Union Company

Posted by: Naaman

This location is part of an active parcel of land and should be avoided. 

Unless it is lunchtime.  Then it's an abandonment.

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Return to Ruins: TCI Ensley

Posted by: Naaman 

 Seven months makes a big difference.

In the heat of the summer, at the pinnacle of underbrush and Alabama humidity, TCI looks like a different place than in the dead of Winter. I saw an entire building and a third train engine that I had not seen before. Not to mention numerous smaller structures and holes in the Earth big enough to swallow cars.

Hot Metal
Check it and see


1. I used to live inside


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Sloss No. 2

Posted by: Naaman 

Sloss No. 2 was the site of one of the mines that supplied raw materials to Birmingham's Sloss Furnace. Today, only parts remain. The actual mine portal dates 1890, but unfortunately, the entrance has been effectively sealed and filled with stone. However, the structure of the entrance and the hoist house remain. Sloss No. 2 shut down in 1959.

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6. The Hoist House, Built in the 1830's


7. Entrance


8. Giant Cable System


9. 1500 H.P. 2200V General Electric Motor added in the 1920's


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16. One of the only remnants of TCI's "High Line"


17. Panorama


Thanks to DeBandi for the tips and historical.