Abandoned Dreams 2010

Important News!

2010-10-26T06:28:00.001-07:00

While updating the website yesterday, I reached my quota for the free space allowed by Blogger for one account. No worries though, I've already spent the time to make and publish a new Abandoned Dreams website.

You can find the new website here at:
Http://www.AbandonedDreams2010Again.Blogspot.com

I will be using the new site to finish out the 2010 year, so if you want to keep in the know of what Abandoned Dreams is up to, check us out on the new site.

-Ryan Ademan

Climbing The Complex

2010-10-20T11:49:00.001-07:00

This location has popped up on the site a few times in the past. Easily accessible rooftops with a decent view. This time I brought along Catherine, CD, and Cambria.

The Training School

2010-10-16T20:59:00.001-07:00

Sick of dealing with some personal shit I got going on, I called up a few old friends and we made plans to state hop and explore and old training school. Along for the trip was Cambria, Zeke, Fifteen, and myself. We arrived a bit late, but still checked out a few buildings. Pretty decent little place, and I'm sure we'll return in the future. Damned good waste of a day.

The End Of Union Wadding

2010-10-14T11:47:00.000-07:00

I'm quite sad to bring the following news and photos to everyone, but I feel as though I must. The Union Wadding Company mill, built in the mid 1800's, was a producer of Christmas decorations until the company moved. The building has been vacant for the last seven years, with a portion of the complex renovated into loft apartments. Last night, Union Wadding went up in flames. The five alarm fire wreaked havoc throughout the 150 year old building. Amazingly, with the help of more than seven counties of firefighters, the renovated section of the mill was spared by the fire. The residents were all evacuated, and there were no reports of any injuries. The blaze went on for more than 8 hours, and is still smoldering as I write this.

Abandoned Dreams was lucky enough to have been driving by as the building was burning, so we stopped and photographed the end of an era.

Abandoned Dreams was also lucky enough to have explored this vacant mill a number of times over the past year or so. I've rarely used it's real name to avoid incidents like this, using the fictional name "The Tinsel Mill". Here's a list of links to sets of Union on the Abandoned Dreams site, followed by my photographs of the fire, and a short video.

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/10/union-wadding-night.html

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/woke-up-to-georgiamills.html

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/rooftopping-with-newbs.html

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/reoccurring-trend.html

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/deeper-into-tinsel-mill.html

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/04/return-to-tinsel-mill.html

http://abandoneddreams2010.blogspot.com/2010/03/tinsel-mill.html

Showing Doug My City

2010-10-13T10:39:00.000-07:00

Couldn't sleep after a long day of bouldering in RI with ClimbingDoug, so I got in touch with him, and we decided to do some building climbing. I showed Doug around a few spots, then we decided to climb a stone front church right of the main street in my city. We weren't even climbing for the roof, just having fun with the architecture of the building. My camera was almost stolen while we were climbing, because it was just sitting on the sidewalk recording us. Then after that was all set, the dudes at the 7-11 across the street called the cops on us. They showed up, realized we weren't causing any trouble or damage, and just politely told us to pack it in for the night. Around the 3:30 point in the video is where the dude pulls up to take my camera.

Norwich- The Other Side

2010-10-13T10:29:00.001-07:00

Took another trip up to Norwich this past weekend, this time with Catherine and ClimbingDoug. We all decided to do the side of the campus less traveled by explorers, thinking none of us had seen that side yet. As soon as we entered the first building, everything looked familiar. I'm not positive, but I'm fairly certain I've definitely done that half of the campus on one of my previous trips. Perhaps the tunnels used to run beneath the street, and I just tunneled my way over there one day, unaware I was even going to the other side. Who knows, but a good time was had by all.

Climbing With A Cold

2010-10-09T15:07:00.000-07:00

Catherine and I made plans without the knowledge of ClimbingDoug to go climbing after he got out of work. CD doesn't take much convincing, so we knew he'd be game. Our first destination was this beautiful church, right in the middle of the city. We ascended the scaffolding one stage at a time, ducking every now and then, so groups of drunk college idiots could pass by on the streets. Once at the top, we walked around on the giant green dome of the church, taking in the views of the city.

Next, we headed to an abandoned retail outlet in attempt to find our way inside and up to the roof. Thankfully, homeless people announce themselves, or we'd have walked right over the two sleeping near one of the sealed entrances, and the third sleeping in front of the other sealed entrance. Not wanting to bother any of them, we snapped these two shots and headed towards our next destination.

