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Buffalo State Hospital – September 24, 2023

By dave | September 25, 2023

Preservation Works recently organized a photography tour of Buffalo State Hospital. Having greatly enjoyed my previous tours of the Kirkbride there was no question of whether I was going to make the 7 hour drive to Buffalo. During my previous visits in 2013 they were beginning to convert part of the building in to a…

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Fore River Shipyard – 2011 – 2012

By dave | December 30, 2018

Fore River Shipyard began operations in 1883. In 1913, it was purchased by Bethlehem Steel. Its final owner, General Dynamics, purchased the yard in 1963 and eventually ceased operations in 1986. Most of the ships the yard worked on were Navy ships. My father actually worked here for a time doing some engineering work, so…

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Cargill Grain Elevator

By dave | February 13, 2018

It was January 2013 and I was taking a week off in between jobs.  I decided to take a solo road trip with no real plan…which is pretty unusual for me.  My career was going well and I was a lot more worried about getting caught exploring than I had been previously.  There were, however,…

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Detroit 2012

By dave | May 21, 2012

Whenever I visited Detroit I would always get some shots of the city, graffiti, smaller abandoned buildings, fires, and other things. These are shots from my 2012 trip. It sounds silly but it was amazing how hot the house fire was, even at some distance. In the shot where I am standing behind the three…

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Central Steam Power Plant – 2010

By dave | December 31, 2010
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Central Steam Power Plant – 2009

By dave | December 31, 2009
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Detroit Trade School

By dave | October 12, 2009
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Central Steam Power Plant – May 2007

By dave | May 12, 2009

Central Steam Power Plant in Fitchburg, MA was a great place to explore. It was always a reliable, interesting place to bring explorers visiting from other states or to go when you wanted to take some photos but didn’t want to deal with a big hassle. The entrance was simple but not necessarily obvious if…

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Worcester State Hospital

By dave | April 1, 2008

Unfortunately my risk tolerance wasn’t quite high enough to see as much of Worcester as I wanted, but I did manage to get a few shots inside during the demolition, including of the famed camera obscura which was created by a hole in one of the boards over the windows. This was also the site…

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Foxborough State Hospital

By dave | April 13, 2007

Foxboro State hospital opened in 1889 and treated patients until about 1976. Unfortunately I was not able to explore the hospital before renovations began, but I could not let this place be renovated without seeing it at least once.

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