Industrial
Augusta Tissue
This tissue paper mill closed down under somewhat shady circumstances after changing owners several times. The mill was even held by the federal government for a time while the courts worked out what to do with some of the contested assets. During this time the mill was well secured and an extremely risky place to…
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Polaroid Trips 3 & 4
Trip 3 to Polaroid was when I managed to reach most of the machines that were still left behind, probably the coolest parts of Polaroid. Trip 4 to Polaroid was when I reached the power plant, which was small but very photogenic!
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Polaroid – Trip 1 & 2
POLAROID!! Polaroid, Polaroid, Polaroid! SNOWLAROID? Someone once asked me, accusingly, if I was an explorer or a re-explorer. In other words, did I explore places that other people hadn’t been to (since they were abandoned), or did I just get a bunch of information off the internet and visit places that were well known. Polaroid…
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Central Steam Power Plant – May 2007
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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Packard Plant at Night – Trip 2
After my first trip to Detroit, it did not take long for me to return and the Packard plant was an inevitable stop on the tour. During my first trip, I had discovered the joy of roaming the plant at night in a small group. Minimal use of flashlights allowed us to sneak up on…
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Calf Pasture Pumping Station
Constructed in 1883 this Romanesque style pumping station is one of the more ornate public works buildings I have come across. The station pumped raw sewage out of Boston neighborhoods and into storage tanks on Moon island, where it was released into the ocean. The pumping station was in operation until the opening of the…
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Packard Plant – Trip 1
The Packard Plant. A Detroit legend. An Albert Khan masterpiece. The building that all of the news stories featured as emblematic of Detroit’s economic downfall. The Pack was also a legendary exploring destination. It was a 3.5 million square foot lawless demilitarized zone in the middle of one of Detroit’s less savory neighborhoods. I remember…
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