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Old 05-20-2009, 12:35 PM
 
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IMO, this site is pretty cool. The photog does Urban Exploration and takes photos of the sites he visits. They are all abandoned sites.

He visited the Sterling Hotel:

Hotel Sterling History - Abandoned Photography : opacity.us

And The Ashley Huber Coal Breaker:

Ashley / Huber Breaker (Blue Coal) History - Abandoned Photography : opacity.us
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Old 05-20-2009, 12:47 PM
 
Location: Louisville, KY
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i love the urban expedition photos of long abandoned buildings. its amazing to see the architectural beauty just left behind....
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Old 05-20-2009, 07:37 PM
 
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The B&W images in the article can all be found here, there's about 70 of them:

Historic American Buildings Survey/Historic American Engineering Record

If you're interested in seeing how the insides of a breaker works click the "Drawings" link. The very last one in the series of series of 7 describing the Menzies cone is probably the most interesting one.
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Old 05-20-2009, 09:31 PM
 
Location: Mid-Atlantic
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I love those old pictures, seen some of them before.

Anybody know what the round building is between Main and Franklin, Northampton and South Sts. in Wilkes-Barre? It's next to the YMCA, at the back of the Army/Navy parking lot. It's been around for some time, not new.
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Old 05-20-2009, 09:57 PM
 
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I know what building you are talking about, but unfortunately do not know what it is...
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Old 06-08-2009, 03:22 PM
 
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I love that picture of the Ashley breaker. My Grandfather worked there and so did my friends father and my father-in-law.
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Old 12-05-2011, 12:36 PM
 
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M.y grandfather,father,and other relative's worked there for many years. I was born and raised in Ashley
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Old 12-06-2011, 08:26 AM
 
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I love those old pictures, seen some of them before.

Anybody know what the round building is between Main and Franklin, Northampton and South Sts. in Wilkes-Barre? It's next to the YMCA, at the back of the Army/Navy parking lot. It's been around for some time, not new.
ok that'd b the former luzerne county medical society building but they jus sold it so idk who has it now
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Old 12-06-2011, 12:28 PM
 
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Thanks for answering. Some time after I posted this question I went over there to have a look. A sign or plaque indicated that the building was, indeed, the former Luzerne County Medical Society building. The doors were unlocked so I had a quick look around.
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