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Infiltration Forums > US: Great Lakes > Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)(Viewed 2813 times)
-Ruthless-   |  | 
Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
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Abandoned power plant substation and accompanying tailrace tunnels.

Old turbines, connecting tunnels and the large tailraces make up the basement levels of this plant. The upper levels contain various sights, such as electrical distribution equipment, lockers, and long tunnels with street names over where the electric supply connections to different areas of Minneapolis used to be.

Part of the generating station is still active, but it has been bolted and welded with thick metal plates, making access from the abandoned section impossible. Light still shines out from several doors that connect the two parts.

Fortunately or unfortunately, this location seems to be becoming less and less of a secret as time goes by.

Pardon any blur/graininess, all photos taken with my GS6 edge.


[last edit 4/24/2016 9:55 PM by -Ruthless- - edited 1 times]

Dalmaticus location:
MSP / Fargo
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 1 on 4/24/2016 10:28 PM >
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Thanks for adding to the graffiti.

Giant buck knife definitely makes you look cool.



All the treasure are belong to me. We got a slat, for that!
relik location:
44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI)
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 2 on 4/24/2016 11:42 PM >
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I really enjoyed my experience(s) there.



"When it rains, just find bigger drains."
-Ruthless-   |  | 
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<Reply # 3 on 4/25/2016 1:31 AM >
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Posted by Dalmaticus
Thanks for adding to the graffiti.

Giant buck knife definitely makes you look cool.


I'm behind the camera. Both of the guys in the pictures are my friends, not myself.

As to the graffiti, there are hundreds of sharpie tags in several places inside, going back well over a decade, some as old as '93. I hardly think one more will make a difference.

Happy exploring.
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@relik, agreed!



Amos location:
MSP
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 4 on 4/30/2016 5:10 PM >
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Love this place.



Cosmic location:
Minneapolis / St. Paul
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 5 on 5/1/2016 12:35 AM >
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After viewing this thread, it really makes me wonder why this place is no longer secretive.



w0nKa location:
MSP/KC
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 6 on 5/2/2016 2:45 PM >
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Posted by -Ruthless-


I'm behind the camera. Both of the guys in the pictures are my friends, not myself.

As to the graffiti, there are hundreds of sharpie tags in several places inside, going back well over a decade, some as old as '93. I hardly think one more will make a difference.

Happy exploring.
____________________________________

@relik, agreed!




If every person that went there had that same mentality, I wouldn't even bother ever going. Oh well, I guess its the cool thing to destroy beautiful stuff from the 1800s..



Harvestman location:
Somewhere in SORTA/TANK Territory!
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 7 on 5/3/2016 3:47 AM >
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Can we just create a separate board for MSP so that us other Great Lakers don't have to deal with it? There seems to be an unusually high percentage of fuckwits up yonder.



Oh good, my slow clap processor made it into this thing.
Derpyfingers location:
Saint Paul MN
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 8 on 5/3/2016 6:17 AM >
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I mean I'm good just leaving things the way I found them... The more time you spend coloring on/destroying cool shit means less time looking at said cool shit.



With a smile and a hint of sarcasm he said "I beg your pardon, but this is my secret garden!"
climb_something location:
Mpls
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 9 on 5/3/2016 2:50 PM >
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Posted by Harvestman
Can we just create a separate board for MSP so that us other Great Lakers don't have to deal with it? There seems to be an unusually high percentage of fuckwits up yonder.


Hey, don't group us all together. Some of us like brick.



relik location:
44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI)
 
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<Reply # 10 on 5/3/2016 7:05 PM >
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Posted by Harvestman
Can we just create a separate board for MSP so that us other Great Lakers don't have to deal with it? There seems to be an unusually high percentage of fuckwits up yonder.


Speak for yourself.
I stand with MSP.
Brickwork and historic structures are better off without fuckwits taggin' 'em all up.

EDIT: I may have read your comment wrong. I'm not sure.


[last edit 5/3/2016 7:07 PM by relik - edited 1 times]

"When it rains, just find bigger drains."
Harvestman location:
Somewhere in SORTA/TANK Territory!
 
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<Reply # 11 on 5/3/2016 10:10 PM >
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Posted by relik


Speak for yourself.
I stand with MSP.
Brickwork and historic structures are better off without fuckwits taggin' 'em all up.

EDIT: I may have read your comment wrong. I'm not sure.


I meant that the fuckwits tagging them up are a big problem. You know I don't stand for trashing things.
I meant that, in between the various clique-like exploring groups in MSP and the smashy noobs who keep upsetting them, there is more drama centered around MSP than pretty much anywhere else in the Midwest. (Except Gary or Chicago, on occasion.)



Oh good, my slow clap processor made it into this thing.
relik location:
44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI)
 
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Re: Abandoned Substation (Pic Heavy)
<Reply # 12 on 5/3/2016 10:25 PM >
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Posted by Harvestman


I meant that the fuckwits tagging them up are a big problem. You know I don't stand for trashing things.
I meant that, in between the various clique-like exploring groups in MSP and the smashy noobs who keep upsetting them, there is more drama centered around MSP than pretty much anywhere else in the Midwest. (Except Gary or Chicago, on occasion.)


Gotchya. I guess that's what happens when you have some of the best underground exploring in the U.S. and a giant community/new "explorers" all the time.



"When it rains, just find bigger drains."
blackhawk
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Mission Control
 
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<Reply # 13 on 5/3/2016 10:41 PM >
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Posted by -Ruthless-


I'm behind the camera. Both of the guys in the pictures are my friends, not myself.

As to the graffiti, there are hundreds of sharpie tags in several places inside, going back well over a decade, some as old as '93. I hardly think one more will make a difference.

Happy exploring.
____________________________________

@relik, agreed!


Yeah that picture (20) graphicly sums up who you are.
As far as I'm concerned you are the tagger since you think you need to show us that shit.





Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
relik location:
44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI)
 
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<Reply # 14 on 5/4/2016 12:16 AM >
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Posted by blackhawk


Yeah that picture (20) graphicly sums up who you are.
As far as I'm concerned you are the tagger since you think you need to show us that shit.




Don't forget #6!



"When it rains, just find bigger drains."
blackhawk
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<Reply # 15 on 5/4/2016 1:23 AM >
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Posted by relik


Don't forget #6!


Is that his girlfriend in the scarf?



Just when I thought I was out... they pulled me back in.
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