Five Stacks

The grain-centric buildings had automatic fire doors.

A midwestern jungle surrounds the meat packing plant.

The back of the neon sign before it was converted to LED lighting. The image is mirrored so it can be read.

Standing on the fence barricade that used to keep squatters out of the tunnel, the size of the space is impressive. What you see here is the current length of the tunnel; I set up a flashlight at the end to illuminate the concrete wall that is the lower portal.

This room on the top floor of one of the oldest buildings has seemingly not changed since it was adapted for employee use. Some sections of the hospital were adapted for staff to live in. Paying Patient Ward–where capable patients were separated from wards of the state.

Before each warhead was crated, it was inspected.

The hiking around Central City is beautiful and full of history. Just get a proper topo map!

Detail view of one of the fermenting tanks, still set-up for the distillery tours that no doubt took place when there last were such things. Nevertheless, the capacity of this tank multiplied across these all over the distillery floor really shows the power this company once had.

This side of the mill, which abuts the Great Miami River, is much older than the other side of B Street. You can tell it went through many revisions.