One of the many blast doors. Note the plunger to seal off the airflow in the event of an attack or accidental explosion.
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A closeup of the now-scrapped steel chute.
The Bunk House was not just for sleeping, but it was for eating and recreation too. In one corner, near the door to the Blacksmith Shop (left) is this terrific stove, probably original (circa 1937).
A new loading shed to fill train cars.
The last batch of molded metal stuck in the chute, this metallurgical furnace was falling apart brick by disintegrating brick b the time I got to it. On the upper floors there is a sophisticated network of vents and chimneys to make these little furnaces as hot as possible.
Some warnings on the older battery which was visibly older than its eastern counterpart. This set of batteries had no railing between the side of the ovens and a long drop onto railroad tracks… I like this picture because it shows the effects of the heat and corrosive gasses on the area around the ovens.
Behind the factory was an old truck, blocked in by overgrown trees on one side and the buildings on the other.
The curtain closes officially when the walls crack under the weight of winter snow.
Interlocking bricks at the mouth of the stoker-less boiler.
Aaron by the concentrator.