These photos were taken in early August of 2013. This plant used to produce telecom gear, such as coaxial and later fiber-optic cable. Parts of the facility are rented out and still in use.



Some of the outbuildings had roofs easily accessible by external ladder, albeit without any building entrances on said roofs.



There were a number of covered and uncovered vats around the outbuildings.



One of the outbuildings contained this control panel...



...and this lab, apparently used for monitoring water quality. There was a logbook with recent entries.



There were also these rather disconcerting gauges.



And a reassuring, trustworthy one.



Despite no evidence of an active blower, I was in no hurry to enter.



Safety first.



This impressive structure connected the main complex with god-knows-what underground.



All completely safe, I'm sure.


The main complex is divided into office and manufacturing spaces. Here is (part of) one of the office floors.



Cubicle partitions were still visible in the floor.



Other sections provided hints of what the ceiling had looked like.



Warning: Invisible rays of eye destruction.



Presumably offices for managers.


We were clearly not the first ones to come through.


As an aside, the stairwells are very modern and smooth, yet solid and reassuring.


Part of the manufacturing floor. It's hard to describe how massive this place is.


Really, really massive.


With really big elevators.


And projectors.


And this old terminal I guess.

nice. also, "poop slowly" isn't vandalism, it's just good advice. that's how elvis died.

Right down the road from me. OP, where are you located in Mass?

wow, awesome location. Thanks for posting!

Posted by Bin_jammin Right down the road from me. OP, where are you located in Mass?

We'll say easily within driving distance.

Did you play with any of the buttons in #3? Nice unbroken Toledo scale.

Posted by airconswitch We'll say easily within driving distance.

PM me if you want to explore together sometime. I need a buddy in the area and currently can't drive.

Posted by airconswitch click to view All completely safe, I'm sure.

those were unloading stations for the chemicals that make a wastewater management system function... the caustic involved is probably Sodium Hydroxide and the "D.I." stand for 'de-ionized'. We have similar things where I work. For the record, I would rather get splashed with sulfuric acid than sodium hydroxide or sodium hypochlorate.

Posted by dammband Did you play with any of the buttons in #3? Nice unbroken Toledo scale.

The buttons still activate things. That part of the building was still being used by some guy. We were lucky not to get caught in there, as we had no idea it was active until we quite literally stumbled into the room.

This is pretty sweet.

That place seems gigantic!

Looks like I'll be driving again soon, anyone in the area want to get together and explore some places?

Whoa.. awesome place.

this set is amazing omg
if I saw that old computer up close I'd probably drool enough DNA on the ground to be convicted I absolutely love old PCs like this

If anybody is planning a visit and wants some info, feel free to PM me with any questions. Beautiful place and the way in is an awesome experience.

EDIT: Oh, and if there wasn't incentive enough to go soon, the owner of the complex is now working with Avalon Bay (Gerbilfuckers Inc.) on tearing down parts of it to build residential areas. I don't know if anything will come of it, but the talks are happening.