Demolition following the arson of the Administration Building.
history under ground
fire-damage
The building was the victim of many small fires over the years, and one big fire in 1995.
The east side of the boiler shop sported a platform with a control booth and heavy machine mounts. Note the door that replaces the lower section of stairs for explorers.
Looking out from a hallway on the third floor where a ceiling and roof should be. I could not stand in the room, as the floor had collapsed into the basement, but I could put my camera out at arm’s length and fire a few pictures upward, which is how I came away with this image!
Shortly after the former delivery wagon shed was arsoned in 2005. A turning point in the story of Hamms’ abandonment.
Bells are highly symbolic, being used from everything from calling worshipers in the morning to exorcising demons at night.