I recently checked out an interesting building a mile from where I live.
Previous explorers had very helpfully pried open the particle board that covered a broken window. I found two or three decent works of graffiti, some great views of the Mississippi River, and a giant 40-ton metal hook meant for moving things between levels.
I looked around extensively, but I still have no idea what this site was used for. To me it was just a generic decrepit industrial site.
I appreciated how some scenes were preserved. Some old sinks, counter-tops and work tools looked like they had been abandoned hastily. Other parts of the building looked quite weathered, scattered and irreparable.
All abandoned buildings like this have dark parts near their center where cool, musty air flows out constantly from a gap of some kind. I found a few openings like this but I did not have a flashlight nor the gear I would insist upon to proceed safely.
A place like this is a great venue for fantasizing about post-apocalyptic scenarios. I think I’ll return and read a zombie comic.
pseudoisaac 