Buffalo’s Central Terminal was an active train station from 1929-1979. The structure was built in Art Deco style, designed by architects Fellheimer & Wagner for the New York Central Railroad. The main building stands 15 stories (271 feet) tall.

The tower now remains nothing more than a bleak skeleton of what was once imagined as something beautiful, towering eerily over the land. Interested explorers over the years have attempted a climb to the top, but unfortunately had found their fate at the bottom of the elevator shaft after falling from 10 stories up.

The liquid acid waste resulting from these processes was dumped directly into the Grand River until June of the year 1952. At this time, discharge was redirected across the Grand River into a waste pond, which was owned by the Diamond Alkali Company.

I’ve explored numerous industrial facilities across the country, but have never set foot inside something of such immense size and industrial grandeur left to rot.

This abandoned freeway looks out right into Downtown Columbus.