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Featured Birmingham, AL : Sloss Furnaces

Discussion in 'Scenic, Architecture, and Travel' started by MrRunciter, Mar 23, 2019.

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  1. MrRunciter

    MrRunciter Mu-43 Regular Subscribing Member

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    Went to Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark earlier today.

    Sloss Furnaces National Historic Landmark - Birmingham, Alabama

    Opened in 1882 and operated through 1970. None of the original buildings are there, but there are still two 400-ton blast furnaces, surrounded by an assortment of other buildings and structures. It was fascinating to see how this process worked, and I can only imagine the conditions the men that worked there endured.
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    MrRunciter, Mar 23, 2019
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    felipegeek Mu-43 Enthusiast Subscribing Member

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    Felipe
    Feels eerie in a way even with the nice light. I like the porthole shot best but nice compositions on much of it. The set transmits some of the history and decay nicely.
     
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  3. MrRunciter

    MrRunciter Mu-43 Regular Subscribing Member

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    Thank you.
    The folks that run this place have done a great job of balancing maintenance and accessibility vs. the inevitable decline that comes with time.
     
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    BosseBe Mu-43 All-Pro Subscribing Member

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    Thanks for sharing! How can there be too many pictures when they all show different things/views? Don't worry about the amount.
     
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    StephenB Mu-43 Top Veteran Subscribing Member

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    Steve
    Enjoyable scrolling through these shots. When I was 21 and had just finished my electrical apprenticeship I got a job as a maintenance electrician in a smelting works, I've worked on ancient switchgear like this as it was still operational in the late sixties.
     
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    Harvey Melvin Richards Photo Posting Junkie Subscribing Member

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    Nice set of photos. I love the immense scale being shown. There is also something very sensual about the old manual controls.
     
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    Alberta Dave Mu-43 Veteran Subscribing Member

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    Great set of pictures showing the large scale of the operation. I would be totally in my element around here although Sue might get a little bored escorting me around LOL. Thanks for sharing.
     
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  8. MrRunciter

    MrRunciter Mu-43 Regular Subscribing Member

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    That switchboard was a sight to behold. Someone was actuating one of the handles (I was surprised that they let people touch any of the moveable stuff) and I could hear something clunking one floor down. It was a Rube Goldberg scenario for sure, except I never did see where the thing was that was moving.

    Thanks.
    These controls were impressive. No stamped steel or plastic knobs there. Just a different era and class of manufacturing for sure.
     
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    Sam0912 Mu-43 Veteran Subscribing Member

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    I’m another electrician who cut his teeth in industrial factories, in my case mostly GEC sites (before they got bought by Alstom). I love places like this, really takes me back.

    Thanks for sharing, even though it may eventually cost me money (I’ve been eyeing that PL 8-18!)
     
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