A midwestern jungle surrounds the meat packing plant.
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No matter what environmental disasters industry throws at Mother Earth, she will bounce back.
Death. About two seconds after the explosives were triggered.
Taken from the arm of the pocket loader–note the tree growing out of the conveyor belt. Often where you see old piles of taconite, trees are springing up. The byproducts of the pelletization process break down and make a really fertile mix, especially with all the iron content!
Looking at the last wall of the hotel from the banks of the river.
Trees between duplexes overshadow the buildings they were planted to shield; revenge for the boards on the windows.
The view from the larry, looking out at the overgrowing coke oven top. Papers listed the order of the charges for each oven, noting the sticky doors and persistent leaks. Emergency respirators and rescue gear was stored close, as long exposure to emissions from the rusty hatches could make worker pass out on the top of the ovens.
A humble prairie elevator at Fannystelle, Manitoba. What a name!
Power House, 2000s From the roof of the larger power plant’s Building A, Hastings, MN’s lights burn behind the smokestacks.
One of the older buildings on the site, this is an old power house that provided electricity to the plant. I spent some time walking around it and believe it was fired with coal gas but had a diesel backup installed later.