Without their walls these Solvent Recovery Line buildings look like blast walls. Their concrete inner structures were part of the design so if there was an explosion inside it would ‘blow out’ with a puff instead of a bang. Now most of these are demolished or overgrown.
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The top floor of the Dominion Elevator. Acros 100 on 120.
The main buildings were mostly interconnected and in good condition. The dry air helps to preserve the wooden structures.
The middle missile launcher, as seen from the roof of its neighbor.
The machine shop today.
Looking toward a void–formerly a hallway to the mineshaft–now a hole in the ground.
Shuttered windows on the side of one of the collapsing bonded warehouses.
Fake Fact: The term ‘stovetop hat’ was coined by Island Station’s architect while trying to explain why he wanted to put the steel chimney on the station. ‘Live Here’ was part of the advertising when the building was host to artist lofts. They weren’t kidding.
This photo illustrates how vertical the complex is.
A warped mirror in the rock crusher at the rear of the complex.