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 Tumithak
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
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< on 10/1/2011 11:46 PM >
|  | | | Hello, I'm new. I'm not much good at introductions, so I'll just start right in with a thread of photos.
This place is an abandoned industrial laboratory. Other than that, I don't really know much of anything about it. Based on the cleaning dates on the air conditioning units, I thought at first that it was abandoned in the 70s, but if I recall correctly we found a maintenance record in the boiler room dated from the mid-90s. It seems too decayed to have been abandoned that recently. But the roof seems to have been made mostly of tiles of compressed fibers with a coating of asphalt on top. I guess it didn't take long for the tiles to start disintegrating, opening up the building to the elements.
I've been here several times. If there are no objections, I'll make a separate post in this thread for each set of pictures. I'll try not to dump too many pictures on you. When I get around to it I'll post links to galleries where, if for some reason you want to, you can see more of them in better resolution.
Here are some of the pictures I took on my very first urban exploring trip. Forgive the crappy lighting, and also the photography skills of past-me. Subsequent pictures will get a little better, I promise.
February 2009:
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4. - Roquefort
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6. - There was a lot of old lab equipment thrown about this room.
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10. - This centrifuge looked almost perfectly good.
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18. - I love this room.
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[last edit 10/2/2011 6:04 PM by Tumithak - edited 2 times]
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Weirdlig
   
Gender: Female
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 1 on 10/2/2011 2:13 PM >
| | | | Welcome, nice place you've found. Industrials are some of my favorites, you find some pretty intense stuff there...
I only suggest avoiding the image pop-up option, it makes it hard to look through people's work compared to just having the images full sized. When you're uploading, uncheck 'create popup images'. It also legitimately makes people respond more and complain less ;)
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Zedthefed
Location: Rhinebeck, NY
Gender: Male
Not really a fed.
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 2 on 10/2/2011 4:51 PM >
| | | | Nice. Also, WTF is up with your avatar? It's creeping me out.
Looking for people to explore/photograph with. PM me. |
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Tumithak
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 3 on 10/2/2011 5:35 PM >
| | | | Thanks!
I've changed it from a gallery to full-sized images.
My avatar is from a really bad illustration for the old pulp science fiction story I took my name from, "Tumithak of the Corridors."
Also, I made a photobucket gallery, so I'll link to it in the first post and put it in my signature.
My urban exploration galleries |
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Zedthefed
Location: Rhinebeck, NY
Gender: Male
Not really a fed.
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 4 on 10/2/2011 10:03 PM >
| | | | Oh neat.
Looking for people to explore/photograph with. PM me. |
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DrDark
Location: Central NJ ... Armpit of the nation
Gender: Male
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 5 on 10/3/2011 10:18 AM >
| | | | Going to be history very soon...
No Sign No Crime |
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Tumithak
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 6 on 10/3/2011 1:45 PM >
| | | | Posted by DrDark
Going to be history very soon...
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Really? There are plans to tear it down soon? That really sucks. I love this place.
Here's my second set of pictures. There was a dusting of snow on the ground, and inside the building where it fell through the holes in the roof. It made for some pretty cool pictures.
New Year's Eve 2010:
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12. - Derailed train
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14. - I like the way this one came out, even though it's half grainy and half washed-out.
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21. - Combat landings!
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[last edit 10/4/2011 4:54 AM by Tumithak - edited 1 times]
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Zedthefed
Location: Rhinebeck, NY
Gender: Male
Not really a fed.
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 7 on 10/3/2011 7:29 PM >
| | | | There are quite a lot of holes in the roof.
Looking for people to explore/photograph with. PM me. |
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gr8fzy1
Location: Waterbury, CT
Gender: Male
Fewer and Fewer...
| |  |  | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 8 on 10/3/2011 7:34 PM >
| | | | Very nice place!
So far, I'm liking what I'm seeing, in both the photos and your actions. So few people seem to be joining to day that used common sense, but you seem to be doing everything innately right. Introducing yourself with photos from a place you have apparently been to many times, not naming the place (+10 cool points), being respectful, and taking advice and tips when they are given. I think you will fit in nicely here.
You said that this place looked like it had been abandoned longer than it had, and that you didn't think a building could fall apart that quickly. Well, that places looks hastily thrown together out of cinderblocks and fiberglass drop ceilings, so I'm not surprised how little is left of the roof.
Looking forward to seeing more from you, and welcome to UER.
Softly creeping through
Empty hallways decades old,
glimpsing history. |
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ahhntzville
Location: Boston
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 9 on 10/3/2011 8:10 PM >
| | | | That place looks great, I love photo #18 in your first post.
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Tumithak
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 10 on 10/4/2011 6:34 AM >
| | | | Thanks, gr8fzy1!
I've got plenty more pictures to post, of this place and a few others, and hopefully I'll take plenty more in the future.
Speaking of which, here are some pictures from my third visit. This was a very sunny day. I love the way beams of light come through the roof and paint bright spots all over everything.
June 2010:
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2. - The lighting makes this stoner dragon look like a film noir character.
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8. - Lonely shoes in an abandoned locker room. They're like the ugly dogs in a pet shelter. No one will ever wear them again.
9. - I really like this picture. Couldn't tell ya why.
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12. - Solenoids
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14. - The cafeteria
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18. Someone sneezed really hard.
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25. - The roof, or lack thereof.
26. - Looks like this hatch was closed for a lot longer than it was open.
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28. - That's no moon, etc etc.
29. - Did I mention I love this room?
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35. - This tiny robot was lying on the pavement in front of the building. Apparently it was stripped for parts and left for dead.
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subtilis
 
