Goodbye Euclid Square Mall. You will be missed by many who remember growing up with you.

The company, originally known as the Industrial Fibre Company, had an annual output of about 12,500,000 pounds of rayon. This output was 1,000,000 pounds greater than another rayon plant in Covington. This synthetic fiber, created from a wood product called viscose, was heralded as “synthetic silk” in early Cleveland Press articles.

Richman Brothers was the first United States industrial organization to offer two weeks paid vacation for all employees. They were also the first to institute paid maternity leave, set a 36-hour work week, and offer corporate stock options. Employees felt comfortable at Richman Brothers, like they were truly part of a family. The company would even offer no interest loans to employees in need through the Richman Brothers Foundation. Such progressive ideas led to the federal government basing many workplace regulation laws we still see today off of Richman standards.

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.

A beautiful structure – wonderful historic architecture, complimented by the natural beauty of disastrous decay.

Today’s photo album is one of a beautiful, forgotten greenhouse becoming wildly overgrown in Ohio’s countryside. Otto’s Greenhouse was once a lively business filled with the hurried footsteps of workers, keeping quite consistent for many years. However, the greenhouse when I walked its grounds was quite the opposite. Or was it? Abandoned greenhouses – or any places that have become incredibly

Today’s photo album is one of two forgotten Nike missile bases. One base resides abandoned in Ohio, while the other sits abandoned in Florida. As for the Florida base, here is a bit of information below.

Today’s photo album is one of what had appeared to be an abandoned slaughter house found exploring in 2014.