An old farm. Photo shot from the side of the road somewhere in NW Ohio.
Westinghouse Electric – Cleveland, Ohio
Posted: April 21, 2013 in Posts about the WastesTags: cleveland ohio urban decay, westinghouse electric
I had a very brief visit at the Westinghouse Electric location in Cleveland, Ohio. I plan on returning in the future.
More on its history: http://ech.case.edu/cgi/article.pl?id=WEC1
The Limelite Theater, Woodville Ohio
Posted: April 17, 2013 in Posts about the WastesTags: limelite, limelite theater, woodville ohio, woodville theater
The Limelite Theater
Located in Woodville Ohio, this historic theater is soon to be torn down. It’s previous owner has died, and without an heir or any close blood kin willing to claim the location it has fallen into disrepair and decay. More so, I was told that the owner lay dead in the structure for over a week before he was discovered. The structure is unsafe, with the roof having gone bad. This property has been tied up in court for a number of years over this location. I was told that there are extensive back due taxes owed.
The Woodville Historical Museum had information and some historical photos of this property which I would like to share. If you are interested in Woodville history, or need help with family research in that area the historical society is a great resource! The Woodville Historical society is located on 107 East Main, in downtown Woodville. The President of the Society can be reached at: 419-849-2349 for appointments, or questions.
Historical info that I found at the Woodville Museum, mainly from antique local newspaper clippings: The Limelite was built by Paul Pontius. It opened Nov 13th, 1939. The opening movie was ‘Under Pup’, and attendance was at standing room only. The theater originally had 450 seats and 1 screen. It offered discount movies on Saturday and Sunday. The theater use to host an annual Christmas event for the public. Around 1950s or so, the theater started showing Spanish films for migrant workers. The last owner turned the location into a furniture store.
I found no information on why the location was later called Temple 129, or the meaning behind such.
This location is securely closed, and is unsafe to enter.
The following photos are not for use without express written permission. Many of these photos belong to the historical society and are being used with their permission and knowledge.
Historical Photos – Used with Permission from the Woodville Historical Society
Above: Construction in the 1930s
Above: Finishing Construction in 1939
Above: The original owner’s wife and guest on opening night.
Above: Main street Woodville Ohio
Above: Inside the theater around the 1940s
Above: Inside the theater around the 1940s
Above: Inside the theater around the 1940s
Above: Around the 1950s
The Limelite Theater – Woodville, Ohio
Posted: April 17, 2013 in Posts about the WastesTags: limelite theater, urban decay theater, woodville ohio
Driving home from a job interview I happened upon a little country town. On the mainstreet of this town is a vacant stheater turned furniture store that I couldn’t help but stop and want to take photos, and explore. Better yet, the cities historical society was a few doors down and they were more than eager to share the buildings story with me.
Limelite in 1982: http://americanclassicimages.com/Default.aspx?tabid=141&txtSearch=woodville&catpagesize=25&ProductID=29603
Modern photos and more coming soon.
For years I’ve looked at this structure along I-75. It is long deserted, and not used. The structure isn’t safe so I had to stand at a distance and shoot in. This structure is located at a rock quarry.
Park Hotel – Urban Day in Toledo, Ohio
Posted: February 27, 2013 in Posts about the WastesTags: park hotel, park hotel toledo ohio, toledo ohio, toledo ohio urban decay, urban decay hotel, urban decay toledo ohio
A few fellow urban explorers and professional photographers came to town. While they were in town we decided to visit the Park Hotel. Much to our surprise we found the front door unlocked and wide open. There were no posted ‘No trespassing’ signs and so we stepped in to check out the Park Hotel for ourselves. What we found was a long deserted building that scrappers had gutted. The attic clearly had a fire in it sometime in the recent past. The roof is starting to give way on this property. This location is quickly approaching the point of no return. All through the building, snow and water damage could be seen due to all the broken out windows that had not been replaced.
A sign on the back of one door list room rates as having only been $7.50 a day.
Views of the exterior of the building and my first visit: http://toledowastewalker.wordpress.com/2013/01/20/the-park-hotel-toledo-ohio/
As usual…yet another building left wide open, to rot.
Downtown Toledo Church Revisited
Posted: February 25, 2013 in Posts about the WastesTags: church urban decay, toledo ohio, toledo ohio urban decay, urban decay
Today was a pretty exciting day. A group of urban explorers came down from Detroit, and had me play ‘Decay Tour Guide’. The group were all photographers who enjoyed the artistic element of urban decay. It was nice to explore with veteran explorers who were also photographers. During the day, we visited many old sites for men, and all new sites for them. So I will have a few posts worth of content coming up.
A stones throw from Downtown Toledo sits a vacant church. The last time I visited this church was around 5 years ago if not longer. Since my visit, the place has decayed even further. Additionally, we found an old ‘bum’ den in the basement that was not active. The place was full of litter, the old stainglass windows had all been broken, and people had spray painted on the walls.
Original post here: http://toledowastewalker.wordpress.com/2012/05/23/the-vacant-church-in-downtown-toledo/
*Many of these photos were taken in pitch black, sorry about the quality of the photos.*
