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Vlněna in 2006

Vlněna in the late 2010s

It seems that factory “Vlněna”, located next to the main train station and Vaňkovka shopping mall, will simply go down the memory hole. According to the ČT24 TV station, the owner/investor has found out that creating loft apartments and protecting the industrial feel of the area would cost more than what would be rentable. Which is perfectly understandable. But that does not make it less sad.

Vlněna is located at Přízová st. and it has been a part of Brno’s history – as it was one of the most important factories in the times when Brno was called “Moravian Manchester”.

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