Behind the evaporators are heavy access hatches to inspect the steam pipes within.
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This rod mill (?) was made in Denver Colorado at a factory now buried by condos. #justdenverthings
This picture is perhaps the most appropriate in its visual depiction of how unstable the mill was. 1. Note the lack of stairs on the spiral staircase; they’re rusted and twisted apart, not simply cut off. 2. Notice the cracked concrete on the lower left corner; that was cracking as I was standing on it taking this photo, and don’t think there’s anything under that to begin to stop one’s fall. 3. You’re looking into an open elevator shaft; its safety cage is sliced away and wide open.
The original color of the wall was probably green.
A typical wall in the base.
This is a 1956 furnace. It was used to forge wheels, casings, and parts for the axel shop.
The pilot house, lit with the lights of Superior.
A stencil instructs the first and third shifts to ask security for access. Security was out during all my visits, except one mishap where a strung-out local chased me with a truck. Having spent a decade exploring the U.P., I was not caught off guard.
The only way to get to the second floor–since demolition crews punched-out the staircases and ladders leading upwards–was to climb this elevator shaft. In the lower-left corner is a blower for the foundry furnaces.
The elevator is stuck between floors.