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Abstract
This thesis is an analysis of Macon, Georgias post-World War II food manufacturing facilities, their local context and significance as a part of Macons industrial history, and ideas for potential adaptive reuse of these buildings. Included is a history of national manufacturing and its architecture, a synopsis of the general postwar factory and postwar industrial districts in America, and Macons industrial and economic background. Three case studies focus on both large and small facilities in Macon, including two vacant facilities and one still operating as a food manufacturer. Since the case studies are in different areas of the city there is also a brief review of zoning and how zoning affects potential reuse of industrial buildings.