Power: A befuddlingly large location rotting into oblivion.

Enormous is about the only way one might describe the main hall.

Big Hook, Big Drop

Machinery in a small building just over the river. Much of the floor is broken through, and it seems as though the structure could fall in at any moment.

Valves in one of the basements.

These steps are in good condition compared to others at this location.

One of few small turbines still left in the buildings.

A hallway clear to the front of the southernmost building. The catwalk above makes for a beautifully dangerous stroll for those with a death wish.. =)

 Just how do I find myself in these situations? There absolutely must be an easier way into this place than the path I've been lead down. The tree roots entrenched into the mold covered wood are probably the only thing holding what was once some type of dock together. Luckily, the tide is low, so I follow, only a little more relieved when the rotting wood ends and I'm forced to shimmy along an extremely narrow ledge above the waters of the Hudson River. If Vlad, Marcin and Maria could do this, so too can I...

Around the back, we're on 'solid footing'. a concrete walkway above the river. we bypass the northernmost building, inspect what's left of a small one still further out over the water (and without much of a floor), and enter the the middle building. It is here that the true depth of this location strikes you.

you find yourself in a vast hall. The floor is littered with an amazing amount of thick mud and assorted debris. Graffiti lines a wall above where a decrepid catwalk follows the wall. Above, one can see tags were the writer stuck his head out of a hole that used to contain a pipe in order to tag the wall high above the ground from the next room.

As you make you're way through the muck and insanity you notice the huge hook high above the far end of the building. it appears to be attached to a long set of iron beats which likely were motorized, permitting it to move from one end of the building to another across the long, high ceiling.

At this end of the building, there is only way way to go: up.

You climb up rusting ladders, skim around broken catwalks, inspect the enclosed freight siding at the front of the building, and make your way to one of the sets of steps leading to the upper levels. This is the point where many visitors to this facility may want to stop. Many steps are missing, while still others are about to break. The metal holding them together is rusted practically to the core. Some sets are completely impassable.

The upper balconies contain a control panel and rusting generator on a lower floor, while the upper floors constrain small office like rooms. There is an entrance to the northern building on the top floor, but it leads to a catwalk containing a huge hole and 4 story drop. Not a good place to be, period.

We made our way all the way to the roof, back down, into the basements of the other buildings (one seems to be a bit of a hazmat area - with some substance which rotted a metal drum clear through), while the other is in remarkably good shape.

The northernmost building is extremely curious, for it contains one large room which is empty except for rubbish on the floor, and a second room which is densely packed with generators, control panels, and junk of every variety.

There are few clues to the facilities history, and no records or files to be found. We do know it was once used to supply electricity to a railway along the coast of the river, and eventually closed some 40 to 50 years ago as being surplus. Imagine that: a facility as large as this, close to several urban areas, sitting and rotting as the nation faces a 'power crunch'.

It is also in a rough part of town, with an occasional shotgun shell to be found on the floor. The only other people we encountered here during the day though were 3 small curious kids.

In the end, no amount of text can do this facility justice. It is easily the largest industrial ruin we have ever explored, though hopefully not the last. (in time more text and photos may follow (lord knows we've got more photos), though for now, we're all still a bit in awe.)