The pipes above sprayed water onto the hot coke.
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Looking at the boarded exterior of the newer area of the orphanage from its 1914 section.
I wanted to see the third floor to get a better view, but the third floor had already been demolished. The old walls had cascaded down the staircases. This building is gone, now, as you can expect.
The first time I saw Buffalo Central Terminal was from a westbound Empire Builder. In the foreground you can see the rows of platforms.
Although the caves deviated little in their year-round temperature, it was common to use blocks of ice to cool beer immediately before shipment. This is the ruins of the ice chute.
The only good shot I have of the top of Battery A, in the upper left. Though it seemed to have been disused before its neighbor it had a lot less growth on it.
Indianapolis’ beautiful downtown is in the distance, past the gas storage tank.
Looking toward Old Taylor Distillery from the roof of Old Crow.
Shells of mixing buildings.
Daisy Mill could accept shipments from water, rail, and truck at one time. Now everything comes and goes by rail.