I have many pics I want to post, so I thought I'd post two giant empty industrial buildings from the late 1800s and early 1900s that happen right down the street from each other. If you're from my area, you've probably spent some time here yourself. let's start with a lathe factory.
The building was built from 1904 to 1910. not exactly Victorian, i know, but it replaced the earlier 1880's building. they built lathes and telescopes. during both wars, they built individual parts for guns, planes, and tanks. they also built sniper scopes. at this point they had over 7000 people working and was one of the largest factories in the city. over 30 large observatories have used their telescopes, and some still are. in 1919, they donated an observatory to the city college. The observatory closed in the 80's, and is also abandoned. as industry left america, the company was barely hanging on and folded in the early 80's. the factory was abandoned by 1985 with the very few employees they had losing their jobs.
The next one was built in 1880. There’s not really much information on it. It was built as a for rail lines. In 1917, it was discovered that the power station was too weak and the plant was shut down. For several years it was used to make ice machines. Soon after, a well known electronics company moved in and built a 5 story addition in 1922. But in 1933, they left and went to a new building. In 1936, a company that builds parts for car and airplane engines bought a couple buildings. They flourished during WW2, but directly after the war started hurting. But soon the need for parts came again and they were enjoying business. In 1958, a company moved in that built radar guiding systems for missiles, but moved out in 1963. In the same year a company that built lighting fixtures moved in, and in 1979 it has closed and the factory went abandoned. This is one of the easiest places I've been to. Its very popular for exploration and the cops turn a bit of a blind eye to it. I’ts probably one of the most popular places for exploration in the area.
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well, I've been to this factory twice. once in October of 2017, and once in November of 2018. so ill start with the 2017 pictures.
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this last factory has had a movie scene from an extremely popular film series filmed in it. extra points to anyone who can get it.