Graffiti Train

3 exposure HDR
I was visiting my brother in Utah and he brought us to the Great Salt Lake because we had never been before. He knew of an old abandoned train car he thought I would like taking a picture of and he brought me to this beautiful thing! :) It was sitting next to an old abandoned building all prettied up with graffiti too both sitting right on the sand with the Great Salt Lake in the background!

Portland Gas and Coke Company

This building was behind a chain linked fence with rolled barbed wire on top and in a restricted area with video surveillance. My husband pulled up next to the fence, I hopped out, stood on the truck bed, then climbed on top of the canopy and was able to get 3 bracketed exposures before security started walking towards us. I climbed down, we hopped in the truck, and drove away!

This was where my husband's grandfather worked. (I did a little digging and found out some info.) It was built in 1913 and the factory produced gas from oil and also created briquettes, electrode pitch, naphthalene and Gasco motor fuel. Today, the effect of all of those chemicals is a big, messy Superfund site that is entirely fenced off to keep people away from the contamination.

41/365 - Abandoned

I went back to The Academy building today and it started sprinkling as soon as I got there. I quickly walked around the building and took pictures anyway. This is my favorite side of the building. I think it's beautiful.