From the monthly archives: December 2011

TAR CREEK MUSEUM OF ABANDONED MINES

By On December 27, 2011 · Leave a Comment · In architecture, infrastructure, thesis

A miners descends a mega ladder inside one of Tar Creek’s many underground caverns. Image courtesy of Brandon Mosley

 

We recently received a heads up from architecture grad Brandon Mosely regarding his thesis project; he coincidentally used Pitcher, Oklahoma, as the site for his intervention. His [...]

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GOUVERNEUR TALC MINE: ADIRONDACK HOLES PT. 2

By On December 9, 2011 · 2 Comments · In architecture, research, thesis

The abandoned open pit of the former Gouverneur Talc Mine, adjacent to Rt. 58, Sylvia Lake, NY. 

 

There are a number of abandoned mines in and around my hometown of Gouverneur, NY, but this is the one that initially piqued the Captains’ interest in the re-purposing and reclamation of abandoned mines. [...]

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