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Ground State
Location: Ontario, Canada Gender: Male Total Likes: 1005 likes
| | | Niagara Falls Power Station Opportunity a Bust, but leads to Moldy Honeymoon Wet-Rot < on 4/12/2017 1:50 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | 01 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr This gem of abandonment architecture sits atop Niagara Falls and is one of the most coveted locations in the city, but the Parks Commission keeps it locked tight and the constant presence of Niagara Parks Police cruising by is unnerving. But I got an exciting text from Freaktography tonight stating that a friend of his noticed the front door of the building wide open today. I doubted it, but told Freak that I'd head out and check. When, what to my wondering eyes should appear??? 02 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 03 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr I gave it a quick drive-by and was shocked by the ajar doorway! Even as I parked quick and took a shot, a NPP vehicle slowed down and reminded me that there was no stopping in front of the building. Sheesh! Talk about bad luck - I was only 30 seconds out of my vehicle. After parking properly and pondering how I was going to get inside the fenceline, I walked around the south side of the building and realized all bets were off. The door was only open to allow ventilation for a small work crew doing something inside the building. 04 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 05 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr At this point, I thought of pulling a proud Finz519 moment and strolling into the building in hardhat and work-boots, announcing confidently to the workers, "I'm here to take photos." But instead I hung my head in shame and started to head home, only to notice a giant new gaping hole in the fence-line surrounding the Parkway Inn. Although many shots of have been taken of the place, the low-lying outbuildings have really not been visited too much. I got inside a single unit years ago and discovered a horrific/gorgeous wet-rot disaster. So... I decided to make something of the evening and see if neighbourhood kids had provided new opportunities for access to these units. I was not disappointed! The new security fence has given them MORE confidence, since authorities can no longer race their vehicles into the parking lot and cruise around the buildings to bust them. There are numerous accessible units here now, and the rooms are ewwy-gooey-death-by-inhalation good! Local houses sit literally 10m away from some of these rooms. Residents would be shocked to know that these deplorable conditions are right out their back windows. 06 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 07 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 08 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 10 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 11 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 12 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 13 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 14 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 15 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 16 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 17 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 18 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr 19 - Niagara Power VS Honeymoon by Ground State Photos, on Flickr And yes! I did, in fact, notice the terrifying orb in the last photo, knowing full well that I was being stalked by one of the dead hotel patrons of the past. I zoomed in on it and - I'm not sure! - but holy shit, I think it's Zelda Rubinstein!!
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| terapr0
Location: Sauga City Gender: Male Total Likes: 341 likes
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| | | | Re: Niagara Falls Power Station Opportunity a Bust, but leads to Moldy Honeymoon Wet-Rot < Reply # 17 on 8/9/2017 5:10 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | I always loved dsankt's writeup of his experience at the Electrical Development Co. It was him and Kowalski who inspired me to see it for myself, what seems like forever ago now. The mission to do so preoccupied my entire existence for several years, and I still get goosebumps thinking about those sketchy late night adventures with friends I'll never forget. Unfortunately I never took the time to craft a proper story of my two visits, but the photos are at http://tohellandba...Tailrace%20Tunnel/ and http://tohellandba...el%20-%20Take%202/ They were in the process of actually cementing over the driveshaft openings during our last visit in 2010, sealing them up forever and ensuring that whatever metal ladders and flooring still existed at the time would surely be a crumbling mess today. It was always humid in the wheelpit, but it transformed into hilarious tropical steam-sauna once everything was covered up. My contact within the Parks Police tells me that even they haven't been down there since it was sealed, and that it's now really and truly inaccessible. It's one hell of sad ending to one of the most glorious feats of modern engineering, but I'm glad that I got to see it. That place is magical, and those memories are ones I'll never, ever forget.
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