Exploring an Abandoned 1930 Power Plant - Art Deco Industry in Decay!
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In this episode we're exploring an abandoned power plant from 1930. The beautiful art deco-esque architecture harkens to a time when these facilities were seen as technological marvels.
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It's as much a work of art as it was a source for utilities.
@TheProperPeople So I am curious, do you guys gave extra clothes with you?. And when you have been at places with asbestos, do you just go home in the clothes you had on or change somewhere?.
That was a fun explore. Did the sock survive?
In old powerplant terminology. A Green light doesn't mean running or a closed breaker and red doesn't mean off or a open breaker. Green means it's ready to go. Which would indicate it is off or a breaker is open. And red means it's hot, energized, or on. A breaker with a red light is actually closed, and a red switch or push button will start whatever motor or energize that piece of equipment. At some point about 12 years ago they tried to "standarizse" power plant to the mill I work at and when they went to change the lights around the old men raised hell and would not let it happen. Said if someone comes into power they just have to learn power. To this day all our indicator lights are the same way they were back in the 30s when the first power plant was put in where red means running and green is ready to run.
This is such an interesting detail to the history of the video that I want to thank you for it
What a gem! The other explorers. "Hey, there is people in here with us. Oh, it is The Proper People!" Talk about a lucky day :)
HOW DID YOU GET HERE 3 HOURS AGO
@@Jackinthebox1951 dollars, baby
I’d be happy as hell if i ran into them on an exploration
@@Jackinthebox1951 The difference between just being subcribed, and being an actual member of the group. Like credit cards often say, "Membership has its privileges!" 😎👍
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So who were the other people and what was their channel name. Just a different perspective perhaps just saying I might wish to see their channel.
Thanks for using my music guys! Lovely video as always
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Music is perfect
Incredibly atmospheric. Real S.T.A.L.K.E.R vibes
Name of songs?
Sayreville lifer here, yeah calander being october 2012 makes total sense, Sandy was the last blow to maintaining anything. Although ive seen this plant my whole life, i never thought id see inside. thank you for showing me a thing i wondered about for 30 years lol
As someone who has dabbled in modernization and demolition the fact that everything is still tagged out is impressive
Based on how well kept everything was, all the plant photos documenting their work etc, you can tell the employees loved their plant and job. A bye gone era for sure. Today it’s the lowest bidder who can rig it the fastest and move on
Sayerville had some impressive industry back in the day. It was home to what was at the time the largest explosive manufacturing plant in the world when Dupont opened a factory there in 1898. It could very clearly be seen from the Driscoll Bridge on the garden state parkway. It closed in 1980 and took 20 years to demolish and another 20 years to clean up the chemicals in the soil. i.imgur.com/1ovwl6C.jpg
We didn't build it. These buildings suffered renovations as part of the repopulation plan. Young people shouldn't have to sneak around to explore what is already yours. Wake up, vote, and kick out the Freemasons, and you won't have to worry about these priceless constructions disappearing.
I was just telling my niece today that art is not just paintings and sculptures. Art can be buildings, cars etc.
I worked in a Plant that was built in the late 50s early 60s and we were still using those Circular Graph Charts up til 2000 . We were producing Gases . One of our Byproducts was Electricity . We only shut it down once a year for Maintenance . Some of the Equipment and Machinery dated back to the 30s . Also the Men who trained me had been working there since the 30s . Great Stories from Great People . I am in my 44th yr with the same Company . Great Explores Guys . Love these ones . Stay Safe !
On rare occasions, more than a decade ago I patronized a business close to that building. I had not a clue as to what went on in that building, but the absolutely ungodly racket, and earth-shattering vibrations emanating from that building was absolutely fearsome. It sounded like the world was coming to an end. It did sound like a combination of monsterous generators whining and giant boulders being rolled and crushed. At least i think it was this building. I think there was only one other big industrial building on that lot, but I think I remember it *was* the building with the conveyors that was making that bedlam.
