In the brewhouse between the preheating tank and kettle room. The spiral staircase goes into a kettle annex where a few smaller stainless steel kettles hide. If you looked right from this frame you would see the bottom of one of the kettles like the bottom of a steel mixing bowl.
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A switchboard to control the flow of electricity into the plant from the city and generators.
Tarpaper telling time- Wood wittling weather- Rust rot ruins.
One of my favorite shots from that year, conveyor line parts stacked and hung with Postal Service bins from decades ago.
The old boilers of the steam plant have been mostly gutted to remove loose asbestos.
Part of the decommissioned plant was used by the Air Force for virtual bombing runs. This is the guard shack for the radar station.
Before the clouds broke, I snapped this profile of the dumping control room and its spiral staircase. These are the colors that I dream in.
The main buildings were mostly interconnected and in good condition. The dry air helps to preserve the wooden structures.
My favorite shot of 2011; a rusty mold for a heart-shaped glass candy dish in its natural environment, so to speak.