Location: Providence, RI
Gender: Male
UER's Resident Mycologist
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 11 on 10/5/2011 2:46 PM >
| | | | #10 in your original post, i dont think its a centrifuge, we call those carousels, we use them for growing bacteria in suspension in test tubes, it keeps them moving so the bacteria dont clump together essentially.
that said, i fucking love laboratory shots, and abandoned laboratories, i honestly hope i see a whole lot more from you!
It's not the smokes makin' me sick, It's standing out in the cold to smoke em' |
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Baldran
 
Location: The Ira Bemis House
Gender: Male
Solvitur Ambulando
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 12 on 10/5/2011 3:03 PM >
| | | | I really like your third set. The decay in that place is incredible, as is the way the vegetation is reclaiming everything. The hallway in number 31 looks really cool.
Welcome to UER!
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Dayman
Location: Oxford, Ohio/Middletown, Ohio
Gender: Male
"Too Much, Too Soon...You're way out of tune"
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 13 on 10/5/2011 11:11 PM >
| | | | Wow, all three of the sets are great. Thats an awesome building and great pictures.
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Zedthefed
Location: Rhinebeck, NY
Gender: Male
Not really a fed.
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 14 on 10/6/2011 8:35 AM >
| | | | So many pictures! What a treat! 
Looking for people to explore/photograph with. PM me. |
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randomesquephoto
Don't be a Maxx
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 15 on 10/7/2011 2:38 AM >
| | | | Very wonderful. 
RIP Blackhawk |
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Tumithak
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 16 on 10/9/2011 1:24 AM >
| | | | Thanks everyone! Glad you like the pictures.
Posted by subtilis
#10 in your original post, i dont think its a centrifuge, we call those carousels, we use them for growing bacteria in suspension in test tubes, it keeps them moving so the bacteria dont clump together essentially.
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That makes sense. I figured that a centrifuge with all the tubes arranged parallel to the axis wouldn't work too well, but I couldn't think of what else it could be.
Anyway, here is another set of pictures. This time there was a lot of snow and ice.
January 2011:
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1. - The robot's still there. Poor thing.
2. - Icicles
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16. - Man, I thought they looked lonely before.
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19. - The view from one of the lab rooms, facing the cafeteria
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Tumithak
Location: Central New Jersey
Gender: Male
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 17 on 10/18/2011 10:30 PM >
| | | | Here are the pictures from yet another trip to the laboratory (don't worry, I'm nearly done). The main reason I went this time was to test out an old Polaroid 210 Land Camera that I had just rigged up a battery pack for. The camera itself is pretty cool. There are no motors, and you cock the shutter manually. All it really needs batteries for is timing the exposure.
There were four shots left in the film pack. That film had probably been sitting in the camera for a few decades. On top of that, the camera seemed to have a faulty light sensor. In order to take the pictures I had to cover the sensor with my finger and try to time it manually. They didn't exactly come out great, but they're still pretty cool. I was surprised the film still worked at all.
March 2011:
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1. - The first Polaroid I took. Not great. Also, do those count as orbs? Oh my.
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4. - Nice curtains.
5. - An oddly narrow hallway
6. - Ooh, an opportunity to play with macro mode.
7. - There we go.
8. - Light beams
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10. - Did I mention I love this room?
11. - 'Cause I do.
12. - Not sure if I said that already.
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16. - The other camera. Note the battery pack jury-rigged from a maglite knockoff.
17. - A starship broke up in orbit, and one of its engines fell into a swamp on the planet below.
18. - I like how the corners kind of bleed out, like the physical photograph is intruding upon the image. Seems kind of sinister somehow. Does that make sense? No? Nevermind.
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22. Ooh, lens flare.
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CombustibleME
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 18 on 10/19/2011 12:19 AM >
| | | | This is an excellent set. I love seeing the place change with the seasons. awesome job.
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MrSivalls
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I'll be a-surfin' in yer blood on Saturday night
| | Re: An industrial laboratory
<Reply # 19 on 10/23/2011 12:03 AM >
| | | | Posted by Tumithak
This place is an abandoned industrial laboratory. Other than that, I don't really know much of anything about it.
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Goggle it using the full name. Most of it is circa 50's or so. WW2 stimulated their growth.
Good job.
Your security measures were inadequate.
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