Next, a rather boring rooftop that held in my opinion the best view of Providence I've ever seen.

And another rooftop, offering again, another wonderful view.

And one more rooftop, for good measure and all.

We also climbed the church pictured in all these last shots, only to find a convent of nuns living at the top in an apartment above the church. We busted ass out of there with a quickness. The morning hours were quickly approaching, and people would soon be waking up to start their days all over again, so we headed home feeling accomplished in our adventures.

Ascending An Advertisement

2010-10-08T07:29:00.001-07:00

Nothing spectacular or special. ClimbingDoug and I took advantage of an unlit billboard one night and decided to play. Must have been spotted by a highway passer-by, because within fifteen minutes of our being up there, a security guard for a mill complex at the base was sitting there with his high beams pointed at the base. Next thing we heard was him on the phone. Didn't take much convincing for us to get the hell outta dodge. Made it down and back to the car safely, making this night yet another success.

ADE Welcomes ClimbingDoug

2010-10-06T14:51:00.000-07:00

Abandoned Dreams would like to extend a warm welcome to our newest member and our good friend ClimbingDoug. Those of you who look at the Abandoned Dreams site, or our Facebook fan page(http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#!/pages/Abandoned-Dreams-Exploration/351447509813), will recognize him from recent posts, mostly involving the higher risk climbing stuff. I can see both myself and him getting into a lot of trouble in the future, but until then expect to see some amazing shots from some awesome locations.

Union Wadding Night

2010-10-05T21:48:00.001-07:00

ClimbingDoug and Keti Fallout picked Cambria and I up tonight, and we headed towards an old mill I know of to view the city from the rooftop. We arrived, bypassed the fence, and entered the dark building. After searching for almost forty five minutes, we finally gave up on finding the roof access and just roamed the building snapping a few shots here and there. I swear, I've been here dozens of times, and the window leading to the roof had disappeared. I can't explain it.

Return To The Office

2010-10-05T21:45:00.001-07:00

While out walking the other morning, I decided to pay a visit to The Office to see how the weather had been treating it. Not much had changed, so there wasn't really much to photograph, but I pulled these shots out of there.

The Murder Factory

2010-10-05T21:35:00.001-07:00

CLimbingDoug, Keti Fallout, Cambria, and myself decided to explore an old mill Keti and Doug had previously done at night. While exploring it, Cambria and I lost track of the others and decided to go find them. Somehow, we kept ending up in the same place we started, with no sight of the others. After about a half hour, we finally found a secret hallway in the basement, leading to a whole different section of the building, where we found Keti and Doug with no issues. While I was waling around, I saw a barrel of scrap metal, scattered about the floor. After examining it for a minute, I realized what I was looking at wasn't scrap metal, it was the frames of hundreds of revolvers. One of the cooler things I've ever found in a building. Doug informed me the factory used to produce guns later that day, shedding a bit of light on my find. All in all, a kickass building with some kickass people.

The Weekapog Hotel

2010-10-05T21:29:00.000-07:00

Keti Fallout, ClimbingDoug, Cambria, and myself braved the winds and rain one afternoon to check out an old hotel we'd heard about. The exterior of the place made it look like an amazing find, but we were greeted inside with nothing but bare frame construction. All the walls had been torn down and re-framed, the rugs in many places had been pulled up, and the building just wasn't interesting. Not wanting to be charged with breaking into an empty building, we left and took exteriors instead. I'm looking forward to seeing it once the preservation is complete.

Norwich State Hospital

2010-10-05T21:22:00.000-07:00

Allsion had been telling me for quite some time how badly she'd wanted to visit Norwich State Hospital, so with the impending demise of the campus we decided to make a go for it. I've been there multiple times in the past, so I figured I'd show her and Turrel around. We arrived far later than we should have, made the trek up the tracks, and entered into a building towards the back of the campus. Before we'd even seen the entire building, the sun began to set, meaning it was time for us to go. Allsion didn't see as much of Norwich as she'd hoped, but was thankful to see at least a bit of the campus before she comes down. I'll have to bring her up there again, one day soon, to see a bit more.

The Abandoned Highway

2010-10-05T21:18:00.000-07:00

Hidden in plain sight in downtown Providence lies a long stretch of abandoned highway. Not a super interesting location as a whole, but when else can you randomly lay down in the middle of a highway without being run down? The view of the city from this location is one of the best in my opinion. These photos are from my latest trip out here with Keti Fallout and ClimbingDoug.

