Brewster Pool

It’s a straight view from the projection booth to the stage, but hell of a walk. At a fast pace, I think it would take 10 minutes to walk from this spot to the chair. Behind the curtains is a big white screen, so the theatre could be used for either stagework or moving pictures. The two projectors are set up for 3D movies right now–hence the little switch below the window–a Polaroid 3D synchronizer. Cool, huh?

A calendar and comic strip decorate the current pattern shelf in the building which was a coffin factory.

Inside the MLK High School chemistry laboratory.

The bottom area of the smokestacks house storage spaces. The windows of these rooms that were never completed line up perfect.

One of the pair of motors that powered this mine shaft. In the 1950s, this shaft was designated a rescue shaft, and was only maintained for emergencies. One reason that Cheratte built Shaft 3 nearby was because these motors and infrastructure did not have the capacity that the giant mine below called for.

“See anything?” “No, just more of it.” “How much to go?” “Oh god–we’ve only seen about 10%.” “Guess we should keep moving then…”

On the upper floors where the sunlight is yellow–the color of flour dust, once exposed to the elements.

Call me angsty, but I like it. Found in the Auxiliary Hospital.

A typical stretch of the assembly line.