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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 1d

And finally, here is the last magnificent loom at Scranton Lace. Imported from Nottingham, England, there were once 5 in this room. I’m told this one is now scrapped. Amazingly, a small bit of lace remained in 2016 when this was shot. Imagine the sound when they all ran! #scrantonlace #urbex #loom

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 2d

More shots from Scranton Lace. The employee basketball court was another fascinating find. Imagine a business in the US today having such facilities. #urbex #scrantonlace

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 3d

They actually did make lace as Scranton Lace, and despite years of being abandoned, some traces of this are left behind. The Jacquard loom punchcards are particularly interesting. A now ancient high-tech solution to automating lace manufacturing, encoding the lace pattern in a machine-readable card.

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 5d

A couple of quiet shots from Scranton Lace
#urbex #scrantonlace

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 6d

A couple more from Scranton Lace. The buildings there were clearly from different eras. Some were mid century industrial concrete, while others were brick and wood, which I assume are early 1900s. #urbex #scrantonlace

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 7d

Two exterior shots from my 2016 explore of Scranton Lace. These should give some impression of the size of this facility. These are the only two exteriors I shot, since I didn’t want to be spotted on the property. #scrantonlace #urbex #abandoned

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 7d

#urbex #urbanexploration #scrantonlace #abandoned

rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 7d

Wow

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 8d

#urbex #urbanexploration #scrantonlace #abandoned #bowlingalley

rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 8d

From a 2016 explore in Pennsylvania. This is the former Scranton Lace factory. A massive city block complex with dozens of buildings all interconnected in Byzantine ways. One of the cool features there was this employee bowling alley.

A view from behind 2 large wrap-around seats where bowlers would sit. In front of the seats are 4 bowling lanes. The whole space is dusty with peeling pain on almost every surface.

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 8d

#greystone

rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 8d

#urbex #abandoned

rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 8d

From an enormous psychiatric hospital in New Jersey, charmingly named “Greystone”. This structure is long since torn down. This building was one of the famous “Kirkbride” style, conceived to help alleviate mental illness via architecture. #urbex #abandoned #kirkbride

Looking down a row of half open yellow and green doors at an abandoned psychiatric hospital. Corrosion and peeled paint abound.

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 12d

This place used to be around the corner from where I live in Emeryville, CA (not Oakland!). I would walk over there now and then. Guy Taylor ran a small Eurorack store out of the place, so occasionally I’d pop over to buy a module. I wish they were still here. But clearly the move did them well!

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 15d

A bit of a sketch that is taking shape. Based on a multi-layered drone I created on the modular, and since expanded on with other synths and multiple sequencers. There are looping part, but they have a lot of randomness inbuilt.

rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 19d

Some more

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 19d

Some photos from the No Kings protest in Berkeley.

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 20d

My compatriot on this exploring by trip, Amy, took a photo of me when I was setting up this shot at an abandoned nuclear plant in TN. One of my favorite places I ever visited, the insane scale of this place and the brutalist, purely functional aesthetic were super fascinating.

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 21d

Another previous-life exploring photo. This one is from Norwich State Hospital in CT. A huge campus which included multiple theaters, bowling alley, dozens of buildings to house patients. All since razed.

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rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 21d

Nice. I’m also from CA. Did my first explorer here at abandoned military bases. Mare Island, Alameda NAS, Hunters Point. Once we ran out of places here, we started to travel to other states

rustyjaw.bsky.social @rustyjaw.bsky.social · 22d

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I was struggling to find a good lead sound for this. At the same time, I had just put my Minilogue up for sale because I hadn’t used it for years. While testing the ML to sell it, I hit upon the sound I was looking for! Needless to say I’m not selling it now!
#synthsky