AMP Predawn(Opposite Side)

As mentioned in an earlier post, both sides of Automatic Machine Products(AMP), are in the process of either being abated and restored or torn down. From all the info I've been able to gather, this is the building they plan to turn into a brewery or something of the likes. We entered before the sun came up, and shot for a few hours before the work crews showed up.

Advanced Waste Water Facility

Back in 2008 after a failed attempt at a triple story abandoned house, we wandered down the tracks, only to find an abandoned waste water treatment facility. The original set can be found here.
With nothing better to do yesterday after a full nights sleep, I decided to give the three story home another go. Once again, I failed. I decided since I was already a three mile hike from my house, I might as well make it five and head to the facility. Not much has changed, including my shooting style apparently. Enjoy. Thanks to Turrel for finding the directions to this place for me again. Beat a three mile hike of shame for sure.

The Tinsel Mill

Turrel asked us if we'd be interested in heading down his way on his day off to scout out a couple of local places he'd been eying. We agreed and decided to meet at his place around 10:30. We woke up 3 hours later than we were supposed to meet him, and then missed our bus. After securing a ride from my sister, we finally arrived at his house at almost 3. We headed out and did a bit of scouting, and then decided to just wander the industrial portion of his city. After almost 3 hours, and with the sun beginning to set, we found this massive industrial complex. To give a size, here's a excerpt from an article I found about the building. "A 330,000 sf lot with a 360,000 sf building owned by the Union Wadding Company. The foundations of the mill date from 1847, with reconstruction occurring in 1870 after a series of fires". The building, from all info I've been able to find about it online, was used to make tinsel, Christmas decoration, and other items. It was relatively empty, and we were running out of daylight quick, so we rushed through the place way too fast and I know we missed a lot of it. We plan to return within the next few weeks to see it better. OK, enough reading, let's see the shots.

AMP PreDawn

This building has shown up on the Abandoned Dreams sites in the past, but never like this. It's projected that this building, AMP, will be torn down by the end of the month. AMP is a grouping of two buildings, and this will be the first of the two to be demolished. There's talks of a brewery opening in the other, but who knows what will happen in time. I left work around 5AM and headed to AMP, making my entrance concealed by darkness. I shot with whatever light the street was letting in for about 20 minutes before I heard the distinct sound of a door opening, footsteps, and a door closing. I silently headed back towards the front section of the building where they'd ripped the windows out for abatement and hopped out, undetectable aside from the wet footprints I left behind in the largely flooded building. The shots aren't great, but the sun never made it up enough for me to actually shoot. I may drop by this location one more time before she comes down. This time I'll going during daylight while demo workers are not around.