Recently I was on a photo outing with a fellow photographer (Marla of Marla Red Photography). We went back to my old neighborhood to visit a great old forgotten cemetery, get shots of the classic arched railroad bridge, and finally, go to an old railroad station and a huge, abandoned stone factory. This last stop was the one I was most anticipating. It's been 2 years since I moved into a different part of town, and I wanted to get back to grab some new shots of this fabulous old relic of history.
But to my chagrine, Marla and I turned the corner to be greeting by... NOTHING. "They" had torn down the two large buildings that stood side-by-side, both part of the historic Shawmont Waterworks, which pumped water from the canal to the Roxborough reservoir. From what I could find online, it had been torn down only a couple months before. We knew it was recently done anyhow, since the tire tracks over what was once the foundation were still very fresh and distinct.
So I am posting my ode the the old waterworks, never to be photographed again. If you want to see all the photos I've taken of these great old buildings, they are online at http://gjfoto.smugmug.com/Misc/Shawmont-ruin.
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