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Once bustling industrial buildings abandoned to time

Dilapidated reminders of our manufacturing past
Fordlândia, Aveiro, Brazil
Fordlândia, Aveiro, Brazil
Tintic Standard Reduction Mill, Genola, USA
Tintic Standard Reduction Mill, Genola, USA
Canada Malting Silos, Montréal, Canada
Canada Malting Silos, Montréal, Canada
Hudson Plant, Detroit, USA
Hudson Plant, Detroit, USA
Hartford Mill, Oldham, UK
Hartford Mill, Oldham, UK
Continental Rubber Factory, Hanover, Germany
Continental Rubber Factory, Hanover, Germany
Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit, USA
Packard Automotive Plant, Detroit, USA
Oustau Ceramic Factory, Aureilhan, France
Oustau Ceramic Factory, Aureilhan, France
Abandoned textile factory, Forst, Germany
Abandoned textile factory, Forst, Germany
Crystal Mill, Crystal, USA
Crystal Mill, Crystal, USA
Vallone dei Mulini, Sorrento, Italy
Vallone dei Mulini, Sorrento, Italy
Tonedale Mills, Wellington, UK
Tonedale Mills, Wellington, UK
Fisher Body Plant 21, Detroit, USA
Fisher Body Plant 21, Detroit, USA
Petroplus Oil Refinery, Reichstett, France
Petroplus Oil Refinery, Reichstett, France
Carbide Willson Ruins, Quebec
Carbide Willson Ruins, Quebec
White Bay Power Station, Sydney, Australia
White Bay Power Station, Sydney, Australia
Millennium Mills, London, UK
Millennium Mills, London, UK
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Dilapidated reminders of our manufacturing past

Countless factories around the world that were once buzzing with industry now lie eerily silent. 

From American megafactories to a textile plant that was taken over by the Nazis, read on to explore the long-forgotten buildings that hark back to the world's industrial heyday. All dollar values in US dollars.

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Daniel Coughlin

19 January 2024

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