Tunnels interconnected all of the complex, carrying power, steam, laundry and food throughout the hospital. This is a typical causeway that would have been very busy when the hospital was operating. In some places, signs still point to defunct areas of the hospital.
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Group showers in the basement. Most children lived here 10 months out of the year, though some remained year-round.
Pipes to channel nitrose (think nitro glycerine) infused acid through the building.
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.
Sunset through a stained window in the headhouse made the floor feel like a heavy industrial Disney movie.
Days after the long-flooded basement was pumped out. Note the water lines!
A look at another “Belt-o-Vator”. I like the sign.
A tunnel between the outside gate and the courtyard shared by the barracks.
A side view of the floatation level. I found it interesting that there were little ladders and staircases in the mill to help workers get around–this place was not as shoddy as other mills I’ve seen.
This is what it might have looked like if a new Ford descended in the elevator with its headlights on. As seen from the Mississippi side–the opposite portal faces the sand mine.