5/5 Andrew C. 1 year ago on Google • 38 reviews
To
start
I
went
on
the
tour
with
a
nice
women
who
was
working
in
Tims
absence,
so
I
unfortunately
did
not
get
to
meet
him
but
if
I’m
back
in
the
area
I’d
come
again.
The
tour
was
a
short
bit
of
info
and
then
you’re
free
to
roam
around
into
dozens
of
the
open
rooms
and
buildings.
More
than
we
could
even
get
to
in
over
an
hour
and
a
half.
The
tour
is
$20
(cash)
per
person
and
the
money
presumably
goes
towards
the
continued
restoration
which
is
truly
a
great
cause.
I
called
ahead
and
they
just
told
me
to
give
them
another
call
when
I
arrived,
so
very
flexible
for
different
times.
You
do
need
to
sign
a
liability
waiver
regarding
personal
safety
(for
obvious
reasons
once
you
enter
the
homes)
so
be
careful
when
exploring
and
come
prepared
with
closed
toed
shoes
and
long
pants.
Many
of
the
current
residents
have
lived
there
their
whole
lives
and
many
have
familial
ties
to
the
history
of
the
site,
we
also
talked
to
the
nice
young
maintenance
guy
who
had
lived
there
nearly
his
whole
life
and
just
moved
back
to
the
area.
He
gave
us
even
more
details
about
other
people
and
stories,
and
even
spoke
of
an
entire
underground
city
underneath
the
town
connected
to
every
house
under
the
porch
and
the
iron
mill
that
was
used
as
bomb
shelters
in
one
of
the
world
wars.
But
it’s
current
state
is
supposedly
partially
flooded
and
completely
inaccessible
from
every
home
due
to
it
being
sealed
with
cement.
Rumors
even
have
it
this
was
to
cover
up
experiments
on
the
townspeople,
with
them
being
sealed
in
as
well.
The
town
itself
(to
the
best
of
my
understanding)
was
created
due
to
massive
riots
after
a
prolonged
strike
and
shots
fired
at
workers
in
1916,
the
riots
even
destroyed
large
portions
of
the
town.
They
are
exceptionally
sturdy
in
their
architectural
design
with
concrete
and
rebar
(
I
can’t
speak
to
better
specifics),
and
were
famous
for
the
time
and
were
placed
on
the
national
historic
register
because
of
it.
Black
Monday
in
1977
was
a
day
of
infamy
and
truly
holds
some
gruesome
details
as
told
by
the
residents.
Thousands
were
laid
off
and
many
took
their
own
and
their
families
lives,
sometimes
even
the
home
with
them,
and
sometimes
even
more.
Whether
or
not
you
believe
in
spirits
or
lingering
presence,
these
buildings
will
give
you
a
sense
of
disorientation
and
out
of
the
ordinary
feeling.
I
truly
can’t
recommend
this
enough,
it
was
quite
a
one
of
a
kind
experience
to
be
able
to
walk
through
all
the
buildings
after
hearing
the
history.
The
staff/residents
we
spoke
with
were
all
extremely
friendly.
I
really
hope
they
have
more
luck
securing
continued
funding
in
the
future,
and
in
the
meantime
taking
a
tour
or
donating
makes
a
difference.
An
amazing
place
and
I
would
really
recommend
stopping
if
you’re
into
history,
abandoned
buildings,
significant
architecture,
or
just
a
one
of
a
kind
experience.
Lastly
be
respectful
to
not
only
the
residents
that
live
there
but
also
the
structures
you
enter,
it’s
history
and
peoples
lives
you’re
walking
among.
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