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oh wow!!!! gorgeous!

I don't know much about this stuff, but why would such an elaborate rug be under a plant rack? Could the lighting and rack possibly have been used to treat infants who were sick? Perhaps the lights were used to keep them warm in incubation baskets? I'm sure i'm waaaay off, but it was just a thought.

Wow, you should come back to see more one of these days!

I don't thik we will ever let Mott's live down the whole soap dispenser/lamp mix up. :)

That is so amazing!! with all that damage done to the building, you would think some of that glass window would be broken!

The chair is oddly out of place

The story, unfortunately , of the Rust Belt. I live there. So, so many places like this, You will have material for decades to come, if you wish... Thank you for leaving a record. The interesting part of all this is that many of these industries were very dependent on the water for shipping and processing, etc., I believe that if this world continues to heat up and water becomes scarcer, many industries may find their way back, as the great lakes area holds 20% of the worlds freshwater.

LucieLou - no special lens, but I did have to bump up the contrast to knock out a lot of the gray from the overcast day... thanks!

Katy - no unfortunately I don't have the time to do any kind of comprehensive research before I head out... I just try to determine 1) where the place is, and 2) if it's abandoned.

At this location, I really had no idea what I was looking at, since I knew nothing about coke plants. But now after researching this, and the one in Germany, I know a heck of a lot more about the process and certain components of these kinds of facilities - and I might seek out specific areas to photograph the next time I explore one of these.

I think this is true for almost all the kinds of abandoned places I seek out...

Mr. Motts is awesome!

thanks you guys, i stand corrected!!!

i wanna just chill here with a few people and have deep conversation

great shot...!

Very nice colors.

Perfect shot.