South Front is an example of
adaptive reuse, integrating
existing architecture with
new elements. Factory
bays become carports for
residents. Dormer skylights
are incorporated with
original walls, keeping the
character of the historic
buildings.
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WBM may 2018
HE BLOCK SHIRT
FACTORY shuttered
in 1991. The build-ings
stood empty. The
south end of down-town
was abandoned.
No new business
moved in. Structures that represented a sig-nificant
part of Wilmington history seemed
destined for the wrecking ball.
Across the street, a similar story
unfolded. Nesbitt Courts was constructed
