271 Comments for Acme Coke Plant

I sure hope they can save it. I imagine the stories of working there would be very entertaining.

And thanks to you, I've learned a heck of a lot about places like this, not to mention abondoned hospitals! Thank you Mr. Motts!

Any idea what it said below - -"alway start" - - with the arrow pointing up? I wonder how many fingers have pushed these buttons over the years.

I thought it was : Pust to stop, pull to start, twist to slow down and ignore all together if your a state employee.

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 nicely done collect Motts. Thanks so much for the update.

That's a rather creepy image, autoguy. ;)

Nice catch TootUncommon. :)

Woah is right. Got to love the shadows on this one.