The APEX Catwalk

2010-10-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

This is a catwalk I've been looking to do for quite a while now, but every time I bring the idea up, the group around me all shake their heads, followed by a firm NO. With a new climber hanging with ADE(ClimbingDoug), I decided it was now or never. We both had no issues getting to the catwalk, and walked around unnoticed by the fishermen below us for a good forty five minutes before heading out. My only regret with this catwalk was that my batteries died after only about ten minutes, leaving me with very few photos. We will return here in the near future to obtain better photos, but here's the ones I do have.

Conquering Turkey Vulture Tower

2010-10-05T21:04:00.001-07:00

This old Long Lines tower has been a foe of mine for about a year or so now, due to the fact that when we last tried it, one of the group I was with got vertigo and quit. We headed down with him, never to return again. I had told ClimbingDoug the story, and he said we should correct that. So, we did. With warnings of Turkey Vultures at the top, we ascended into the sky. Once at the top, I snapped off a few shots while admiring the view. A few minutes later the turkey vultures appeared, pissed off we were in their territory, right beside their nest. We managed to keep them a distance away with the sounds of our voices, snapped a few more photos and headed back to earth, where Cambria had been patiently waiting for us. Another wonderful climb. Notice the vultures flying around in a few of the photos.

The Floral Mill

2010-10-05T20:59:00.001-07:00

This mill has shown up on the Abandoned Dreams site in the past, but with nothing better to do while waiting for Keti Fallout one day Cambria, ClimbingDoug, and myself decided to pay it a visit. Not much had changed, and it still wasn't a very interesting location, but I pulled a few shots out of it. Here they are.

Fitchburg Is Coming Down

2010-09-28T21:44:00.001-07:00

Took a trip out to see The Central Steamplant A.K.A. The Fitchburg Power Plant the other day with Cambria, Catherine, and ClimbingDoug. After a few wrong turns, looking for the wrong colored smokestack(my fault), we arrived to see all the windows with new fiberglass sheets over them. This couldn't be a good sign. As we got closer, we were greeted by a fence and a sign informing us of the impending demise of the plant. Many of the outer buildings had already been torn down, and the ladders to both coal silo's, as well as the smokestack had been cut down. None of us had heard anything about this, but we were all glad to make it out for at least one final visit before she's gone. We found an easy entrance and wandered around this massive beauty, possibly for the last time. Kind of a sad story, really.

Taking A Deeper Look

2010-09-26T09:04:00.000-07:00

Instead of the usual write up, this time I'll just explain as the photos progress. Here's the results of another night, kicking around Providence with Clahhhkie, Catherine, and ClimbingDoug.

Clahhhkie and I shot India Point Park for a bit while waiting for the rest of the group. Nothing special.

Once the group was together, we played on some sick playground full of climbing webs before taking off into the night.

Doug and I were to climb a bit of this until we found the Anti-Climb spikes. Sharp little fuckers on this tower. I did however, like the way the moon was behind it, so I shot it anyhow.

Located on the old George Washington bridge, are both a viewing platform(Closed to the public, and pretty much everyone now, I believe) on top of a pillar, and another pillar with both a viewing platform, and another set of stairs, leading downward through the support, leading down to the ground on a piece of land surrounded on all sides by water.

After that, we decided to have a quick run through the highway girder systems. Not very photogenic, but I snapped one off anyhow.

And to end our night, on our walk back, we found this. Obviously Doug and I weren't about to pass it by. As Clahhhkie and Catherine walked along the street, Doug and I made our move, being careful to avoid the cars full of drunk club-goers at the intersections surrounding three sides of us, and the maintenance man inside vacuuming the building. A few shots fired off the roof, a quick climb back down, and we called it a night.

The Nocturnal Train Tower

2010-09-23T22:34:00.001-07:00

While uselessly surfing the internet this evening, I was inspired by a good friend of mine to go out and look at the sky. After seeing the full moon accompanied by Jupiter, I couldn't help but head out for some night shots. I thought about where I could shoot, and realized I had no night shots of a local abandoned train tower, so I made that my destination. Not a huge set, and not fantastic shots, but I liked them.

St. Chalupa's Hospital & Church

2010-09-22T08:30:00.001-07:00

After the Boston Freedom Rally, Cambria, Clahhhkie, Injektilo, and myself decided to do a bit of exploring. We were close to a church/hospital, so we decided to head that way. Security was sitting in front of the building when we first arrived, so we sat in a giant tree and smoked a joint while we waited for him to leave. After he left, we made our move, and were in. Light was fading quickly, and i didn't bring my tripod, so these shots suck, but it's something new.

