167 Comments Posted by johnbuff

I've loved shipwrecks for decades....as a SCUBA diver, I even got Wreck Diver certified just to visit some of the sunken ships. Something about them absolutely fascinates me...not sure what; maybe it the life they once contained in the people that was aboard and the life the ships once had - the pulsating engines, etc.

If you ever get the chance, you should check out the James River Reserve Fleet (ship grave yard about 45 minutes from me) in south east Virginia. It's slowly dwindling down as more and more ships are being scrapped.
http://googlesightseei...river-reserve-fleet/

I had the same thought, Tony C. but I wanted to pull them HARD.

Peaches, you can thank a prior mayor for that. When Andrew Young was mayor they tore down a lot. People were upset that character was being lost....his comment "We're building our character now". (Yes, if you hadn't guessed, even though I don't live there right now, I'm a Georgia Boy, lol. Hotlanta is in my blood. You can take the boy outta Atlanta, but you can't take Atlanta outta the boy!)

Wow.......just......Wow. Nothing else can be said.

What an industrial site! Makes me think of entering a grand train station lobby. Motts, you are such an impressive expert at taking this shots.

The chair has been a really BAD chair and must face the wall for eternity.

Rich, have you seen the PBS special about Nicola Tesla and electricity? Your comment "in the early days electricity must have fascinated and awed people in equal measure" immediately took my mind to this show and the reactions people had to Edison's, Tesla's, and Westinghouse's work.

When I consider the fact that the 'soap dispensers' were way above head when walking on the floor; but, that they appear pretty low right now... I feel really small looking at this picture.

You're not the only one, Dave-oh. It made me dizzy, too. Had to hold onto the edge of my desk for a moment.

Lynn, Big Ed, and Todd - other than Motts, the three of you are now my newest best friends! I thought I was the only one who remembered. Man, I STILL want a 'way back machine'/

I do see 'danger'. Didn't see it until reading your post and then looking closely...but i see it now.

Who is that coming down the sidewalk near the building....hope he was with you, Motts, and not a left-over prisoner, lol

Those aren't lights....they're buzzing soap dispensers. Sorry Motts, had to say that. :-)

I know I'm late to the party, but I've got your back Kats. I've been thinking the exact same thing. Plus, I'd like to add the issue of using numerals rather than spelling out a word ('2' instead of 'to'). I guess some people have spent too much time on twitter.

I've never met you, but, May God bless your soul 'Aunt Marjorie'. (I, too, had an Aunt Marjorie.