Mouthy

Beautiful details in the plaster moulding have been preserved by the sheer height of this room between the cathedral and auditorium.

Pipe fittings in little drawers, lit by tea lights.

Shadows of the skylights form a backdrop for rust-welded machines.

Shoes and booze, backstage.

Part of the brewing process is sterilizing the kettles, pipes and tanks all product would touch. This was done with a caustic solution. To the left is a healthy pile of asbestos where a heating tank used to stand, insulated in the carcinogenic mineral. The tank got cut apart, the asbestos stayed here.

When I revisited the mine in 2013, the hoists were scrapped and sitting by the road.

The entrance to the cafeteria when I first saw it (around 2004) still had coats on the hanger. Now the walls aren’t even white anymore because water has removed all the latex paint.

A vintage X-Ray machine in the oldest section of the hospital.

I love the ghost sign across these two elevators, originally built as Superior Elevator. It’s looking pretty rough.