Chopped

Mammoth Mine overlooks Central City from atop Mammoth Hill. In the distance you can make out Coeur d’Alene Mine (red), which operated from 1885 through 1940.

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.

Here you can see the end of the scrapping phase in 2011.

Frontenac’s shaft house is well preserved, compared to all other around it. Leica/Summilux 35/Ektar 100

Upper Prize Street in Nevadaville earned the nickname ‘dogtown’ when a pack of dogs took over the abandoned houses.

Allouez had already suffered one major fire. It didn’t need another–especially under Dock 1’s wooden approach.

After climbing the elevator shaft to the illusive second level, a new pallet of colors were revealed.

Watching the demolition of one stockhouse from another. The two cranes were removing steel storage tanks.

There big filters helped the mill sort through the flour, for additional milling, for example.