Redlining is the practice of shutting certain races out of neighborhoods, and it is still a big problem today. Such behaviors were a big factor in creating the need for these projects.
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Note the tiled floor between the bucket conveyors and an old mill.
Stairs and power lines enter the abandoned depot. Shingles slide off the rotten roof. Ektar 100/Mamiya 6
One of the ugly modern staircases.
A rare door left on the workhouse. The stairs to the left led down into a flooded basement. Kodak Portra 160/Mamiya 6.
There’s no way an explorer, much less a choir, could stand here now. Since this picture was taken the roof has collapsed onto the loft.
Standing where the Standard Oil’s boiler used to sit; the coal room is on the right, and would have been filled from trackside.
From the street, it’s clear that almost every window and door had boards over it, but not every building had a roof. Silly priorities.
“R.O. 1939”
An interesting crane in the back of the machine shop. It seems very light duty, so I am not certain what it was used for.