You are describing the machines used to crush the coal to the proper size before combustion.
As they were going through the building, I was thinking how NOISY it must have been when in full operation. They must have had to wear hearing protection anywhere outside the office areas, and maybe even then.
Finding the Playboys and then the book about Steam, someone was stimulated in both mind and body in that room.
I'm sure I'm not the only one that feels horrible because of the poor worker getting their hand pulled into the grinder! Holy shit! 😳
Yeah that sounded like a really dreadful experience
if you read the report the damage was a 5th finger into the nail a bit and a chunk out of the 4th finger tip, hardly major and nothing any DIY or handyman hasn't done at least once ( I sure have! )
GO TO THREE MILE ISLAND!!!!
they sent that worker to the hospital ! Hell, my boss would of made me pay for the pipe nipple, and get a rag and some electric tape to fix my finger!!!!
@@Terryblue123 Sounds awful
Wow! It's rare to see such a place without any tags or graffiti! Great video!
America should have stuck with art deco architecture. It still holds up to this day.
It is proving to often be very costly to preserve and maintain it though in many cases.
Bioshock comes to mind in terms of art deco gone wild
@@brianhaflin9799 all the cost is worth it. Taxes are for that purpose
today's urban developers favor return on investment over aesthetic appeal. it turns out the glass and metal eyesores that clog our skylines today are easier to maintain (i.e. less motifs/adornments that need to be replaced). if only people could realize art deco is worth it, despite its higher cost.
@@LUKEY_D_FRESH Not to mention the materials they use have very short service lives. Building something once out of quality materials isn't going to be as lucrative as building it over and over out of garbage every 15-25 years.
I know the stairs probably collapsed partly because they’ve been submerged under water for decades but it’s pretty fortunate that the first time a stair gives out under your weight, it happens to be the bottom tread of the bottom flight of stairs, rather than the top tread of the top flight of stairs…
Bar none, you two are the best at all of this. The research you do, that gentle, perfect voice for narration, the incredibly outstanding photography, and the eyes of expert explorers pointing out fascinating finds. The views you achieve, the stills, are very good. The only sad part is, that I just don't want each experience to come to an end. Much like a good book, when you're finished reading it.
Thanks you two. Always a delight!
Too bad they can't turn places like this into a museum.
To much asbestos to clean up id bet.
@@HDDynalowrider good point
@@HDDynalowrider The end of the video they mention the plant recently had asbestos abatement done.
They actually do. But, it's a case where there are just too many of them and, while they are majestic in isolation, they aren't exactly unique. Most of the decorations by this point in history came off a factory line. So, the preference tends to be to preserve what is known as the "exemplars" and the others get demolished or neglected. There's just not enough money or interest to turn them all into museums.
There's a beautiful old power plant in Portland that was transformed into the Oregon Museum of Science and Industry. Many of the large pieces of equipment were left where they were and painted different colors to make it easier to identify the different functions.
at 27:20 the power is coming from the grid as those panels were used to synchronize the phase angle of the turbine generators to the grid before tieing them into the power grid if the generator was too far ahead or behinde the phaseing of the grid it would cause SERIOUS damage to the equipment too far ahead it would stall out he generator causing heat damage to the winding as it came back into phase along with probable mechanical damage to the turbine it self to far behind would cause it to act like a motor again causing mechanical damage to the turbine
So fascinating so when it started to act like synchronous motor. Would it start chasing the poles on the turbine generator and accelerate it way beyond the speed the steam was turning it? Im an industrial centrifugal and screw chiller tech. I work on machines that have medium voltage 4160. I find steam turbines very fascinating. I appreciate the info you’ve laid out already.
We had a small scale system of motor-generators at the technical college I took my electrical apprenticeship training at. According to our instructor, the system was originally grid tied, all was fine until a student closed in a generator out of sync, which resulted in several city blocks blacked out. After that incident, two motor generators were used to provide isolation of a fault from the city utility.
