In 2005, I took a ride to the Bronx to check out the abandoned Transit Ready Mix facility located along the Bronx River. Transit Ready Mix was owned by Biff Halloran, who also owned Certified Concrete (thus the title to this article). (more…)
Category: NYC Industrial Ruins
NYC Specific Industrial sites
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Certified Concrete, Harlem
Growing up in NYC in the 70s and 80s, kids would joke about what would happen if you crossed the mafia. ‘You’ll end up in the east river, with concrete shoes, sleeping with the fishes’. As with all humor, the jokes were based in reality. The ready mix industry in NYC was, for decades, closely tied to the mob. One of those mobbed up companies was Certified Concrete.
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Canadian National Abandoned Railroad Cars in the Bronx
Under a highway in the Bronx, one might find this curious set of seemingly abandoned railroad cars. These aren’t just any railroad cars though.
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Cross Harbor Railroad’s derelict Locomotives
Two New York Cross Harbor Railroad locomotives sat abandoned along 1st avenue in Brooklyn for many years, from roughly the late 1990s until 2006.This is their story.
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Terminal Cold Storage
Terminal Cold Storage is one of my new favorite buildings in NYC. Located on the far west side of Manhattan, this former warehouse and nightclub space represents one of NYC’s most unique buildings.
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CN West Disinfectant Company / QP’s Boxcar Marketplace
In the heart of Long Island City, an the CN West chemical factory with a long history has become yet another symbol for the drastic changes taking place in this part of NYC. (more…)
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Seaporcel Metals Inc
Long Island City has been in a constant state of change in recent years. Old factories have been torn down at a disturbing pace. The former Seaporcel Metals building was just another victim of this rampant overdevelopment.
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The Night that LTV Saved Greenpoint.
Ok, so the title is a little dramatic, but it’s not too far off from reality. Were it not for our nocturnal exploring activities, a major fire could have destroyed a fuel storage facility and other vital infrastructure. First responders could have been seriously injured or worse.
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Montauk Steel, Long Island City
Montauk Steel was located on Borden Avenue in L.I.C., on land that was once part of the LIRR’s old Wheelspur yard. There is currently very little information about this company on the internet, so here’s what I can tell you.
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