The Final Ascent

Posted by: Naaman

With the property sold, renovations supposedly imminent, and access restricted, I made my way up the steps of the hotel for the final time.  

Much has changed since I first entered the building on a hot summer dawn in 2009. What was once a pristine abandonment was now an old haunt for too many who never appreciated it.  Ownership has changed hands.  Taggers have made their mark. Base jumpers have lept off the roof. Birmingham's underground river, which flows through the basement, is the only constant in this structure. 

It was a bittersweet run. 

Hotel Thomas Jefferson V

Posted by: Naaman

Five trips and I find something new every time. Another room. Another angle. Another amazing collection of artifacts.

And in this case, a newly drained basement. Flooded for over twenty years, now available to explore freely without the use of waders and garbage bags.

Same darkness, same diseases, no brown water.

More entries from this location can be found here, here, here, here, and here.

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