Industrial Towns on the Edge
America continues to lose its edge on manufacturing.
Demolition Watch: Gamble House
Gambling away history with the Gamble House in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Detroit Plans on Downsizing for the Future
It’s a pretty sad situation when a city plans on downsizing to embody the future. For Detroit? Sure.
Deep Under Cincinnati’s Streets
Deep underneath Cincinnati, Ohio’s streets is the barrel house for Kauffman Brewery.
A Trip Through Eastern Kentucky
I enjoy spontaneous road trips and exploring new areas, but my planning skills could improve.
Exploring the First German Reformed Church
An exploration of the abandoned First German Reformed Church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
A Tale of Two Houses
A tale of two houses in Kentucky: William Tarr House and Duncan Hall.
The Ault & Wiborg Company
I thought nothing of the Ault & Wiborg Building in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio until it was too late. But it had an interesting history…
Another Fire at Parker Tobacco
Suspicious fires at Parker Tobacco Company in Maysville, Kentucky are claiming the abandoned building.
Halloween Haunts
As the season of Halloween approaches, it is time to explore the annals of my favored derelict structures and allegedly haunted locales.
Remnants of my Childhood
Over the past ten years since I started this website, many of the industrial sites that initially inspired me have undergone significant changes. From the once-active AK Steel Ashland Works to various cement companies, these places are either being demolished or restored at an astonishing pace.
Miami Chapel United Brethren Church
The Miami Chapel United Brethren Church is located on Miami Chapel Road approximately one mile southwest of downtown Dayton, Ohio.
Lost Worlds
“Whether it’s disused factory buildings sitting vacant all across Hamilton County or the destruction wrought by the riots of the late 1960s on inner-city neighborhoods, there is still something to be gained from focusing an artistic eye on such losses.”
Summer 2009 at the Ammunition Plant
This is part two of a series on the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant covering many of my recent trips into the complex.
The Emergence of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: A Chronicle of Wartime Necessity
The advent of the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant was inevitable because of the looming tempest of global conflict. Spurred by the National Defense Appropriations Act and the subsequent Munitions Program, the United States Ordinance Department enlisted private corporations to undertake the formidable task of designing and constructing munitions factories for the production of smokeless gunpowder and other ordinances.
One Detroit landmark saved, another one to go
In a surprising reversal of attitude towards Michigan Central Depot in Detroit, Michigan, the train station and adjoining Roosevelt Warehouse will stand…