Continuous depressing news coming out of Ukraine. Not that Russia is making much progress (that’s the good news), but more along the lines of more and more people getting hurt, killed and displaced. So needless.
Here are a few photos from the Jupiter Factory in the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
I don’t know what to say about the war in Ukraine. It is so frustrating to know people, historical sites, houses, etc.. are getting injured, damaged or worse because of one person’s greed and evil intent.
These are photos from Chernobyl (pre-war).
Chernobyl Reactor #4 with the containment dome over the nuclear disaster
Chernobyl Reactor #5 which was under construction when #4 melted down
Engineering office at the Jupiter Factory
Inside the Jupiter Factory
Did you have a great week? I’m glad we’re going into the weekend, and I can get some things done around the house.
Today’s photo is from the abandoned Jupiter Factory in Pripyat Ukraine, which sits a few miles from Chernobyl and is within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The Russians claimed the factory made cassette recorders, but in reality it made semiconductor components for their military. We spent a couple hours exploring this site during our 2018 Chernobyl trip.
Honestly, I don’t remember which location this is around Detroit. I think it is the Fisher Body Plant, but I’m probably wrong. Either way, I like the final outcome of the photo from 2019
Visiting an abandoned building after a heavy rain results in great reflection photos. This one is from an abandoned automotive factory in Detroit.
This is the abandoned water tower at the Packard Plant in Detroit. This photo was from our 2018 Detroit Urban Exploration photo trip.
By the way, sorry I was absent for a while….
Happy Friday night. Here is a 2018 throw back from a Detroit urban exploration photo weekend. I captured this photo upstairs in the Cadillac Stamping plant after it rained hard. I loved the refection of all the plumbing, metal work and industrial machinery.
I’ve been to this facility two or three times in the past. It is truly a wonderful explore. This is one of my favorite all time graffiti art works. Maybe not the best done of all time, but I loved the use of the wall and floor.
This abandoned automotive factory is a wonderful explore. I’ve been there a couple of times and would go back again. It isn’t as big as the abandoned Packard Plant, but it is massive in its own right and there was a section full of unopened hockey sports cards….
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I’ll keep it short tonight……. I took this photo a few years ago inside the abandoned Carrie Furnace. This was a former steel blast furnace located south of Pittsburgh.
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Here is another photo from the Jupiter Factory inside the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. See my last post for a few more details on this factory. I took this photo on an upper floor within the factory complex. I think this was a mechanical space or maybe support space. It didn’t look like factory production space to me. I liked the columns and other support beams in this room.
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This is the abandoned Jupiter Factory located on the edge of Pripyat within the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone. The Russian’s officially claimed this factory manufactured cassette recorders and components for home appliances, but it secretly produced semiconductor components for the Soviet military and had a test workshop for robotic systems.
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I took this photo a couple of years ago on the top floor (mechanical space) of an abandoned factory in Detroit. Thankfully, it rained hard that morning helping me capture this reflection in the rain puddle.
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I hope everyone is safe out there…. We’re doing our best to follow the rules (stay home, etc…). Of course, I am still going to work and helping a wonderful team deal with the world-wide crisis.
It’ll be a long time (I think it could months yet…maybe into the fall) before we’ll be allowed to return to normal. So, I’m preparing myself mentally for that potential outcome. One technique I’m going to use is my photography. It’s great during normal times to help reduce my stress, so I’ll continue to use it. Each photo reminds me of a trip, location or photo op from a safer time in our world history.
This photo is from a prior trip to Detroit, when a small group of us explored a few wonderful sites.
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Tonight’s photo is from the abandoned china factory outside of Pittsburgh. This is a large complex with very little areas of interest. But there is a small area upstairs with all these good abandoned supplies and items.
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I can’t remember which Detroit building this was in…. I should start keeping better track of these things. Anyway, I liked this graffiti mural within this facility.
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Blair and I found this cool spot upstairs in the Jupiter Factory. This is one of hundreds of abandoned buildings within Pripyat, Ukraine, which is part of the Chernobyl Exclusion Zone.
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I don’t know about your world, but I’ve had a long week. So….here is a photo I took in an abandoned Detroit factory without a long blog explanation. Just enjoy this beautiful photo of a sad building.
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I don’t remember which factory building this photo came from. I’ve visited so many, they blur together…. I loved the reflection in the standing water.
By the way, I’m sorry I’ve been absent from my blog and social media. Life has just been very busy, but I won’t bore you with that. Enjoy tonight’s photo and have a great Friday tomorrow.
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It’s been a long week, do you agree? I also have a busy weekend planned, what about you? I hope you enjoy your weekend and upcoming week.
Tonight’s photo is from an abandoned china factory outside of Pittsburgh. I loved the standing water in this area and the effect it has in this photo.
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