Has anyone noticed that it seems you can see straight through the top floor to the other side. The top floor is either 'really' empty or the windmills in my mind are acting up. :-o
I stumbled upon your site referenced in a blog I have started reading. Thanks so much for your brilliant shots. I love love love abandoned places. I think the history and the way that nature reclaims it and the starkness of humans long gone really draws me in. You are a lot smarter than I though! I think half the time I would be dumb and get caught because I would want to risk climbing the stuff for the thrill and cool views or pictures and inevitably get spotted or injured. I think i'll stick to living vicariously through your photos. My last adventure was several years ago in an abandoned youth facility here in my town that has quite a few myths and legends attached to it, but it is now finally going to be renovated into an in/outpatient facility for mental health care which is much needed in my area so I am happy for it. Hope to see more and more added to your site in the future! I will keep visiting for more!
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.