Earlier, I had mentioned the acquisition by Bearings of a very rare pictorial book with detailed illustrations of all buildings constructed for the Chicago World’s Fair.  I’m here to continue the posting with the latest scan from the book: The ill-fated Cold Storage Building.
The cold storage building at the Columbia World’s exposition was the first […]

photo by Jon Haeber

We live in a post-industrial world, and our connection to the modes of production, our infrastructure, and the cogs of society is becoming more and more disembodied from day-to-day life. This guide is meant to be an introduction to one of the fastest growing hobbies our modern time: Urban Exploration.
Why?

The definition of […]

Top Floor of the Key System Building
About two years ago, when I began going into old, run-down buildings simply to photograph them, I had more than my share of fear of being caught. Now, after dozens of dashes into the spaces of historic structures of all shapes and sizes I can say with confidence that […]