583 Comments Posted by mike

Agreed, beautiful wooden door. I wonder what the niche next to it was originally for?

Based on the painted brick, it looks like that nice arch had gotten covered by a lowered ceiling that has long since gone. Love the new gallery!

Thanks so much!

This much empty space and this many empty buildings is almost hard to wrap your mind around. And I'm used to seeing small town main streets with nothing left... Those are just not the same.

Baby zombies always find a way out...

This would be a great movie poster!

This engine is saved and being restored In Traverse City, Michigan.

I tried researching this truck before we got the engine out. It was saved by a guy in Detroit. We were guessing pre 1910 but even Hagerty Insurance couldn't help identify it.

We did end up removing the stack to get it out in preparation for taking it down the highway, but we could have moved it out without removal. it was about 2" less than that beam.

The Lever farthest to the left is to adjust the governor while running. It helps adjust your load and speed. The second one from the left is the direction control block, the third is the throttle. and the last is to engage the clutch. When I got this engine out of the building, all of those lever had been broken, the water tank was missing and the plumbing removed or broken off.

This place must be infested with mosquitoes in the spring/summer.

Since these are not on their tracks anymore, I can't imagine how they moved them. The weight must be huge.

Actually, we may be seeing the outside of the frame. On the inside you can see where there were likely top and bottom hinges.
Stranger is that there are signs of a former transom window or at least trim work.

The tap guy had it coming.

Love this shot.