The amount of historcal photographs and socuments left behind in these buildings is an absolute shame. I know it goes against Urbex Code, but with the fate of the plant obviously trending south I hope someone can go in there to take the photos and papers out to be preserved.
I agree. And I hope the bricks can be reused and all the metals go into recycling. So many items could be salvaged.
Taking photos from these sites does not go against any code. These should be taken and digitally uploaded to the internet
Agree
Honestly, I think that in the case of a building about to be destroyed then it should be fine to take stuff out to preserved.
No, taking these and saving them doesnt break any rule! Anyone could valndalyze those forever, and having saved the images and stuff will do immense help to keep the story of the place alive.
It occurs to me that a proper production crew like from Discovery, History or National Geographic would not be able to come in and document a place like this because of all the technicalities that would get in the way. It take a CZcamsr to get it done.
Yep, technicalities like lawyers 😃
@@shaggytallboy4982 Because there's a lot to sue in companies like those. Imagine you're the audio guy that stepped through those rotted out stair treads. I think at the very least your ankle's gonna hurt like hell for awhile.
To do it right you would need to find someone who worked there to explain everything.
At 9:00, that shows the High, Intermediate, and Low Steam systems. Red indicates open or energized, Green is closed or de-energized. It's backward to traffic lights. New modern "High Efficiency" HMIs use white for off, light blue for on, and yellow, orange, or red for an alarm state. The idea was if they are on or off and there is not a problem, the color should be muted. The black control room at 25:40 is the electrical controls. They would route power from the grid to start the plant, and once generating they would route the power back out to the switch yard and sync the generators with the grid frequency putting the plant at the frequency of all others on the grid. This plant was obsolete because of the cost savings of natural gas and efficiency. A single Simple Cycle GE 7F can generate more power and requires very few employees to operate, and is cleaner to meet the later regulations.
that's very interesting. i was wondering the whole time watching this how it could be cost effective to simply abandon large machines. i was thinking they must still work somewhat, or could be refitted to run on other fuel, but i don't know anything about it. or they needed a much higher capacity that all of their smaller generators couldn't provide
This is one of so many videos you guys have completed that I believe to be valuable historical record. I would hope many might agree. I can't thank you guy enough for what you do!
The powered circuits looked like they had to do with connecting the turbines to the grid, which makes since because they would still have power even if everything else is disconnected. The synchroscope at 26:50 is used to check if the generators are spinning at the right speed to generate 60hz to match the grid before they are connected.
Here this is a similarly old one running in a hydroelectric plant, pretty stuff!
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Excellent work guys. FYI- round metal things on top of machinery are known as lifting eyes, different sizes for different weight.
Literally operating a 800mw coal fired unit in KY right now as I watch this video 😂. Love seeing the history guys. Thanks
Spurlock?
Easily one of my favorite power plant videos! Untouched and loved seeing that catalog of old photos!
Honestly my favorite CZcamsrs on the planet . Y’all show me things i would have never, and in a way it feels like I’m walking thru too. Nothing feels too unexplored or showed in a poor way.
And the narration … the best.
I really do feel like I've been in these places that I would have otherwise never known what they looked like. Excellent point.
October 2012 would have been when Hurricane Sandy hit this area. I wonder if the building sustained damage and they decided to abandon it for good after this.
It's amazing how some paint, seemingly, lasts forever. While some other paints, seem like they are trying to fly away ASAP.
I'm guessing smooth surfaces such as glossy wall tiles aren't the best for paint to hold onto.
@@jasons8479 Yep, good prep-work will make the paint last longer. Sanding down to matte the surface and priming before painting would be the best bet for tiles.
jersey girl here! it’s amazing to see such historical places like this in my state. my dad and i talk about such topics alot. it’s awesome to see you guys explore this :)
Glad you can share
Oh no! Jump scare! 😱I think this is the first time I've seen one of you fall through something. These metal grate steps and plates give me always the creeps. Also when you walk way up in these old factories.
