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This Model Industries Building on Alcatraz was one of two buildings on the island where the prisoners could have jobs. Working was surprisingly, an escape for many of the prisoners. It helped to combat the monotony and isolation of prison life and gave inmates work experience for their life after release.
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Here in the New Industries building at Alcatraz, built in the 1940's, prisoners washed laundry for the government. At one time, it was the largest laundry facility on the West Coast.
Abandoned rose greenhouses in the San Francisco Bay Area.
(Night. 150 seconds. Lit by ambient light & moonlight.)
Inside Building A-266 on the South side of the Mare Island Naval Base in Vallejo, CA.
(Night. 80 seconds. Lit by flashlight and exterior ambient light.)
Abandoned warehouses along Richmond's waterfront; San Francisco skyline in the background.
(Night. 150 seconds. Lit by ambient moonlight and full moon.)
A hospital room, across from the Psychiatric Ward, at Alcatraz.
During the early 1900's, inmate labor fueled the construction of a new cellhouse, designed by Major Reuben Turner. The cell house contained 600 cells, a hospital, mess hall and other prison buildings. The complex was completed in 1912 and was the world's largest reinforced concrete building at the time.
A set of abandoned greenhouses.
(Night. 120 seconds. Lit by moonlight and ambient streetlights.)
Inside an abandoned rose greenhouse in the Bay Area.
(Night. 120 seconds. Lit by moonlight and ambient streetlights.)
The construction of Weston State Hospital began in 1858 but wasn't actually completed until 1880, however the Hospital began accommodating patients in 1864. The building is the largest hand-cut stone building in North America.
Night. 120 seconds. Lit by moonlight and ambient streetlights.
Night, 160 second exposure. Lit by moonlight & ambient light.
Light painted coffin in the basement of the crumbling Middletown Psychiatric Hospital, formerly known as the Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital.
"Influx"
The Alameda Naval Air Station closed in 1997 due to the Base Realignment Closure Act, but it was once one of the largest, most complete Naval Air Stations in the world. She was commissioned in 1940, a little over a year before the United States became involved in World War II. During the war, the air station was a fully operating base with patrol plane squadrons and an Overhaul and Operations Department.
"Trailer Trash"
During the 56 years of service, the base had a population of 45,000, employing thousands of workers specializing in approximately 250 different trades in over 300 buildings.
"Zephyr"
Today, some of the old hangars and buildings have been repurposed by a few businesses, but most of the former base sits abandoned.
Dry dock #4 at Mare Island Naval Shipyard
On September 16, 1854, Mare Island Naval Shipyard became the first permanent US Navy Shipyard on the West Coast. By 1941, the third drydock had been completed and this dry dock, number four, was in the process of being built.
Photo by Jamey Stillings
Photographer Jamey Stillings has been following the Colorado River Bridge / Hoover Dam Bypass project since March of 2009 when he first encountered the construction site. Since then, he has photo-documented the project and the construction of the future new vehicle route diverting traffic around the dam, a 1900 ft bridge. This new bridge requires thew creation of a 1,060 ft arch spanning the Black Canyon between Arizona and Nevada. When the project is complete, it will be the longest concrete arch span in the US and the fifth longest in the world.
Check out Part I & Part II of Jamey's absolutely incredible photos.
