Observatory
Full history and photo set: http://abandonedon...wasey-observatory/

Light pollution eventually forced this observatory in Ohio to close, and years of abandonment have taken their toll.

This Observatory was constructed by Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey of Warner & Swasey as a gift for Case Western Reserve University. It closed in 1982 and was sold to a television outfit a year later. The building eventually fell to foreclosure and was sold to a couple who began rehabilitating the building before one of the pair was convicted of mortgage fraud.

What would Mr. Warner and Mr. Swasey think of today’s treatment of their historic structure – a building that, for decades, helped astronomers discover what Buzz Aldrin called the “magnificent desolation” and furthered the case of science over speculation?

Super cool location! I love the 3rd and 5th photos. Great color and I personally think your processing is on point!

Beautiful!

Wow, cool location. Especially like the interior shots, nice job.

Nice work! I've been here three times and it's still a pleasure to visit.

Awesome location and pics. I love the domes.

Love it, the first pic has got to be on of my favorites.

Only one more reason to go to Ohio. That shit's a winner.

damn... just damn....

I love observatories! Wonderful photos and research! State owned now, I'd assume. Probably see the wrecking ball sooner than later.
Bloody shame. Poor excuse to decommission as well.

There's an observatory in a park here in the middle of the city that the University of Denver still uses for educational purposes - open for public use one weekend a month. Looks just as it did when it was finished in 1898 and is still rocking the same refractor.

Light pollution my eye.
Damned bean counters.

REALLY like these! Would love to see the nights sky through the holes in the dome tho... hint, hint!!! 5 is my fave...dont you know, Pink Lips Sink Ships...

Very cool.