An Old Machine Shop

I learned, while I was on the site taking pics, that the owner of this abandoned machine shop died recently. He has a son, but what his son plans to do with it is not known. While I was in the area I nosed into some interesting alleys and looked at other structures nearby. My wife and I visited this place several times. She was fascinated by the feral cats who live there. Somebody feeds them and provides fresh water. And I just like to photograph places like this. A couple of times we brought the cats big sacks of food and refilled their water dishes. My wife loved animals and I do too.

Everything here is old, and interesting.

There's an old guy in an old Ford PU who parks out here and drinks beer. We ran into him one time and I talked to him. I should have asked him whether he might have worked out here once, maybe in the machine shop, years ago. I think he found himself a good place to "meditate". God bless him.

 Places like this, memories are a ghostly presence, almost palpable, but since they're not my memories, I can only imagine.

I got the camera lens through a crack in the door. Lots of neat stuff in here! Would I ever like to pick through it all!

It's awesome!

This really is a great place to sit all alone in an old Ford pickup and get sloshed...

This place might have been active years before I-27 came through. I-27 took out a lot of interesting places, like Hub Homes. My wife remembered Hub Homes.

 Windows and doors are among my favorite things to photograph.

Whatever this machine is, it is rusted solid now. No more rattle and hum. No more severed fingers and crushed hands. Just kidding.

I will probably be back. I might feed the cats again, someday. I will never drink beer out here because that spot is taken. And, besides, I don't have an old Ford pickup...

It just does not get much better than this.