I am not sure what this structure is, but it seems to be put together like a gold mill. It existed in 1952, and seems to be from about that period.
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The modern shaft stands above the north side of Gilman.
Carter Color used to occupy this block.
The shaft house, where hydraulic steel doors allowed or denied entry into the mine shaft. Overhead is a light and alarm. If it sounds, the mine is being evacuated, and you best not go in and best stay the hell out of the way. Locals dump tires here, now.
This old Jetta did more offroading than your average lifted tinted loud-exhaust pickup.
The moon highlights the contrails over the engine house in the middle of the night. Foreground light painted.
The side of the administration building. Around the side was a sign instructing potential employees to return on set days and times.
This gives a sense of the scale and the water damage of the old side (brick, rather than concrete) of the roundhouse.
From the roof of the Clemens House, looking toward downtown St. Louis.
Disabled forklift… I think it’s a Clark.