Glad to see you can capture and show the beauty of old infrastructure before it's gone.
Really enjoyed seeing the old photos. Took a lot of time to take all those and catalog them
The workers placed the “other literature” inside the steam book. Hey Bill whatcha reading? Oh just Steam.
another great video , great history, great photography ,great music, serious exploring with no acting like kids laughing all the time. an all around excellent professionally produced mature documentary of an old power plant .
So nice to see an intact Art Deco power plant. Thanks for taking the time to document it, especially getting extra shots from the boiler house and roof. Power plants are by far my favorite explore.
You know its a good day when The proper people upload a video
Thank you for the memories. I grew up about 15 minutes from here and we would always marvel while going down the Jersey Turnpike or Route 35 about how massive this plant always looked Thank you guys for the great content.
God the music you guys choose just makes these videos so much more pic.
Without people like You guys, most of us would forget, or never knew such places existed. Amazing how the society always fail to apreciate what has been built before its time until its entirely lost.
TehWever - also, because of these guys, now I know what went on inside that noisy building. I saw enclosed conveyors outside, and there were fearsome rumblings like rock crushing and giant generators whining inside, but I didn't see anything outside going in or from inside coming out. It was a mystery to me. It was not always running, but when it was, I don't think it possible that people could be inside while it was running🤔
Very true! I'm from Atlanta, where, since 1864, the usual SOP is "burn it down, build another." But I lived for just over a decade in a small town near Athens (where UGA is), called Winder, and it has a LOT of 19th cent houses and public buildings; even though it's a rail town, it was too far east to get burned in 1864. Some of the 19th cent houses are decrepit, and I always wondered what it looked like inside them, which is where my fascination with abandoned bldgs began. 😉
It's a miracle that this classic steam driven power. Plant is still standing up thank you for this video on this place
my husband and 2 brother in laws also my husbands uncle worked there. they were welders and pipefitters.
The boxes of photos should definitely be saved! Hope the powers to be realize the history they have in those pics. Thank you for your explorations!!!
I love it when you guys find a place like this. To me it's the best kind of video you guys do when you can get in before scrapers and vandals mess it up and you document it for all time and then it's set for demo. It's why I watch your channel. Another great job guys. This place is a reminder to be careful considering the power was on and one of you fell into the water.
When I was in Niagara Falls Canada last year, the old power plant was open to walk around.
When I was young my parents took us there and I always wondered what inside looked like and how it worked.
10/10 experience, they have the “drainage” tunnel where the water exists the plant open to the public, you walk through this massive tunnel to the bottom of the falls. I liked it so much I’m going back again this year!
Sleeping bags, ape masks, alternative "literature", collapsing steps, fellow explorers - this episode has it all!
except Christmas decorations
@@kittenmatchvids6440 And random chairs/wheelchairs, just chilling....
You cant have everything at once
Mystical place. It is especially strange that there is voltage in the batteries. Very atmospheric shot. You have captured the spirit of this place. Thanks!
Loved the old photos, It is a shame they will be lost forever soon
When I heard the splash I said OH SHIT! Then was worried for the worst. So glad just your feet got wet and you are alright. The flooded rooms footage is super spooky and not something I would want anybody to fall into. Thank you both for another awesome explore of a great place.
I have a pristine copy of the 39th edition of the book at 15:44 on the shelf above my computer, it's still being published and updated today and has been continually since 1875. I also have 2 similar textbooks from Combustion Engineering (manufacturer of industrial and utility scale boilers) although they have been defunct as a company for years.
I have a 36th edition copyright dated 1931 ... fifth printing.
Flashback to when I worked at a coal plant in the 80s. Went to gas turbine plants in New York to currently at a Geothermal in Nevada.
So rare to find a channel that doesn't go "Do YOU think those were _voices?_ Let us know in the comments down below!!" . This is why TPP are a cut above the abovemost cut.
