A metaphor for the deterioration and imminent demise of the company itself.
https://wnbf.com/ibm-endicott-buildings-demolition-very-soon/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wshtmn3XpU8
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Fvck IBM and the entire state of NY
Pardon this Gen Z. IBM used to do manufacturing? What did they manufacture exactly? Those buildings look older than my grandpa.
Looks like Detroit after the US car manufacturing went bad?
It's not just the IBM buildings on North Street that are in a disgraceful state of disrepair -- check out the IBM Country Club:
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2022/05/04/arpa-funding-binghamton-elmira-ithaca-broome-chemung-tompkins-pandemic-relief/7220624001/
https://www.pressconnects.com/story/news/local/2022/01/20/ibm-country-club-parcel-union-apartment-complex/6583313001/
Sad. IBM was a great employer. Endicott thrived. It was a great place to live. That era of greatness is gone.