Batson Motors

 Nashville, TN.

Minnesota Chemical

Saint Paul, MN.

Prose

Hampden Ave., Saint Paul.

V8

Abandoned service station in Needles, CA.

Building blocks

Possibly abandoned house on or near the site of the former Colonel’s Creek Campground, Fayetteville, PA.

Totem

What appears to be the site of a former flea market or some similar thing that everyone just walked away from and no one has disturbed since, because, you know...THE MONSTER. One of many intriguing sites along Route 30 between Chambersburg and Gettysburg.

The knockdown

One of the SEMI buildings coming down, near the University of Minnesota campus, Minneapolis.

Headfirst

Graffiti in an abandoned building in the SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN. One interesting thing I've realized is that the higher you go, the better the work gets.

Spaces between

Between structures, between sunlight and shadow, between ground and sky.

Dazzle

Minneapolis skyline and a late afternoon sun from a window in the SEMI area.

Rail box, September 2016

Late afternoon September sun shining down on a rail car in the SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN. This whole area is cordoned off now and owned by the University of Minnesota. Signs of construction going are all around; the United Crushers structure appears to be in the initial stages of demolition or conversion. In October 2016, the U of M regents voted to tear them down, stating that no other viable plan had been put forward. More info here.

And now a brief warning from the skulls

Graffiti in an abandoned building in the SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN.

UC Group finally got that LLC application approved

Minneapolis, MN.

Little fixer-upper

I wish I could read more graffiti, but I can't. Maybe there's a class I could take?
Continuing my explorations around the SEMI area in Minneapolis, MN.

Unit ADM

Stairs and grain elevators, SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN.

Things were going so well

Abandoned buildings, SEMI area, Minneapolis, MN.

Rule-bound

Near the University of Minnesota, Minneapolis. Off-campus living options are also available.

Well-rounded

Getting back to nature at an abandoned concrete plant, Gettysburg, PA.

Ottertail Lumber

Abandoned structure, Minneapolis, MN.

Electric Steel Elevator

One of the buildings in the Southeast Minneapolis Industrial area (SEMI). Lots of interesting stories about this area can be found online. I have a suspicion this area is going to change rapidly in the near future, since brew pubs and condos are bringing more people into the vicinity. My guess is that the city won’t leave some of these places open to the public, or will knock them down and replace them with something else. So see it while you still can.