Fluorescent lights peel back from the walls like caterpillars, rearing up and away from the glare of the sunflower-fans.
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A little catwalk gives access to the most important gauges in the building. Behind them are huge vents and fans. I bet it got steamy in here.
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!
Frankie on the White Pine Mine vehicle access shaft. The mine was traditional inside… all room-and-pillar.
I like to imagine this as an old-timey radio microphone.
The sexiest feature of Kurth is this steel arch over the silos on its south side. The manholes in the floor open to the silos directly, and flimsy grates might catch a hurried worker. Grates were removable so that workers could descend into the concrete tubes, so a few are missing today.
2006. A section of the third floor that has changed a lot over the years. Compare to 2015 shot.
On the Turbine Room floor, one old steam pump still remains, ready to pressurize steam pipes with the hot stuff throughout the car shops and boilers.
Energy conserving window plastic does no good when the doors are all open and the heat’s off.
The end of one of the scrapped turbines. Judging by the aborted attempt at cutting it in half, the scrappers had some trouble with this one.