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Alcatraz Prison : The Rock.

Alcatraz Prison

Fischer Clothing Factory : All quiet on the western front. Losing your voice is just as scary as finding it.

Fischer Clothing Factory

Whitlock Foundry :

Whitlock Foundry

Idlewind Reservoir : The Russians are coming! The Russians are coming!

Idlewind Reservoir

Johnstone Energy Co. : Probably the last time we'll see you.

Johnstone Energy Co.

Schneller Brauerei : Just a quickie. Here's my story and I'm sticking to it.

Schneller Brauerei

Vandemar Electric Co. : Another location used in the filming of 12 Monkeys. To date, this is my favorite exploration and was worth the long wait. The writeup is here.
My second visit was very different. Words and revelations.

Vandemar Electric Co.

Tipple & Locke Generating Station : Someone left the lights on although no one has been here for years. Feel the seasons change.

Tipple & Locke Generating Station

Bay Shore Packing Co. : A sampling of SF's finest graffiti. Words from the day are here.

Bay Shore Packing Co.

Kohler Power Station : Paris Hilton's secret hideout.

Kohler Power Station

Holy Transfiguration Church : 5000K. Documented here.

Holy Transfiguration Church

Lauraville Coal Breakers : Serving the coal industry for 40 years. The town it birthed is stuck in time. Details of the first visit, and words from the second.

Lauraville Coal Breakers

Ghost Ship : A graduate-level course in achieving straight horizons. What happened that day?

Chaffton State Asylum : A state hospital with a frightening but fascinating history. Architecturally significant but artifactually boring, not a lot of inspiration was found here.

Chaffton State Asylum

Ezel Brewery : Second time lucky? We had lovely light, good temperatures, and some good inspiration. Bronchitis? Who cares!

The Unnamed Mill : I still do not know what this building was originally or what is happening to it now. There was obvious evidence of a large fire here several years ago, much like the rest of the town. Though there were at least 4 floors to this structure, safety dictated that we only venture on one.

The Unnamed Mill

Central Post Office : The old Art Deco building that sits rotting in the center of town. Very little is left in here, but its proximity to "normal" life speaks louder than words.

Central Post Office

Cherry Hill Power Substation : We were the first people (that we know of) to crack this tough nut. Uncharted, virgin territory. Because this place is so private this is my favorite little spot.

Cherry Hill Power Substation

Performing Arts School : A school converted to a dance school, converted to nothingness. A fire ravaged this building some time ago, blistering the roof, but nature is slowly taking over...

Performing Arts School

Church of the Forgotten : A series of arson cases destroyed this building (and several others) in the late 1990s. The majestic, historic building sits with stalled plans for renovation, pieces falling to the ground every day.

Church of the Forgotten

Illiana Theater : Mostly photos from the historic midwest theater that sits forgotten in a ghost town.

Illiana Theater

Fosters Brewery : It towers over everything else in this neighborhood. The majestic Victorian building has seen many better days, and she holds her breath for a change.

Fosters Brewery

Pembroke State Asylum : 4 years after the fact, I returned to this place with different gear and a better attitude. One visit is documented here.

Pembroke State Asylum

Mid-Atlantic Penitentiary : Two words: Maximum. Security.

Mid-Atlantic Penitentiary

Rainier Psychopathic Asylum : Abandoned for almost 3 decades, this mysterious little place has seen very little in the way of (human) intruders. Raccoons, however, have made this their kingdom.

Rainier Psychopathic Asylum

Thornfield Children's Center : This huge correctional facility contained many different kind of buildings for different kinds of patients/inmates. One could spend a whole week (or more) exploring all of them.

Thornfield Children's Center

Stonewall Academy : This neighborhood, although touted to be one of the worst in the city, is nothing compared to West Baltimore.

Stonewall Academy

Riverside School : A mish-mash of this turn-of-the-last-century boys school, at least what is left of it. The day was the coldest in which I've ever done this, so I admit I got a bit sloppy.

Riverside School

Coates Textiles : AKA Kingdom of Pigeon Poop. I still don't know why or when this place closed exactly, and it remains a mystery. I got sick for 3 weeks after coming here.

Coates Textiles

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