It was like stepping into a time machine. The equipment and furniture were dated, but not so's a middle-aged guy like me would notice; and everything was absolutely mint. You could probably have eaten off the floors, and all the equipment appeared to be in working order, including the overhead fluorescent lighting.
The point of the article was that the facility had just been decommissioned and was awaiting disposal, and was considered something of a white elephant.
Sounds like just the place for a Texas Tinfoil World Headquarters -- just imagine the conspiracy parties!
Was it out near Willis?