2008 – This Apparatus Must Be Unearthed

American Laundry Machinery

Post author:Concrete
Post published:November 16, 2008
Post category:Industrial Rochester
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American Laundry Machinery was one of the first inventors of washing machines small and affordable enough for home use. After being commandeered to make military optics in World War II, the company's operations never fully recovered in Rochester, and the buildings were split up to an assortment of other business, with the power plant and warehouse left to rot. We got permission to see the factory floors, which are now used for storage. No one could explain why this was here. Each of these stacks is 1440 empty Mike's Hard bottles. Classic or dinosaur? How about old green-screen terminal? Full…

The Jaws Of Defeat

Post author:Concrete
Post published:May 6, 2008
Post category:Niagara Railroads Rochester
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They say an adventure is a well planned trip gone awry -- what the hell is it when a piss-poorly planned trip goes to hell? It seemed so easy in "Into The Wild": get on the train, and wait for it to take me places. I decided to give it a try with a week of reading period and less than scholarly study habits, and packed my bag for some semblance of a backpacking trip. A little bit of research seemed to show that the westbound tracks led to Chicago, or at least Cleveland, or failing all else Buffalo, and…