I absolutely love art deco-anything from the 20’s and 30’s is so beautiful and well built. And I’ve had all the anxiety I can handle for the day!! When the step broke-yeah. I was just thinking how creepy that green water looked. I’m so glad it wasn’t worse!
Just checked out the helix website and someone wrote "More supportive than my parents."
Thanks for sharing this history before it it destoyed.
I will NEVER understand why anyone tries to paint over walls covered in glazed tile or glazed face bricks. It's just dumb, and what's underneath almost always looks better if you just clean it and bleach the grout/mortar stains.
Hi Bryan and Michael. Thanks a bunch for uploading yet another enjoyable video. You both mean a lot. Take care guys.
such a beautiful place, we have one of these stations near me that is not abandoned and is now used as a power plant
I only watch you industrial building videos. They bring me back memories, I was chief engineer in big factory for 10 years.
What beautiful place . Crazy to think how many people relied on this place for not only power but a way to put bread on the table for their family to just be nothing
I’d like to think that someday someone will restore these magnificent old turbines to working condition like the way people restore old tractors and train engines.
*also: those photo albums should be donated to a local library.
I'm amazed that the place hasn't been demolished yet. This year will see the demolition of Hatfield, Elrama, and Cheswick power stations. Avon Lake and Bruce Mansfield are soon to follow, as well as Homer City.
Glad to see the safety gear. I've felt anxiety while watching the vids from the past, everytime you two wore less gear.
When you guys and Dan Bell post on the same day...I know its going to be a good night!
Today’s images are probable once of the coolest ever.
Thanks so much!!!
You guys do the best work out there I have no question whatsoever. Thank you. I hope you guys are healthy and thriving
Your videos are always like gold standard when it comes to abandoned place videos. Excellent footage and commentary. Always look forward to an upload.
For those pulling a graveyard shift, "entertainment" literature is provided.🤣
That water is giving Fallout vibes and will definitely give you rads
I miss that place so much. I remember the last time we started boiler 8, generator 5. 😢 the good old days. Things were so different then. I spent so much of my childhood inside this building.
These buildings amaze me. Battersea power station in London UK is an art deco plant that has been turned into a mall It was mostly stripped out in the 1980s but some amazing internal architecture remains One of the original control rooms is now a bar and the other an events space with the control panels still there to be seen, its rare possibly even a one off that anything like that has been saved.
it’s amazing that so many buildings this huge are just left and not demolished, the value of all the materials in there, copper, steel etc, must be immense
The lower level reminds me a bit of a huge sunken ship.
Very cinematic.
Such a perfect toxic paradise! I worked in the power generation industry years ago and spent much time working on contrl equipment and the instrumentation side of the industry. I love looking at the old relics and appreciate the craftsmanship involved in constructing and maintaining the process control gear, sad to think it will be scapped out and lost, I collect and restore that sort of old technology and wish I could go there and rescue some of it! Thanks for sharing your amazing exploration adventures and please stay safe in those areas!
Hagan Ring Balance meters and power positioners?
Leeds and Northrop Speedomax?
Foxboro Model 43?
Fisher-Porter?
Fisher valves?
Masoneilan valves?
Honeywell Class 15?
I retired from Cheswick Power Station in 2021 after Elrama Power Station closed in 2012. I started on the trade in 1978. It was a fantastic experience!
As always I love everything that goes into your videos. The framing of everything, chill but eery music that’s like something out of half-life / portal, the segments with slow panning shots that are like moving photos, the fact you are clean and respectful and don’t steal things.
Thank you both.
had to show my dad this because we lived and worked in this area. He had memories of taking down scaffolding and getting facefuls of dust in his face on an asbestos abatement job. Stay safe out there
To think, that plant probably powered my grandmother's house in Carteret where I grew up. Cool! :D
Love these old power plants, so much history! Thanks guys
My grandfather was chief engineer at an art deco gas fired power plant in the heart of Oklahoma City. It was the show place of OG&E. It was a fully enclosed brick plant with a single white exhaust stack.
