Looking up from the train shed. The building was consistently crumbling and I wish I had worn a hard hat in this area.
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Taken from the arm of the pocket loader–note the tree growing out of the conveyor belt. Often where you see old piles of taconite, trees are springing up. The byproducts of the pelletization process break down and make a really fertile mix, especially with all the iron content!
One thing that struck me as a midwesterner in the South was the vines. They seem to be able to completely cover a building when left alone for a few decades.
When I wasn’t paying enough attention on the rotten balcony, I accidentally put my foot through a rotten floorboard. I snapped a picture to remember the moment.
I love the ghost sign across these two elevators, originally built as Superior Elevator. It’s looking pretty rough.
The left building is active, the right building is not, though both were built as Wilson Bros buildings. The skyway was rough, inside and out, but I liked the small gate in the bottom of it–it reminded me of a castle. Skyways like these were a fireproofing measure.
The Big Dipper brought its friends into view, and the best seat is 80-feet up.
The end of the dock, done quickly and cheaply with wood. The towers were for lights, so ships could be loaded at all hours.
The new concrete workhouse, as seen through chickenwire.
One of the many fireproof bridges connecting the factory sections, one way to prevent fires from spreading throughout the plant.