Abandonment
Built between 1921 and 1928, 26 Calvert St. Baltimore, MD was the headquarters of the United State Fidelity and Guaranty Company. The bonding company later went on to build the much larger Transamerica Tower/Legg Mason Building also in Baltimore. The building was renovated in 2015 into an apartment building.
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Much to my chagrin, I have never explored the Kirkbride building at Greystone. Too much drama and too many legal hassles have surrounded it in recent years, and the rewards were far outstripped by the risk. I have been told by those that have been inside that the outbuildings on campus were really the best…
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I am definitely a person who enjoys and needs solitude, and General Ship became my refuge for quite some time. When my wife and I weren’t going out to eat or doing something on Friday or Saturday night, I would grab a six pack and head down to General Ship. There, I would basically sit…
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General Ship & Engine Works was founded by Byron Carl Hedblom in East Boston at the beginning of the Great Depression. Mr. Hedblom had, coincidentally (at least as far as this site is concerned), been an employee of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation before a dispute with management caused him to part ways with his former employer. General…
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My last few trips to Polaroid uncovered a few interesting areas that I hadn’t seen yet and some equipment I hadn’t noticed on my previous trips. It was a place that delivered great exploring and great pictures right up until the end. The campus has been redeveloped in to a shopping center now, with only…
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