United States Fidelity and Guaranty Company
Built between 1921 and 1928, 26 Calvert St. Baltimore, MD was the headquarters of the United State Fidelity and Guaranty Company. The bonding company later went on to build the much larger Transamerica Tower/Legg Mason Building also in Baltimore. The building was renovated in 2015 into an apartment building.
Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital – Trip 1
Much to my chagrin, I have never explored the Kirkbride building at Greystone. Too much drama and too many legal hassles have surrounded it in recent years, and the rewards were far outstripped by the risk. I have been told by those that have been inside that the outbuildings on campus were really the best…
Detroit 2012
Whenever I visited Detroit I would always get some shots of the city, graffiti, smaller abandoned buildings, fires, and other things. These are shots from my 2012 trip. It sounds silly but it was amazing how hot the house fire was, even at some distance. In the shot where I am standing behind the three…
DH Studios 2012 Collection – Alice in Wonderland
See Daniel Hernandez’ work @ http://www.dhstudios.us/
Fort Strong
A friend of mine managed to arrange permission to visit Long Island Hospital and Fort Strong on Long Island in Boston. Pulling up to the gate house and being let through was a strange feeling. We brought coffee and doughnuts for the guards both days we were here to generate some good will!
General Ship – Trips 2 – 9
I am definitely a person who enjoys and needs solitude, and General Ship became my refuge for quite some time. When my wife and I weren’t going out to eat or doing something on Friday or Saturday night, I would grab a six pack and head down to General Ship. There, I would basically sit…
General Ship – Trip 1
General Ship & Engine Works was founded by Byron Carl Hedblom in East Boston at the beginning of the Great Depression. Mr. Hedblom had, coincidentally (at least as far as this site is concerned), been an employee of the Bethlehem Steel Corporation before a dispute with management caused him to part ways with his former employer. General…