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Return to Kolene Steelworks - USA - Sept 2016

mookster

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This was one of three former steel manufacturing plants I visited on my trip, this is one I had already visited in May but jumped at the chance to go back and shoot for a couple of hours whilst waiting for another friend to get off work. This place is one of the north-eastern United States most under-rated sites and one of the best kept secrets in the area, my exploring friends go as far as saying it's one of the finest industrial abandonments in the entire country and they aren't wrong.​

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The steelworks shut down overnight in the early 1980s leaving everything behind, one building was stripped of machinery for re-use post closure but the vast majority is still there. Workers belongings still hang in completely rusted out lockers, there is a gantry crane perilously close to completely collapsing onto the factory floor below, there are still fully stocked workshops, machine shops, and other areas quietly left to decay for over thirty years. It truly is one of the best locations I have ever explored.​

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Nowadays half the site is an active steelworks once again, but three massive buildings have been left to rot and fall apart.​

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I covered this place extensively back in May so I went handheld with my prime lens this time just to try and get a different angle on the place. I could quite happily spend days here shooting all the details.​

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Thanks for looking, more photos can be found by following the link in my signature :)
 

AndyK!

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Some really nice shots there, decaying industry always takes on a nice character when the decay sets in  (y)

 
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