Hudson Hospital

The entire facility was built over the last three decades of the 1800's. As psychiatry moved away from inpatient treatments, it began to decline in use until its closure in 2001. Today, it is slowly deteriorating out of public view as it awaits reuse.

Chantal Hospital

This hospital began with a single building on one hundred acres of land and expanded to, at its peak, over thirty buildings and nine hundred acres. The campus is massive and I was only able to explore a fraction of it.

Suffolk Breaker

The "Suffolk Breaker" was constructed in 1930 and began operating in 1932. This breaker was the largest coal breaker in the world. 20 miles of railroad track were laid, 3,800 tons of steel and more than 10,000 cubic yards of concrete were used. A mile and a half of conveyor lines, 25 miles of conduit, 118 miles of wire and cable and 20 miles of pipe were installed. When the breaker was constructed it was divided into two sides. Each side could be operated independently, producing 12,500 tons of coal a day. Once the raw coal enters the production process within the breaker it took just 12 minutes to pass through the entire breaker. The breaker was in operation for 31 years.

Albright Fabrics - Part II

This is from a recent trip made a few weeks ago. There are more photos from a previous trip located here

Paper Mill

A few weeks back I visited a soon to be demolished paper mill. You can find a brief history about the location here from one of my previous visits.

Albright Fabrics

During its heyday in the early 20th century, "Albright Fabrics" employed over 1,400 people and was the world’s largest producer of Nottingham lace. It had bowling alleys, a gymnasium, a barber, a fully staffed infirmary, and owned its own coal mine and cotton field.

Founded in 1897, the company used looms that were made in Nottingham, England, stood two and a half stories tall, were over 50 feet long, and weighed over 20 tons. During World War II, the company expanded its production line to include mosquito and camouflage netting, bomb parachutes, and tarpaulins.

The company was downsized to only 50 employees before shutting its doors in 2002.

Blast Off!

I revisited a blast furnace this past week. This place is massive. It was built in 1884. Some of the furnaces no longer exist, but the ones that are there were designated as a National HIstoric Landmark.