Woodruff, McDaniel Buildings Sold To History Channel
FairCityNews.com | May 18, 2010 | Comments 0
Springfield, MO—The Woodruff and McDaniel buildings on Park Central East have been sold to the History Channel to be featured on a future episode of Life After People. A History Channel representative said filming will begin once the buildings start to show signs of visible decline, which should be soon since the utilities have been shut off.
According to the show, the Woodruff and McDaniel buildings will be “shown in the moments after people disappear. As each day, month, and year passes, the fate of a particular environment, city or theme is disclosed. Humans won’t be around forever, and now we can see in detail, for the very first time, the world that will be left behind through the eyes of these two structures.”
Since the buildings have been in decline for well over a decade, special effects won’t be necessary to embellish upon the existing fallen ceiling tiles, locked doors, puddles of standing water and condemned elevators. Interviews from top experts in the fields of engineering, botany, biology, geology, and archeology will provide an unforgettable visual journey through the ultimately un-hypothetical result: total demise of two iconic structures.
Flooding from a burst water main under Jefferson Avenue apparently damaged some of the basement heating and cooling equipment before the current owners bought the building in 2002, which has added to the interest of History Channel producers.
Opened in 1911 and 1914 respectively, the Woodruff and McDaniel building History Channel episodes will explore the creatures that might take our place. With humans gone, animals will inherit the places where we once lived. In a world without people, new stories of predators, survival and evolution will emerge much like today’s commercial real estate market.
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