we. Ontinie to travel along to Andrews, NC to see the eclipse. This day was specifically geared to finding abandoned stuff. And we sure as shit did.
First stop was Rose Island. This was an old resort that was built in the 1920's and was destroyed by the Ohio River flood of maybe 1937. We walked a really easy trail down to the foot bridge to the area of the old resort. The area is all mapped out and the ruins were easy to find. We ended up seeing the pool( which they have filled in with rocks) a walker, some cabin foundations and where the hotel once was. We saw the original sign stands and some other concrete structures. However, no information was stated as to what those structures actually were. The coolest part was the fact that they had the water level all throughout the area so you could see just how high the waters actually got. Surprisingly, or maybe not surprisingly the water was well over 7 feet as some points. The resort was destroyed and now these ruins are all that remain.
Net stop was sort of a busy. We found an old TB hospital. There was a gate and I am pretty sure that since it was part of an existing hospital that we would have gotten caught had we slipped through. Took some photos outside and wondered at the huge windows with cross cross bars on them. I am sure they were so the patients could get "fresh" air for their lungs, but the bars made it seem sinister not serene.
Last stop for the day, and by far he best was the Old Taylor Diatillery. FYI hey have redone part of it and hold vents ther but so much was there, left, abandoned, decaying and overgrown and pretty open to go in to see. We found a great old building and little one found some stairs and we ventured up. Looked like offices, but was missing. The center of the floor. That was unbelievably col to look through the wallls and into all the rooms. Shelves and light fixtures still
remakned and a great switchboard.
The outisde was very overgrown. It. Wautiful. The paint peeled and the overhrorowth creates a defect nlanlet for the old building. Further down the road was more to see, including a bridge over the road, a belt system and a great sign and the best part, a. Eye cool water tower. It was incredible!!
And so now we venture to Tennessee to meet up with grammar friends to go see the moon block out the sun!! Enjoy!!!
First stop was Rose Island. This was an old resort that was built in the 1920's and was destroyed by the Ohio River flood of maybe 1937. We walked a really easy trail down to the foot bridge to the area of the old resort. The area is all mapped out and the ruins were easy to find. We ended up seeing the pool( which they have filled in with rocks) a walker, some cabin foundations and where the hotel once was. We saw the original sign stands and some other concrete structures. However, no information was stated as to what those structures actually were. The coolest part was the fact that they had the water level all throughout the area so you could see just how high the waters actually got. Surprisingly, or maybe not surprisingly the water was well over 7 feet as some points. The resort was destroyed and now these ruins are all that remain.
Net stop was sort of a busy. We found an old TB hospital. There was a gate and I am pretty sure that since it was part of an existing hospital that we would have gotten caught had we slipped through. Took some photos outside and wondered at the huge windows with cross cross bars on them. I am sure they were so the patients could get "fresh" air for their lungs, but the bars made it seem sinister not serene.
Last stop for the day, and by far he best was the Old Taylor Diatillery. FYI hey have redone part of it and hold vents ther but so much was there, left, abandoned, decaying and overgrown and pretty open to go in to see. We found a great old building and little one found some stairs and we ventured up. Looked like offices, but was missing. The center of the floor. That was unbelievably col to look through the wallls and into all the rooms. Shelves and light fixtures still
remakned and a great switchboard.
The outisde was very overgrown. It. Wautiful. The paint peeled and the overhrorowth creates a defect nlanlet for the old building. Further down the road was more to see, including a bridge over the road, a belt system and a great sign and the best part, a. Eye cool water tower. It was incredible!!
And so now we venture to Tennessee to meet up with grammar friends to go see the moon block out the sun!! Enjoy!!!