Abandoned steel factory

[Joe S.]

I work for a natural gas company here in town. My work takes me all over the state into some remote areas and i see some neat stuff. Well the other day we were on the outskirts of town walking some right of way in preparation for a job and we happened upon this old steel factory property. It is situated near a railroad track altho there is no spur onto the property. Story I got from a coworker that knows the site said they shut down in the 70's or 80's. It is only a half mile from any road but that is whats amazing about it to me. The city (or county) completely took up the blacktop coming into it at some point. There is no trace that a road was even there other than a badly eroded road bed. Also according to my coworker, the road it is closest to was realigned and straightened out many years ago. Before that it actually passed close to the plant.

And this is apparently a project they left behind. Those pieces are 8-10 feet in diamter and made from 1" thick steel.

 

[oregon73]

That's pretty neat. I'm surprised that vandals and looters haven't wrecked the place.

 

[GetGunz]

That's pretty neat. I'm surprised that vandals and looters haven't wrecked the place.

The aforementioned removal of easy access to the property most likely prevented its demise by hooligans.

 

[Joe S.]

Thats all i can figure as well. No grafitti or anything.

 

[cadillo]

Pretty small considering what it is reported to have been. I once worked in an aluminum reduction plant, and the building I worked in was described to us as being over forty acres under roof.

 

[Joe S.]

Well "factory" may not be the right term. Maybe a fabrication shop? But to have closed in the 70's/80's... Were they that big back then? I dont think they made steel... Rather stuff out of steel...

Thats one of four buildings i could see too. This was probably just the office...

 

[Wyandot Jim]

Looks like it was probably a Pressure Vessel Shop or a Storage Tank Fabricator of some kind. What looks like what was left behind was the "Cans." Cans are sections that are rolled and seam welded then shipped to a manufacturer to be made into a vessel. Once the vessel has the cans welded together for the length required the nozzles and heads are welded in place.

 

[Joe S.]

Cool. They are heavy duty!

 

[frankenfab]

Underground shooting range material, if you could move it!

 

[Joe S.]

Underground bunker material!!

 

[Joe S.]

Like i said i think that was just office space. There are at least 3 other buildings on the site.

 

[dakota1911]

The pictures have that "Earth after Man" look.

 

[Don Lovel]

Copperhead breeding farm

 

[Joe S.]

The pictures have that "Earth after Man" look.

I told my coworker i felt like we were on the set of walking dead. Lol

 

[turbo111]

who is john Galt?