The machine shop today.
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The floor in this building (now demolished) was very rotten. This picture was taken through a window from very firm ground.
Looking down into the lunch building of an Atlas D, near the motors for the retractable roof. In this design, the roof separates to allow the missile to be erected into launch position.
This is the former air compressor house–one of them, at least–which turned steam power into air power to drive machinery across the production line.
A colorful makeshift wall.
Partier graffiti dates to when the caves were last open to the public; probably in the 1990s. This tunnel used to horseshoe between the brewery’s ice chute (left) and basement door (right, backfilled). Note the utility tunnel in the upper-right corner as well as the lighting brackets on the ceiling.
The second floor was hit by arson years ago, but it still carries the telltale features of its original design, specifically the woodwork below the roof.
When block glass shatters, it looks like ice.
Snow weight collapsed this section of McKee… the newest section. The brick buildings always outlive cheap metal ones.
One of my favorite signs, informing workers about to descend into the open-top grain bins about basic procedures. This was in ADM-Annex 1 (connected to the cleaning house via skyway), so it will never be seen again, unless the sign lands luckily when the elevator is demolished.