MMHC-During Abatement/Demo

2010-09-22T08:16:00.000-07:00

Made a return trip to MMHC with Cambria, Clahhhkie, and Injektilo to see how much they'd torn down by now. It was my third or fourth trip, but no one else had been aside from Injektilo. They'd abated about 95% of the building, and were in the process of finishing the rest. A good chunk of the building has been torn off completely. We went on a Sunday, to avoid the construction crews, and walked around for a good while inside, sometimes even stopping to drink from the crews water coolers. Kind of a nice change. MMHC, you will be missed.

Boston Skyline

2010-09-22T08:10:00.001-07:00

After a long two days, as we headed back towards South Station in Boston, Cambria, Clahhhkie, Injektilo, and myself decided to hit a rooftop to take in the sites of the city before we made our departure. About two stories up the fire escape, vertigo set in for Clahhhkie and he'd had enough. He waited at the bottom, while the rest of us ascended towards the roof. A few snaps, and we were back on our way to the train station. Thanks to Injektilo for showing us around the city. The trip would have been a lot more dull without you bro.

Ever Wondered?

2010-09-17T22:41:00.000-07:00

Ever wondered what the inside of a Kodak looked like? So did we. I just happened to have a spare one laying around after last week's accident, so we did what any self-respecting exploring group would do. We explored it. There wasn't much in the way as far as security was concerned, so we slipped right in and had a blast.

Well, There Goes That Camera

2010-09-12T01:32:00.000-07:00

Take a walk with me, through my night.

We started off at Waterfire with Zeke, abandonedNH, and Clahhhkie. We all grew bored with that real quick though, so we headed off to Bootleggers to smoke a bowl. Zeke had to get his mom's car back, so we said our goodbyes and parted ways. Our shooting location of the night was a set of three bridges. Two arched and one boring one.

This is from the first stop on our bridge tour: The underside of the first bridge.

Next, we headed to the top of the bridge to chill out for a few and watch the cars go flying by on the highway next to us.

The last location we shot from was the same stretch of bridge as earlier, just closer to the center of the bridge, and 50' above the water. The arches on this side were much steeper, and almost 10' higher off the ground where we entered the arch.

Right after taking this shot, I heard my tripod mount slip undone, and the three of us watched my camera take a terrible tumble down the center of one of the arches before crashing into a cement wall and bouncing another 10' down into the river below. Needless to say, camera's toast, but the shots on the memory card were salvageable.

All in all, another wonderful trip. Now, I have a good reason yo upgrade my camera.

Clahhhkie Shit Himself State School

2010-09-08T21:04:00.000-07:00

After a few months of not visiting Dever, Clahhhkie and I thought we probably should, just so she knows we still love her. Entry went smooth, as usual, and within minutes we were in the tunnels, making our way toward the A/V Dept. Clahhhkie'd never seen it, and being a nerd, was super interested. While in the A/V room, we both heard a loud noise from a different door in the building, and we froze. After about five minutes of neither of us even breathing, we looked at each other and shrugged. Clahhhkie proceeded to tell me that he thought he shit himself for a moment. He heard a door open, and I heard one close. Regardless of what it was, no one bothered us. We took some photos and headed back through 3 miles of tunnel to our entrance. Another wonderful trip to Dever.

Above The Noise

2010-09-07T18:34:00.000-07:00

We met up with abandonedNH around 10pm and headed off to pick up Clahhhkie for some late night shooting in Providence. We made it about halfway there and abandonedNH's car shit the bed, on the side of 295. We waited for AAA to show up for her, and then we called Keti Fallout, who we were supposed to be meeting later in the night. She picked up Cambria and I, and off to Providence we headed, along with ClimbingDoug.

Once In Providence, I figured we'd start the night with me showing everyone one of my favorite views of the city, from the roof of the old power plant. We hopped a fence, climbed in a window, ascended the unfinished stairs in the dark, and basked in the city light.

After the power plant, we headed down the street to an old turnstyle bridge. It's design makes it easy and fun to climb around on. Even Keti and Cambria did a bit of climbing.

After that, Keti decided to show me one of her favorite views of the city, from the old highway, no longer in use. All in all, a great night out on the town, with some rad people.

