170 Comments Posted by Charlie

thats the weirdest pic i saw
its look like a two feet in oven n theres a cage now that is weird

its look un safe to roam in there it like a scene from a horror flim

There are 3 types of shafts in American Shaft Mines. One for personel and supplies to enter the mine and exit, one to bring the coal to the surface, called a Skip Shaft, and one for Ventilation Exhaust fan. Large mines that have been running for several years have a number of Ventilation Shafts at different locations, and sometimes, Portal Shafts for miners to enter and exit near the working faces..

I would love to see a map of the interior of those old mines.

Conveyor Belt.. I worked in several coal mines over an 11 year period. I never worked in a shaft mine though, only drift mines that enter the coal seam from the side of a mountain on a horizontal plane. My coal minning career came to an abrupt end in March, 1982 when my back was broken in a mine roof fall. I have been in a wheelchair since. I loved working in coal mines. It is addictive.

Wow, after seeing this for real when I was a kid, it's kind of surreal seeing it in photos 35 years later. That's exactly how it was then. Dark and gloomy, cloud coverd day. The echos in those corridors were so eerie! We were 14 years old, running through the halls, turning stuff over and breaking windows.

This brings back memories. We broke into the main building before it was torn down in the summer of 1974. We got chased by security, took off in the woods, walked along train tracks and ended up at the coal burning power plant. The guard there made us walk through the still occupied insane asylum until we got to the gate that leads out to Comack Road. What a day that was, I will remember it until I die!

World War 2??

That wood work is incredible! From years past when such was crafted using all hand tools. mortise and tennon joinery. It kinda looks like the framing of an old wooden ship. Let us hope that stays with the renovation.

Simply beautiful!

Nice! I like it!

Small hallway for a hospital or nursing home.

Gothic revival?

Where I live, this place would have to be guarded to keep the crypts from being vandalized for jewelry to buy drugs. Many people were and still are entombed with their favorite pieces of jewelry. So much has changed above since most of these people were entombed. What will this place look like in 50 years?

So beautiful. What a shame it has been neglected so. A cool reminder of the permanence of death.