Exploration - Marathon Motor Works, Nashville

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For a long time, it was just a passing affair. I'd be driving down I-40 through Nashville, throw a glance out the passenger side window and catch an eyeful of rusting water tower, crumbling bricks and a painted white phrase: MARATHON MOTOR WORKS.

Finally, one day, I convinced some people to take me out there and solve the mystery.

Snapshot - Tuf Nut Building

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Tuf Nut was a company that manufactured work clothing. This building was once their Little Rock factory - it's now loft apartments and first-floor businesses.