The End Of The Event

2010-09-05T05:55:00.000-07:00

Yesterday marked Deggi5's annual "PancakePex" Event. Explorers from all over come together, eat pancakes, and explore. Unfortunately, I had to work through the event, so I'd written off any chance of exploring for the day.

After work I received a phone call from Cambria telling me since I couldn't make it out to the event, they were bringing the event to me. They all broke off from the PA kids(Who suck, BTW, for not coming) and headed back my way. I was picked up by the Fallouts, Clahhhkie, and Cambria and taken to the train tunnel, where we met up with Movingunit, abandonedNH, and two other explorers Rob and Doug that I'd never met before.
We all walked the tunnel for a while, stopping here and there to take a photo, play with a flare, or spin some steel wool.

After the tunnel, we all headed out to the erection bridge, where we ended the night under the stars recapping adventures past, and just generally enjoying the company of the others around us. Unfortunately, my batteries were all drained from the tunnel, so I have no shots of that.

All in all, for an event I couldn't make it to, PancakePex was once again, a damned good time.

A Shell Of Power

2010-09-01T11:19:00.000-07:00

I don't really know much about the history of this place other than the fact that it was decommissioned in the 60's, and sold to be turned into a museum in the 90's.

There's more information about the building here.
http://www.artinruins.com/arch/?id=decay&pr=southstreet#top1

Hidden By The Condos

2010-08-30T17:24:00.001-07:00

Stopped by Foxboro State the other day for a quick explore. While most of the former hospital has been turned into condos, there's still a handful of abandoned buildings scattered around, including the chapel, the theater, power plant, and laundry. Most of them are cleaned out, but there's still some interesting stuff to be seen.

The Doll House

2010-08-22T10:45:00.000-07:00

After a few assignments I had to do yesterday for the newspaper, I spotted this little place sitting in the middle of suburbia. From what I could gather, it was a husband and wives house. He was a soldier in WW2 and she was a housewife who loved crafts done at home. The house was cluttered with relics of the former residents, but much of it was too buried to bother searching through.

The Throne Room Train Tunnel Pt. 3

2010-08-22T10:38:00.000-07:00

Knowing the tunnel a little better on our third visit, we decided we'd start a small bonfire inside the beast. Along for this trip was Matt, Keti, and Keith Fallout, as well as ADE members Cambria, Turrel, Zeke, and myself. And yes, we did put our fire out.

The Throne Room Train Tunnel Pt. 2

2010-08-22T10:35:00.000-07:00

This was our second trip to the train tunnel, and again, it was well worth the wait. Along for this trip was Cambria, a friend of ours named Jfried, and myself.

The Throne Room Train Tunnel Pt1

2010-08-22T10:31:00.000-07:00

Abandoned Dreams has been waiting for access to this tunnel for just about as long as we've been around. We tried it years ago, to no avail, but a friend called us recently and told us it was a go. This was our first trip, and well worth the wait. Along for this trip was Matt and Keti Fallout, Cambria, and I.

The Burnt Factory

2010-08-22T10:18:00.000-07:00

I wasn't sure, but i think i may have explored this place years and years ago. Since then, the entire inside has been set afire and gutted, but the place was still pretty rad.

The Trailer Park

2010-08-22T10:06:00.000-07:00

This trailers "used to be the home" of a local man. Now, after the fire, he lives in one lonely trailer outside of the bunch. While I was photographing his property, he walked up and asked what I was doing. I explained to him, and it must have triggered a memory in his mind. Suddenly, he realized he's read about me in the newspaper before, and told me to just be careful of some of the floors. He took off, and i continued to photograph the pair of burnt out trailers. I supposed sometimes being recognized isn't so bad.

The GloryBowl

2010-08-07T11:51:00.001-07:00

This is a location James Ascent and I have decided to call the GloryBowl, because of it's similar construction to a GloryHole(Search Google with Safe Search ON). The GloryBowl isn't a full circle, but almost a toilet bowl shape. The bottom of the bowl can be reached by rappelling 80' anchored off a chain link fence, sliding down a 60 degree slick concrete slope, or by climbing a cliff that sits more than 2 miles away and walk your way up through the 20' diameter RCP drain that's used to flush the waters to a safer location during times of heavy rain.
James Ascent and I set out around 11pm for our trip. Our method of getting to the bottom was the safest of the three, the rappelling. James gave me a 5 minute crash course on rappelling, and over the ledge I went, wanting to be the first into the belly of this massive beast. Slowly, i made my way down, shaking like a leaf the entire time. After what felt like 30 minutes, but was really only about 3, my feet made contact with the ground on the bottom of the GloryBowl. I unharnessed myself, and sent the gear back up to James. After a few minutes, James was with me in the center if the bowl, just staring intently all around us, in awe. Now, we had conquered the beast and the only thing left to do was photograph her and have a blast running around inside the 20' drain. My batteries died really soon after our descent, because I'd used them all morning during the Ninja Turtles Event, but photography can always happen again. This trip, I was just happy to be alive, after the sickest entrance I've ever made.

