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Sloss Furnaces

The Sloss Furnaces were originally built in the 1880s in Birmingham, Alabama to make pig iron. Nothing remains of those structures. What you see on the skyline today was built during a reconstruction period from 1927 to 1931. The furnaces closed in 1970 and were almost demolished. In 1977, Birmingham voters approved a bond fund which enabled the stabalization of about two-thirds of the structures. The complex was opened to the public in 1983 and is a National Historic Landmark. It is an industrial museum with a metal arts program and other events like concerts and festivals. It is also considered by many to be the most haunted place in Alabama.

I didn't see any ghosts but I did enjoy my visit. Here is just some of what I saw. Hope you enjoy the photos.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.
Advertisement painted on the old coke bin.		 Interesting gate post.
Interesting gate post.		 Feeling froggy?
Feeling froggy?
Through a part of the gate post.
Through a part of the gate post.		 Brief history.
Brief history.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Up close.
Up close.
Up close.
Up close.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Up close.
Up close.		 Up close.
Up close.		 Up close.
Up close.
Skip hoist. A steam driven hoist lifted material to the furnace in a skip car.
Skip hoist. A steam driven hoist lifted material to the furnace in a skip car.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Up close.
Up close.		 Skip hoist.
Skip hoist.		 Tunnel for scale cars.
Tunnel for scale cars.
Scale car.
Scale car.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.
Up close.
Up close.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Texture.
Texture.		 Texture.
Texture.		 Up close.
Up close.
Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Nature taking over.
Nature taking over.		 Reflections.
Reflections.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.
Inside of oldest building dated from 1902 housing steam driven blowing-engines.
Inside of oldest building dated from 1902 housing steam driven blowing-engines.		 Inside of oldest building dated from 1902 housing steam driven blowing-engines.
Inside of oldest building dated from 1902 housing steam driven blowing-engines.		 Could you hand me that wrench?
Could you hand me that wrench?		 Furnace.
Furnace.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Headless worker answering the call?
Headless worker answering the call?		 Mother and child artwork.
Mother and child artwork.		 Scrabble?
Scrabble?		 Dragline.
Dragline.
Up close.
Up close.		 Up close.
Up close.		 Up close.
Up close.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.		 Sloss complex.
Sloss complex.
Furnace and Skip hoist.
Furnace and Skip hoist.		 1917 Frisco steam locomotive.
1917 Frisco steam locomotive.		 Storage box on locomotive.
Storage box on locomotive.

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