The nice thing about this site is that it's well secured (for an abandoned location, at least). The bad part is that it was well secured after being emptied, tagged everywhere, and smashed to hell. Also, the northern fourth of the building is blocked off for asbestos removal. Since I don't have a respirator, I didn't feel like walking through there.
An exterior shot, looking across Water Street.
This storage tank is easily two and a half stories tall and 20-30 feet in diameter. I don't want to think about what was inside.
Below is a pump and related plumbing for the tank.
Old machinery, I'm not entirely sure what any of it is.
Much of the building is questionable wood floors and steps,
makes life interesting
There is graffiti everywhere.
This is the least friendly cieling fan I've ever seen. It's made completely of heavy steal and cast iron.
This is a skywalk between two of the buildings. As I stepped back through the doors it slammed shut about 8 inches from my back. The wind that night was amazing.
Looking down a service elevator shaft
No, there was no fallout shelter.
This is a leftover from the days of steam power. Factories used to have an engine room with one, large steam engine to provide power for all of the equipent. Everything operated on a massive system of shafts and belts.
