Somehow I never really paid attention to the Union Electric Light and Power building before in the last 12 years that I’ve lived in this city. It’s on the riverfront, just north of the landing. Built in 1902, it was originally a coal fired electricity plant, and is still in use today (converted to oil burning in the ’70s).
I love this building. The photos don’t quite do it justice. It’s a perfect blend of majestic and run down, of antique and modern, beauty and ugliness, industry and decay, and really all the things that I love. It’s pretty great, and obvious inspiration for Clockworks.
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not abandoned, but full of history mystery
Not abandoned but awesome! The Steam Plant.
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