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The exteriors of the buildings were very plain; here you can see the conveyor additions to reduce traffic through the yard.
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Whoa! We're suddenly outside in the bright sun...... great shot Motts, I love the perspective you get. Do you lay on the ground for these?
Jude
Thu 02-23-2006
Nah, just had the tripod down low, as I was carrying it around between buildings.
Motts
Thu 02-23-2006
I know I always say this but I can't help myself..... I am always so amazed at how Ma Nature does her thing so fast!
Jude
Thu 02-23-2006
amazing color, i love the lines in this pic, this is simply beautiful.
silkster40z
Sun 02-26-2006
yeah, pretty plain exterior. but oh, what a wonderful day! not a cloud tainting the sky. I love those kind of days...
Johnnsy
Thu 04-27-2006
if we dont work together as 1 people not divided by income or race or dems & rep. this is how the Usa will look soon....... zavion28@hotmail.com
dwan from youngstown,oh
Mon 11-13-2006
All I can say is thanks so much for the pics, Mott!! Hauntingly beautiful!!
bing
Sat 11-18-2006
The conveyor system in the picture is one of the reasons that the physical plant in South Bend was not efficent for 1960's automobile production.The car bodies were assembled in a mulity storey building.Then rode the conveyor to the upper floor of the final assembly building.Where they dropped through the ceiling to the assembly line on the ground floor.As longer and wider cars became popular in the late 50's and 60's the clearences of the conveyor system would not accomadate larger bodies.Some of the longer cars they produced had to be sectioned in a seperate opperation.
262
Sat 10-27-2007
Motts you sure get around the country alot.....With all the pix you took,Love all of them.Love old Railroad stuff also.trestles and such. And the old shipwrecks.
tom
Sun 03-30-2008
if i happen to journey into these building which one would i go in first? i live in south bend, or do you know of any other sweet abondoned building kinda like this one around town? let me know im real interested
john
Fri 06-20-2008
To john. Yup, shure do. Studebaker FOUNDRY or building 84 (closest to the rail road tracks by the cove)
chris dresbach
Thu 08-06-2009

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