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Coke Plant
< on 11/7/2015 8:19 PM >
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Last night I revisited a classic Indianapolis location in its dying era.

The first time we went we got surprised by a security patrol and barely avoided getting caught. This time we knew what to expect, but that only helped so much.

We got in without a hitch. There's not much left of the facility, which used to be a coke plant. Demolishing is moving quickly and we were saddened to find that about half of the fun stuff remaining was now gone, so we wasted no time getting to the main attraction: a giant 10 or so story tall tower in the center of the property. We walked the tube:

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And soon we were on the upper levels taking pictures.

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While we were up there, we were able to observe the guard change shifts and then go on a patrol around the property. After he finished this patrol, we decided to try and go down the tower, knowing that there was some very photogenic natural decay towards the bottom. To get down the tower, however, one must go down some well lit exterior stairs on the face of the building totally exposed to the guard shack. We decided to risk it. The guard shack has no windows facing the building, so we figured if we made it quick we'd be fine. We get about half way down and naturally, this decision backfires. The guard comes out and walks towards a creek (away from us). We all take to the shadows and get low, praying he doesn't see us. About 10 nerve racking minutes later he goes back inside the shack and we decide, eh should probably just go back up and start heading out.

We're walking back down the tube that we took up the building when I, in the darkness of the tube while fiddling with my camera, kick over a very heavy old glass light bulb cover thing. It roles for a few seconds down the tube, making about as much noise as you can possibly imagine, and then some. It was deafeningly loud. We pick up our pace a little.

We get to the bottom,check around and it doesn't seem like the guard heard it. A relief. We start heading towards the exit when I decide, hey, it's all gunna be gone soon, I should take some exterior shots.

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About 10 minutes of me struggling to get decent focus and making my friend run up to structures and shine a flash light on them, we see someone walking towards us from very far away.

Naturally, we freak the fuck out and run into the bushes. We're kind of well hidden. If he didn't see us then we'll be okay, but we don't know if he saw us or not. A few tense minutes pass and there's no sign of him. We decide we should make a break for it. We can probably out run him well enough. He's far from his car and if he calls the police there are a million weird places we could get in and out. Plus, he's due for another patrol soon, so even if he didn't see us, he'd be around in another 10 minutes.

Long story short, we make it out without a hitch. It was definitely the closest I have ever gotten to getting caught. The location isn't worth the trouble any more in my opinion.

There are a few more picture's here, but not many: https://www.flickr.../72157660877957896




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< Reply # 1 on 11/7/2015 9:01 PM >
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Nice location and shots. Coke plants are way cool. I've been in two that were built in the 30s... long gone now.
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< Reply # 2 on 11/7/2015 11:18 PM >
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It's half gone?! Wtf?! Is there anything in Indiana that doesn't fucking suck ass?




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< Reply # 3 on 11/8/2015 2:24 PM >
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It's half gone?! Wtf?! Is there anything in Indiana that doesn't fucking suck ass?


It's probably more than half gone total. It's half gone from when I visited it a few month's ago, and they've been doing demolition for like 2 years or something like that. It used to be huuuuuge.




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< Reply # 4 on 11/8/2015 3:50 PM >
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Do I understand it right, that you went up to that tower by that tube that can be seen in picture 4? It looks so sick
Nice pics!




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< Reply # 5 on 11/8/2015 8:32 PM >
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I love the coke plant! I always have so much fun there! Last time, some people did not, unfortunately..




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< Reply # 6 on 11/9/2015 2:13 PM >
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Do I understand it right, that you went up to that tower by that tube that can be seen in picture 4? It looks so sick
Nice pics!


Yea the first time we came we tried going straight up the tower. It worked but you have to take this fire escape type thing on a very well lit face of the building. And we had to pry open a stuck door with a shovel. We found out you could walk the tube and haven't looked back. It's way safer. Thank you!




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< Reply # 7 on 11/9/2015 7:53 PM >
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Holy shit. It really is half gone.

RIP Coke Plant.




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< Reply # 8 on 11/9/2015 8:06 PM >
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I love the coke plant! I always have so much fun there! Last time, some people did not, unfortunately..


Haha...yeah. We got to spend quite a few hours trapped inside that massive maze of industrial awesomeness. Made one of my favorite people to go exploring with retire from trespassing. Sorry to see it go though. That tube was really fun to walk up.




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< Reply # 9 on 11/9/2015 8:48 PM >
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Haha...yeah. We got to spend quite a few hours trapped inside that massive maze of industrial awesomeness. Made one of my favorite people to go exploring with retire from trespassing. Sorry to see it go though. That tube was really fun to walk up.


Why did an awesome location make someone retire?




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< Reply # 10 on 11/9/2015 8:55 PM >
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Why did an awesome location make someone retire?



We were trapped there for hours. The cops showed up and some other stuff was going on that would have made getting caught very serious. We had another close call that weekend too. After all of that and a run in with the cops a year ago at a local building, he decided he did not want to take the risk anymore. Sooner or later your luck will run out. I will miss exploring with him. He is a good person and I completely understand why he wanted to quit.





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< Reply # 11 on 11/9/2015 11:37 PM >
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We were trapped there for hours. The cops showed up and some other stuff was going on that would have made getting caught very serious. We had another close call that weekend too. After all of that and a run in with the cops a year ago at a local building, he decided he did not want to take the risk anymore. Sooner or later your luck will run out. I will miss exploring with him. He is a good person and I completely understand why he wanted to quit.




I've had plenty of similar close calls, and here i am, still rockin' and rollin'. What a wuss! Hehe. Really, though.. to me, it's all part of the fun.




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I've had plenty of similar close calls, and here i am, still rockin' and rollin'. What a wuss! Hehe. Really, though.. to me, it's all part of the fun.


When it stops being fun, then it is time to stop. Everyone has their breaking point.




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When it stops being fun, then it is time to stop. Everyone has their breaking point.


It's all "risk vs reward".

I think it's safe to assume all of us explore because the reward outweighs the risk. Once the risk outweighs the reward, it's time to consider doing something else.




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The cops showed up and some other stuff was going on that would have made getting caught very serious.



Serious indeed. Ahhhh, I really wish we could have gone through with that plan. It would have been completely insane and wonderful.

Seeing the place is going quick, here are a few of my shots from earlier this year:

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Serious indeed. Ahhhh, I really wish we could have gone through with that plan. It would have been completely insane and wonderful.



If only! Oh well. Maybe the Indy folks should try it again before they destroy Big Red?!




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Damn I never saw it in person when more of it was around. Makes me bummed seeing those pics, it looks incredible. Has there always been a security patrol or is that a more recent development?




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This all brings me back to my first point: is there ANYTHING about this state (other than scary Gary) that doesn't suck ass?




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UER: Where the best part of Indiana is Gary.




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< Reply # 19 on 11/13/2015 9:10 PM >
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sad! I loved the coke plant. It musta been 110 degrees in that tunnel during infina2. We all swam in the river under the bridge to get the soot and sweat off and gave hobo bob budweiser afterward.




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