Just down the road from this is that abandoned movie theater they explored a few years ago!
Power plant and factory videos are awesome but i would like to see more abandoned hotels and houses
8:56 You’re looking at the steam supply to a couple of the turbines. The lights indicate open or shut steam and condensate valves.
Imagine being a worker there for a long time and then the place gets shut down, how empty you must feel walking out of that building for the last time, never to come back..
Power plants don't close down all at once in a single day. All the workers would have seen the writing on the wall years in advance. Some workers would be transferred to other plants and older workers would take early retirement packages. The plant would slowly be shut down in stages. Taking one turbine off line at time until there was only one left. This process would happen over a number of years. Even after the last turbine is taken off line the plant would still keep a small crew around to maintain the place for a while. Equipment that could be salvaged and reused would be taken out. All the hazards would have to be documented and disposal plans would have to be drawn up. The small crew working on disposal and salvage could stay active for up to a decade. They were still inspecting first aid kits every month 8 years after the plant officially closed because it was still an active job site until about 2012.
I know the feeling.. I worked at a local power plant until it got decommissioned just a couple months ago. They've been trying to shut it down for years now, but it finally happened once & for all this year. It's sucks... Pretty depressing to know I can't rely on that money + seeing, hearing, experiencing that place. It was dark, dirty & dangerous, but I loved it and I'm thankful I got a taste of what it was like to work in an old, coal-fired plant.
I wonder what the "Slag monkey cooling water trouble" annunciator light refers to. Lol. I NEED to know
Also...
1. Im SUPER glad to see you wearing respirators in places like this. It's always skeeved me out to see you in such locations without.
2. I hope that sleeve of jazz cups came with you....
Great video, since we can't visit this place, we can appreciate your time to make this video. THANKS.
24:01 Glad he had your back. For as soon as he heard the noise he came a running to your rescue if you needed it. Good friend you got their.
15:30 I wonder how many megawatts these magazines generated throughout the life of the power plant
Those looked like around 30 to 40 Megawatts. A guess.
Nice
Steel stairs in water... they might be rusting!
What an unreal find,such a beautiful piece of history. Thanks for sharing.
Those pictures and negatives should go to a museum
Yeah should go to Smithsonian or somewhere.
Without a doubt watching any proper people video is the most immersive viewing experience taking you first hand into places you wouldn’t even dream of from the comfort of your couch bed home or work place you’ll always be left entranced by what you see
I love the new manual subtitles! much apriciated.
Very impressive place. Love the old school detail. It's stuff, sad to say that will be never created again unless we have someone from that time frame who wishes for that detail today. It's all possable but, depends on the money, it's always about the money.
Old industrial buildings feel so calm and exciting at the same time.
You guys have reached a whole new level of story-telling and visual language!!! A+++ Content.
U need to be on streaming networks, so the general public can enjoy these adventures!!!
Greetings from Malta! Come back soon, guys. There is still lots to discover here!
You should have left a "Safety advice" on the safety board for other explorer to be careful on these stairs 🤣😉
Or taken one of those "No Entry" signs they found and strung it across the stairs for future explorers to find and detour around before they also got a lesson in rust-inomics and how it can affect structure. At least he now knows how deep the water is there, at that point anyway. 😅😂😂
Power stations are the coolest explores.
Agreed! My absolute favorite. 😎
Absolutely crazy that you guys rang into other explorers and were able to identify them as other explorers.
They're usually copper thieves.
one of my fav abandoned spots stuck in time for sure
I love the way those older and commercial type of keyboards clicked….IMHO they had a really nice touch (similar to many of the IBM Selectrics); were sturdier than typical office/home keyboards and I think you could type more accurately on them.
There's a neat power plant in Kalamazoo, MI. It reminds me of this plant.
22:23 I wonder how long that oil can has been sitting patiently...waiting for someone to pick it up to use. Purpose fulfilled.