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Turbine Hall

Turbine Hall

Although it has been mostly gutted, the grandeur of the turbine hall is still incredible. The grating I was standing on for this shot had many holes, and seemed unstable... falling through would probably impale me on the rusty equipment below.

Here's a 1906 photograph of its sister power station's turbine room, which has since been demolished. I would imagine the machinery was extremely similar if not exactly the same. (Thanks Marc!)


Photo courtesy of:
Grand Central Terminal - Railroads, Engineering and Architecture in New-York City by K.C.Schlitchting, J.Hopkins University press, ISBN 0-8018-6510-7, page 86.
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if cleaned and scrubbed, these would make great fucking digs!
garth
Wed 01-19-2005
hey motts...i payed a return visit to this place to do som exploring ad repelling with my buddies. this places is so decrepid that even while walking up to the place u can hear things falling and bending inside, definatally the most unstable structure, i cant wait to go back again and again
MaDMaN
Wed 03-09-2005
Wow! So expansive. Sheer sense of Awe!

I feel so insignificant.
kDw
Thu 06-09-2005
Was there any way to get closer to that little alcove sticking out on the second floor?
AutumnTwin
Sun 08-21-2005
Yes, the precarious staircase on the right led up to those floors. The main control board was located in that room.
Motts
Mon 08-22-2005
Does the railroad nearby still exist? If it does, it is probably part of the Metro-North system, or maybe even Amtrak, also known as the Northeast Corridor.
Raymond
Tue 11-29-2005
Yes the railroad runs right next to the plant, and is still an active commuter rail.
Motts
Tue 11-29-2005
reminds me of the shuttlecraft bay in
orig. star trek. kinda looks like LA's
Bradbury building, where the finale to blade runner was shot. this is great, i
pass by on the train all the time and wonder about alot of those postindustrial
sites....
pat ratchet
Wed 05-31-2006
Fantastic comparison!
Nancy
Fri 06-09-2006
(first comment)-

Wow!

That's it- "Wow!"
subcoolman
Fri 07-21-2006
Yep, that is right along the Hudson and not too far from the Tappan Zee.
Donuts
Wed 10-25-2006
this place is the greatest..i love climbing to the WAY top and walking along that track
STrYDeR
Tue 07-31-2007
There is actually a train station right next to the entrance, it is glenwood station. I've been here and it is just utterly amazing.
Tommy
Wed 12-12-2007
The Candy factory before and after the magic machines were taken out ...
Tara
Thu 05-15-2008
This facility must've had an updated generator system, maybe? The concrete structure in the middle of the deck is not present in the 1906 picture. I've seen a similar concrete setup supporting a huge steam engine in the midwest. Anyway, it's a great picture.
Pete
Thu 01-07-2010
I would assume the old equipment was replaced at some point with a more up-to-date generating system, which would explain the seemingly out of place concrete block.
Motts
Wed 01-13-2010
Just visited the other day with some of my friends. We found a TV that was turned on and we saw the silhouette of a man walk by an open doorway. We tried to speak with him but he didn't answer. We started freaking out so I lead them out (I had already explored the building) through this room and there were four beds in the middle of the room and a sound system set up all throughout the huge room. Eerie music was playing and we got scared and ran away. Later, while waiting for the train back to the city, we heard music blasting from the building, presumably from the sound system we had seen set up. I was wondering if anybody knew anything about this. Please help, my friends and I reaaaally want to know what was going on.
Tim
Mon 05-03-2010
Looks like the orginal four vertical axis steam turbines (thanks for the awesome 1906 shot!) were replaced with a more powerful horizontal steam turbine; which was mounted on the concrete pad in the foreground.

Georgetown Power Plant in Seattle is a museum now, and has a pair of these vertical axis steam turbines still in place, along with the boilers. Great phtographs; thanks.
JHEFNER
Fri 08-13-2010

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