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Gelderman & Zn.
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For the officebuilding, later Jumbo Dancing/Jan Steen, and some
history see Abandoned:Jumbo. |
16-02-02:
I wanted to revisit the office building (see Abandoned:Jumbo)
to take some better pictures of the main hall, to explore the large
basement (I had brought garbage bags against wet feet) and to explore
some places I thought I missed last time. Unfortunately, the door
I used last time had been boarded up again. Probably for the best,
it will keep the place from being smashed any further for a while
longer. The second goal on my agenda was the last remaining part of
the Gelderman factory just across the railroad tracks. This building
proved to be satisfying exploration object. |
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View from the emergency staircase
at the building to be explored. |
Crossing the railroad tracks wasn't so difficult, but to get down
on the other side I had to force my way through thorn bushes, which
was no fun. Anyway, once there all doors were wide open (read 'non
existent') for me to enter. |
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Yes I know, this doesn't fit on your screen.
Gives an idea of the size of the main hall. It was used as a parking garage
in the
discotheque days. Nowadays it would probably be better to park your car
outside.
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From the other side. It used to be three
times as wide, but part of it was demolished to make room for a railroad
viaduct. The right wall is clearly newer than the
left one.
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I like this piece of graffiti. |
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For the category 'how did this get
here?'; a shoe. |
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The inevitable chemical waste lying
about. |
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Next hall. Left: outside, right: big
hall in pictures above, straight ahead: stairwell and beyond that
remnants of offices, next to that the elevator. I went straight ahead. |
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