The following shots were taken by James Ascent during our visit. I have used these with his permission. Without his shots, this location would have looked like ass. Thanks buddy.

MATT! A DRAIN! MATT!

2010-08-07T11:00:00.000-07:00

This afternoon was supposed to be the first Abandoned Dreams Ninja Turtle Appreciation Day. We were to all paint ourselves green and have a pizza party deep in the bowels of Providence. Through poor planning and lack of interest in the event, we scrapped that idea, and just went and played in the bowels of Providence instead. Apparently, at some point in the recent past, the CSO flowed over the edges and today we got to watch turds and condoms float by us. We switched sides of the drain, to where the CSO didn't overflow, and spent some time taking photos. Along with us for the trip was Matt and Keti Fallout of www.Fallout-UE.com. This was their first time draining, and most likely their last. As it turns out, neither of them enjoyed it at all. Gotta learn somehow. I appreciate them coming out and giving it a shot though. Can't win them all over.

The Erection At Sunset

2010-07-27T13:00:00.001-07:00

After a long and stressful day, Cambria, Clahhhkie, and myself headed out to the edge of the giant, rusted erection that is the Providence/Seakonk River Train Bridge. Something about this spot in the sunset just helps me unwind. While not a very exciting location, it was a well-needed outing. The full moon in the background was just amazing looking, but I didn't do much justice for that.

Graffiti Ransom Note 2010

2010-07-24T19:56:00.000-07:00

The Graffiti Ransom Note is an event held by Deggi5. You get a random ransom note, written by other members of the website, then you go out and photograph the letters out of graffiti to make the letter. Come home, spend a few hours copying and pasting and here's the result. The photos before the note were not only all used in the note, but we're the shots I actually liked.

Fire In The Sky

2010-07-21T14:06:00.001-07:00

Spent the night climbing again with SheepEater. Also along on this trip was An old buddy JohnC and SheepEater's friend Vagina. For a girl, she could climb pretty decently.

Back Where I Belong

2010-07-14T18:57:00.001-07:00

In the skies.

Still? State Hospital Pt 2

2010-06-30T14:31:00.001-07:00

Headed out again with Allsion and Turrel to search a few more of the buildings we'd assumed to be abated and boring at a local state hospital. We began at the theater, which was the most interesting of the day. Unfortunately, the building is completely boarded and has very little natural light inside, so I had to light paint almost all of my shots. We then moved over to the workshop and finished off in a storage building. All in a all, a decent day.

Still? State Hospital

2010-06-28T17:47:00.000-07:00

After interviewing a couple people for a work assignment in the area, Allsion, Turrel, and I decided to hit up a state hospital not far from there and see what was left. While most of the complex has been remodeled into condos, there's still a few buildings, left mostly untouched. We only had time for one, and apparently chose what looked to be a kitchen/cafeteria building. The building looks like it was used for storage after the original closing of the hospital. Kind of nifty, and definitely surprising that anything was left on campus at all.

Revolutionary Ties

2010-06-27T09:24:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I headed out, camera in hand, with an actual goal in mind. The last few weeks, I've been researching and writing an article for a newspaper I freelance for. To be completely honest, I had no prior knowledge of the Revolutionary War or my local area's involvement in it. I not only had to write the article about the numerous smaller cemeteries with revolutionary soldiers in them, but I also had to shoot the photography for it as well. I took a shit ton of shots, and here's the ones I was pleased with. The article is probably going to be using three or four of them, so keep an eye out.

Hudson River Psych Center

2010-06-10T16:37:00.000-07:00

Spent the day in NY with Cambria and Zeke climbing collapses, and working our way through tunnels like rats, in an effort to avoid walking outside the building. We started in the collapsed section and made our way toward the cleaner section. A few times during the day it started to rain, but it was a nice change from the heat, and made for some awesome skies. All in all, my first trip to a Kirkbride was a complete success.