One thing I like to do at Gopher is imagine the shape of the planned buildings based on the partial structures.
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This ruined skyway looks like it should be at ground level because of the growth, but it’s actually the second floor of the building.
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.
The bridge here moved workers between the dock, the approach tracks, and refueling buildings.
This gives a sense of the scale and the water damage of the old side (brick, rather than concrete) of the roundhouse.
Some of the ruins are way off the beaten path… foundations of tank stands and pillars of buildings that never had walls or roofs.
Storms and waves, focused by the Port of Wisconsin entry have focused the faces to tear-up these boards below.
Coded writing on a pillar in one of the assembly buildings.
Looking at the huge and modern Cargill B2 from the circa-1919 Lake Superior “I”. This is a rather unique perspective of Enger Tower and Skyline.
Gopher Ordnance Works, aka the U-Lands, is a landscape where roots and boughs break apart concrete and steel.