I've probably driven past this feed mill on I-35 while making the trip to Texas and back probably a hundred times. And every time I look at it in awe - it looks like something that, with the right lighting and soundtrack, could be part of a Tim Burton movie. It looks like the kind of place where Edward Scissorhands would go to live out his old age. I think about all the bits and pieces of this complex and industrial sculpture. I think about what it would be like to climb around on top of it - to feel the rusty metal in my palms as I swing from one pipe to the next. In my mind I've explored every nook and cranny of this feed mill.
I recently watched a documentary streaming on Netflix called Urban Explorers: Into The Darkness. It wasn't super awesome but it captured my attention - because I can relate to the kind of child-like curiosity the subjects of the film satiate by exploring old forgotten tunnels and abandoned buildings. It reminded me that just because I'm an adult doesn't mean I can't go exploring from time-to-time.
OH! Is this the documentary you told me to watch after I posted those pics from the abandoned water parks? I totally need to watch this immediately.
ReplyDeleteThere was an abandoned wire factory in the town where I work and a couple of times on our lunch break a coworker and I would go wander around and explore it.
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately last year there was a fire and now it's just a pile of rubble, but those were definitely some interesting lunch breaks!
I am so fascinated by old warehouses and industrial buildings. The incredible height, the rust, the personality, I love it.
ReplyDeletetotally agree. I believe we should never lose our child-like curiosity. It helps us stay creative...
ReplyDeleteMy brother found an abandoned ballroom in downtown Long Beach that I cannot wait to explore with my camera! The photos he took with his phone are so RAD.
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