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sara'mer
    
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|  | | | I bet a lot of you have seen this place.
Ice factory, built around the turn of the century, back when liquid ammonia was pumped into tubes that encircled molds for ice cubes that were about 18 by 12 inches wide and 6 feet long. The ammonia condensers were awesome but some fuckhead drove in with a frontloader and ripped them out a couple years ago. I could have tried to find some of my old pictures of them, but oh well.
The building was big enough to store ice, produce and meat for the home city and surrounding areas, as home refrigerators were uncommon until after WWII.
1. after a month of blue moons
2. better days came and went
3. but brick by brick we stand strong
4. even when the wheels fall off and burn
5. princesstree will survive
6. steel heart defeated
7. the ammonia drained out of the veins
8. Creosol-soaked cork insulated the walls
9. human bodies and steel; oxidation kills
10. plastic booties
11. 
12. I moved the sticks, and the hinges were broken so I just lowered that heavy door down and walked into a big empty room. A few minutes later, a guy with a baseball bat was at the door wanting to know what I was doing! It turned out ok, but a tense minute for sure!
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Eschaton
  
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Entry: Eschaton (es-kuh-tawn) noun | end of time, climax of history | Etymology: Greek for 'last'
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<Reply # 1 on 9/21/2012 3:56 PM >
| | | | The ambience in 1 gorgeous.
Ars Gratia Adventuris |
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Mother Chaos
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<Reply # 2 on 9/22/2012 4:59 PM >
| | | | I know where you're talking about. Went there awhile back with a much less impressive camera skill. Met the guy that set the boards on the door. He told us that was the 'cats room' that he kept locked up so the old door would fall and crush any cats, and to give the cats a safe place to hide.
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sara'mer
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<Reply # 3 on 10/2/2012 2:59 AM >
| | | | Thanks 
Posted by Mother Chaos
I know where you're talking about. Went there awhile back with a much less impressive camera skill. Met the guy that set the boards on the door. He told us that was the 'cats room' that he kept locked up so the old door would fall and crush any cats, and to give the cats a safe place to hide.
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Yeah, he turned out to be pretty nice- told me about the building, his cats, manifestations and old english....
But before that, when he had a baseball bat and was blocking my only known exit from the room- pretty scary, lol.
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Therrin
 
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*Therrin puts on the penguin-suit
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<Reply # 4 on 10/2/2012 3:02 AM >
| | | | Did you batt your purdy eyes at him and say "please let me out good kind sir, before I FUCKING RIP YOU APART!!!" ??
Nice pics. That looks like an interesting place.
Give a person a match and they'll be warm for a minute, but light them on fire and they'll be warm for the rest of their life. =) |
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LadySpade
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<Reply # 5 on 10/3/2012 1:11 AM >
| | | | Very Cool, excellent photos too.
~What doesn't kill us, makes us stranger...~
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<Reply # 6 on 10/5/2012 3:51 AM >
| | | | Very nice. Maybe some day soon I can come up and check this place out. Instead of just driving through like last time 
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sara'mer
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WNC
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<Reply # 7 on 10/6/2012 3:34 AM >
| | | | Posted by Therrin
Did you batt your purdy eyes at him and say "please let me out good kind sir, before I FUCKING RIP YOU APART!!!" ??
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lol... I aimed for the middle of those 2 extremes...  and thanks!
Posted by MonkeyPunchBaby
Very nice. Maybe some day soon I can come up and check this place out. Instead of just driving through like last time |
Thanks! Yeah, if you're ever up this way let me know, I can show you around!
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<Reply # 8 on 11/15/2012 7:41 PM >
| | | | Posted by Eschaton
The ambience in 1 gorgeous.
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1 is striking
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DJ Craig
   
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Break the Silence
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<Reply # 9 on 11/15/2012 8:31 PM >
| | | | Great shots!
"You have brains in your head. You have feet in your shoes. You can steer yourself any direction you choose. You're on your own. And you know what you know. And YOU are the one who'll decide where to go..." -Dr. Suess |
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sara'mer
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WNC
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<Reply # 11 on 12/3/2012 10:11 PM >
| | | | Thanks for the comments, DJ Craig and Scumbag.
Yeah. Pretty tragic situation.
I expect demolition is the most likely outcome for the building.
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Tenebrae
location:
The Wild West
Life's short; eat dessert first.
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<Reply # 12 on 12/4/2012 1:33 PM >
| | | | Thanks for documenting the place before it goes down.
5 and 7 are my favorites.
Is #11 supposed to be a screenshot from the movie Alien?
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<Reply # 13 on 12/6/2012 5:06 PM >
| | | | Posted by Hotwired Heart
Thanks for the comments, DJ Craig and Scumbag.
Yeah. Pretty tragic situation.
I expect demolition is the most likely outcome for the building.
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As is usually the case... Abandonments do not last long in this area. Factor in the social awareness of the murder and the knee-jerk reaction is to wipe it off the map. Exceptional cataloging of the site prior to its demise, though. Kudos.
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sara'mer
location:
WNC
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<Reply # 14 on 12/7/2012 10:06 PM >
| | | | "it must be boarded immediately, repaired or removed"
"Exits are dangerously inadequate" (the sign and this poe are right next to each other)
From the road, it looks well-secured. Impressions are what matter, right?
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xGROMx
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OBX, NC
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<Reply # 15 on 12/7/2012 10:34 PM >
| | | | This will be my fist demolished location that I have been to......I am expecting Asheville to demolish it.
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sara'mer
location:
WNC
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<Reply # 16 on 2/14/2013 4:23 AM >
| | | | Titling threads is a huge challenge for me, and this title was pretty random, yet in hindsight very appropriate as an altercation between a disturbed (insane?) individual and a homeless man led to murder. Coupled with perennial complaining from the neighbors, the murder prodded the city to action. They'll leave the smokestack.
On a happier note, I've discovered I really like doing night photography!
Untitled by Hotwired Heart, on Flickr
give me your hand by Hotwired Heart, on Flickr
Untitled by Hotwired Heart, on Flickr
Untitled by Hotwired Heart, on Flickr
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flyingwhale
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pittsboro NC
Gender: Male
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<Reply # 17 on 2/14/2013 5:47 AM >
| | | | Shame to see an interesting location go, but there are still plenty more out there!
Everyday is an exploration! Go out and do something new today :D |
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