turbine hall soars 130 feet over what were once the largest turbines in the world. Her position is supported by a grant from the Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Foundation. How about renovating it for the new city hall. Psst! But despite the glimpses of a faraway time that can still be seen, the old power plant continues to become more disheveled. Technical issues prevented several people from unmuting their microphones to ask questions or comment over the course of the meeting, which lasted for more than two hours. The plant held on longer than the Armour plant, which closed in 1962. It's nearly a century old, has suffered some damage from a rock slide, and is currently not operational. According to PG&E, the powerhouse is costly to operate. In the company's SEC filings, Greenidge . Environmental clean up cost should be responsibility of the current property owner. NOT THE TAX PAYER or City of Fort Worth. The first unit came online in 1990. It includes 650 acres. Construction for the foundations began in 1917, and the first 30MW turbine of the six planned was put in operation on October 30, 1920. Please email me; you will get credit for anything you contribute. Mattern also serves on the board of the League of Women Voters of Tarrant County. I suspect that the current board is nailed to the wall by the sleazy actions of several previous board members and college officials. In September of the next year, the smokestacks that once towered over the river were demolished. Where it all turned bad was the incredible lack of credibility that TCC had generated during the whole permitting process. Over 60,000 visitors have toured the Museum in some years. I'm not very knowledgeable on the subject, but isn't this exactly what Superfund sites are for? I think I also remember the City of Fort Worth classified that power plant land area as far too expensive to clean up. http://forum.dallasmetropolis.com/showthread.php/1940-Fort-Worth-Downtown-Tarrant-County-College-Campus, TCC eyes TXU plant site for new campus It is located in a 100-year-old abandoned meat packing plant in a section of Fort Worth some call "Hell's Half Acre," according to the Fort Worth attraction. Tarrant County Community College bought the property in 2004 with plans to build a new downtown campus but that never happened. Approximately 12,000 megawatts of power generation were offline Monday afternoon enough to power 2.4 million homes on a hot summer day. Both companies accepted and constructed their plants on the east end of Exchange Avenue. Right? Every few years these energy giants fold up through bankruptcy to avoid continuing responsibility for the mess they make while generating massive profits. It was 4% of total energy production in Hungary. Until the deep under-structure of Fort Worth can accept the idea of reasonable preservation of its historic asserts, then nothing will happen. The design represents the Beaux-Arts style of architecture that was popular from the 1890s to the Great Depression. The reason that the Stockyards Historic District still has memorable buildings is entirely due to private development with an eye for profit. The TRV renderings always show it as being renovated and in existence in the future, but who knows. I was heavily involved in the drama department at TCC Trinity from 2012-2014. I don't believe there was ever a serious plan to turn it into an aquarium. Hey, an owner should be able to do what he wants with his own property. The utility has an easement for another 580 acres (2.3 km 2) which is maintained in a natural state. They succumb to fire or flood or earthquakes. She likes ruffling the feathers of the business community and with her pending political ambitions there's no such thing as too much publicity. It took a while to get plants moving again even after power was restored, and some plants lost power multiple times. Did Appleman do anything with this before she was forced to resign from the board?? The commission originally planned two in-person public meetings in Glen Rose on Jan. 10 but moved the session online due to COVID-19 concerns. That view isnt shared by all living in the 50-mile radius of the plant, including Tarrant, Hood and Somervell counties. 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