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East Side Branch Library, Gary Indiana

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Night Lights

 Night Lights

January 2009

“I picked up my camera and tripod and looked for a quick get away; someone in a white car slowed and looked at me from across the street, they then turned in my direction as I back peddled toward the woods. They slowed again and then took off in the direction they came from. They could have simply been lost and wondering what I was doing, but I was already in escape mode. They didn’t look like the most friendly of characters.”

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Gary Screw and Bolt

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Recognized as one of the few early Gary industries independent of the U.S. Steel Corporation, the Gary Screw and Bolt Company enjoyed a successful seventy-five year life in northwest Indiana. In 1911, a group of Pittsburgh Screw and Bolt Corporation executives founded the Gary Screw and Bolt Company of Indiana on twenty acres of vacant land along East 7th Avenue. Production began in 1912 with 75-100 workers. In 1925, the Gary Company expanded to include the Continental Bolt and Iron Works in Chicago; five years later, the firm acquired the Hammond Bolt and Nut Company. Eventually, the Chicago and Hammond operations were consolidated at the Gary plant. The Company’s executive offices remained in the Peoples Gas Building at 122 S. Michigan Avenue in Chicago… [continue reading ...]

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Dresda Boxing School by Sebastiano Pitruzzello

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I always loved dirty and weathered gyms. The one used by Dresda Boxing School is a well known gym to me. A friend of mine used to pull weights in that particular gym when he was a discus thrower. The decay reminded me gyms and in general the mood of certain boxing or martial arts movies except for the high amount of lycra that was around.

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Breathtaking Urban Decay Photographs

Urban decay photography is the subject of documenting and capturing photographs of old structures, abandoned buildings and decaying ruins of large cities and urban environments. The textures available to a photographer in urban environments are almost limitless, and the contrast of empty space to the gritty, decaying feel is quite breathtaking.

In this post, you’ll find some breathtaking urban decay photographs from some talented photographers around the globe. From abandoned railways to crumbling buildings, ancient churches and overgrown doctor’s offices, this collection will leave you amazed.
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Moss Bath Mat by Nguyen La Chanh

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This moss carpet made by Nguyen La Chanh Carpet is a miniature lawn that thrives in humid conditions. It looks like your own natural little green paradise. The base of this vegetable carpet is made of a decay-free foam plastazote. Each cell includes a piece of moss: ball moss, island moss and forest moss. This bath mat look at getting the grass to your feet. I think it is the perfect green addition to the bathroom.

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Beautiful Decay: 10 Amazing Modern Ruins Throughout The World

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Many of us find a strong attraction to urban decay, to the monuments of yesteryear that crumble into ruin today. Urban archaeologists, both credentialed and freelance, explore these amazing ruins throughout the world– from hospitals to fortresses, subway stations to entire cities. These 10 amazing abandoned places are also some of the world’s most beautiful. More at TheCoolist.

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