Foundry Cupolas

In a strange loft next to the brewhouse are these twin kettles, which seem much older than the main kettles in the brewhouse.

One of my favorite visual feature of grain elevators, especially big ones, is how they repeat.

This electric Wellman crane was added to extract coal from ships for the power plant that Erie built beside their dock. Now, with the advent of self-unloading boats, it’s been replaced by a funnel and conveyor belt.

The new steel door of the diesel car shops, built in 1948 and used through the 1960s, as seen from the service pit. On the top of the photograph you can see the exhaust vent.

The rust garden’s brick centerpiece contrasts the muted winter Kentucky palette.

In the ward for the criminally insane, this door was the most-worn. Nail scratches mark the area around the peep hole, the wood is gouged everywhere from thrown chairs and hard kicks, and a ominous blood-colored stain is visible where it dripped in the second inset from the bottom. Aside from the damage, the coloring in this section was very vibrant, though it was probably little reprieve for those who had to work here.

Looking into the half-demolished, half-dismantled conveyor for the sea leg.

A wide view of the steam pump room, complete with pistons (taken apart for their brass), flywheels (covered in graffiti and rust) and pressure gauges (smashed apart for fun). I guess what I’m trying to say is, I was not disappointed.

When the Mitchell project is complete, I’ll miss the textures on the face of the boiler.