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"AC" tower in Marion, Ohio






"DR" tower in Deshler, Ohio'




"F" tower in Fostoria, Ohio




"HO" tower near Berkley Springs, West Virginia




Nickel Plate - Baltimore & Ohio tower in Leipsic, Ohio

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Louisville Union Station and former Louisville & Nashville office tower






Portland (Oregon) Union Station - "Go By Train"




Chicago, South Shore & South Bend 11th Avenue Station, Michigan City, Indiana

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Cleveland, Ohio




Liberty Center, Ohio




Marion, Ohio






Nelson, Illinois

Hello Everyone---nice to see this thread restarted.I guess I've always taken old buildings for granted,assuming they'll always be there tomorrow but we all know that progress has little regard for old derelic buildings and finds the easiest solution is to tear them down to put up a parking lot.I grew up in Hamilton Ontario where the steel industry and manufacturing,as well as the railroads created an abundance of factories and structures that defined our landscape---sadly,most of these landmarks,including the roundhouses of the CNR and TH&B are now just fading memories.
My primary focus in photography has always been train related and I have neglected taking pictures of buildings ---until now.This thread has inspired me to look beyond the tracks and opened my eyes to look at all the potential in the older buildings and structures that Hamilton possesses.
Here's a shot that Charlie will recognize from a past railfanning trip

Old brewery:

Old Stone Church in Castle Rock - now a restaurant:

Old distillery:

Old distillery:

Reynolds Bank Building, Canon City, CO

Old D&RG Roundhouse, Colorado Springs

Old gate into Colorado Territorial Prison - Tower Three:

Deputy Warden's House - Colorado Territorial Prison:

Peabody House - Canon City:

St. Scholastica Girls School - Canon City:

There is an old grain elevator (or so it looks) in downtown Plainfield, IL (which is in iis612's territory) right on the EJ&E tracks

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here is another old homested this is a photo of it just before it caved in from snow.there is a site on the net called abandoned buildings that has some photos that could be used for modeling.
also there are other things that get abandoned beside's buildings the first pic would be easy to do with a jordan buggy kit this was a common sight in the 20's through the 40's as dobbin was replaced with the auto.
jim

Well, I made a wasted trip to buy some paint today, but I remembered my camera so all wasn't a total loss. I have been traveling by this one since 1952. It was in better shape then. I stopped to get these pictures. I love the old curled wood and rusted steel. It even had an overhead belt drive so maybe it was a saw mill at one time.
Charlie

While I was railfanning in Wampum, Pa the other day, I took some pictures of the old P&LE freight station that is there. Wayne, Nutbar and I shot train pictures here last summer, but I don't know if they took any pictures of the building.
Charlie

Hello---while railfanning with Charlie and Doctor Wayne last June,I took a picture of this derelict station---I'm sure Charlie knows the location

Hello Ed, yes, that is the P&LE Railroad College station, located just below Geneva College in Beaver Falls, Pa.
Here it is in October of 1983. I was in the building in 1995 when I first went to the Kiski, I think Pleco, P&LE land co. still owned it, and it was still in great shape. They go downhill fast when abandoned. It is a shame no one took it over.
Charlie

cn nutbar Wrote:Hello---while railfanning with Charlie and Doctor Wayne last June,I took a picture of this derelict station---I'm sure Charlie knows the location

"That", is one of those things that seldom ever gets modeled. The complexity of the "greenery", and the color mix of dirt, mud, and stone. The condition of the building. ( and is that a bit of picket fence, lurking in the brush ? )
Yup!, that would take a "few hours" of creative "aging", and "detailing" to accomplish.


( NOTE: The above comments, in no way represent any form, or manner of challenge to anyone, and are not intended to be taken as such. )

Hello---here's some old railway stations in Ontario---the first shot is St.Thomas,then Jarvis and finally Waterford.The photos were taken in the early 80's---as far as I know,all the stations still exist today---I haven't been to Waterford in a long time but I'm sure the renovation work on that station was completed many years ago

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August, 1978
Charlie

Very nice pictures and many many modeling ideas. Thanky you, guys!

Here are a few from Hamilton, Ontario.

The boiler house at the Westinghouse plant on Longwood Road:




...and one of the other structures (other buildings, to the right, have been torn down, affording these views):







Another Westinghouse facility, this one on Sanford Avenue (most of the rest of it has been demolished):



I don't know what this is or was, but I believe it's on Wentworth North:



This one is right across the street:









Another one in the same general area:



The former American Can building near Victoria Avenue:




Wayne