Looking at The Windy City from the top of the coal tower. The pond you see is the former ACME Coke coal yard.
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Old boathouses near the dock.
No, it’s not your Mac’s desktop, it’s a beautiful Lake Superior night. Taken from near the former Pittsburgh and Reading Anthracite Plant. You can see the frame that used to hold the lifeboat that was auctioned in 2006 to the left of the Pilot House.
Wind blew taconite dust against the walls of these suspended control room, making even the glass appear to rust.
The flour mill (rear) and its elevators. The taller elevator was moved here in 1955, when the Harrisons bought it from Federal, who declared it surplus. The smaller elevator replaced an earlier smaller warehouse in 1926. Taken shortly after dawn. This one picture made the drive worth it, for me. Medium Format.
Winter skies over Allouez Bay. From a distance, it looks almost fragile.
Since the foundry went cold, I decided to turn down my color temperature… In the background, a chart showing graphite dispersion is one of the few artifacts left on the foundry floor.
A taste of Superior culture.
Scanned after being recovered from the bottom of an old wooden box for a few years. Circa 2005. The only photo I have showing the steam locomotive out front.
Some of the ruins are way off the beaten path… foundations of tank stands and pillars of buildings that never had walls or roofs.