ABANDONED Radioactive Steel Mill in New York State

[Music] in 2019 as the summer season was coming to an end and fall was creeping in riddim Ryder and I had decided to plan a long weekend road trip to take advantage of the weather while it was still in that sweet spot not too hot and not too cold we had set our sights on New York State with the pinnacle of the trip being an overnight sleepover in an abandoned state psychiatric hospital but before we even set foot in the hospital we had a whole day of exploring to get through starting with a revisit to an old abandoned nursing home and then a bit of a drive east to this old abandoned steel mill the contrast of the nature that was slowly taking over mixed in with a century of industrial machines was a sight to see I had placed this as a high priority location on my map this abandoned steel mill dates back to the early 1900s after just 25 years they stopped producing products all together [Applause] [Music] this video is sponsored in part by loom cube loom cube lives to help us create 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working right now so it's got to be quiet can't make a lot of noise can't be too excited but guys this place is huge and I'm gonna do you guys up some good history in the narration part of the video so you guys know where I'm at and what this place is all about but it's a extremely well preserved steel mill in New York State and as you can see behind me it's beautiful with all of the UH the greenery growing basically nature taking the building back without sure where rhythm rider is he's over on the other side of the building right now but uh yeah guys this is a really nice place and I'm gonna try and do this video up real good because this is a really really nice place so okay guys cue the music okay guys so one of the great things about this abandoned steel mill is all the natural light look at all the natural light coming in and just lighten up that green overgrowth coming in on the ground got windows all around you've got windows coming from the ceiling this is a beautiful beautiful industrial building guys it's been I mean it is pretty much untouched but obviously a lot of the machinery has been taken out or possibly attempted to be scrapped what have you liked check this out guys what the hell is this this looks heavy it's wood but it looks really happy so if you guys look right over there that's the active building that's like right next door and there's people working there right now so can't be too loud here some kind of an oven here guys I've been wanting to come to this location for a very very long time but I've just never come out this way but uh this weekend written writer and I were doing a road trip in New York State checking places out so I've got a few spots on the list this is our second location of the date on our weekend road trip always a bit unnerving guys when you can hear people working like literally right next you've got some rails so they'd back a train up into here to load it up what it takes applies off just take a light look around yet guys or this way I'm gonna try not to talk too much on this video guys probably just keep the background music nice and Livia drop in every once in a while and say something but I'm gonna try to do most of this with voiceover guys we're not to talk too much I really like this door right here the contrast of the red brick on in the green five ton crane under a ceiling guys I know riddim Ryder is somewhere in here we just love in this place as much as I am as an explorer I mean we all love all the different types of abandonments that there are to explore but there's just something about these industrial spots that just get us going riddim Ryder and we just love these places they don't do so well with the general public when we post them what that's when it's really more about doing what we love and checking the types of places that we love doing it for ourselves I don't expect this video to get too much love from the YouTube crowd maybe I'll be wrong though but yeah these industrial spots are big and full of really good photo opportunities and lots of light textures mine's really really cool stuff guys [Music] [Music] [Music] between 1946 and 1956 the plant rolled to radioactive materials uranium and thorium on a nine acre portion of the 70 acre site for the US Atomic Energy Commission the company rolled uranium bullets into rods that were then shipped off-site via rail cars some 25 million and 35 million pounds of natural uranium metal and approximately 30,000 to 40,000 of thorium metal were processed at this site in August of 1982 this company filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and in March of 1984 another company bought out all the assets the purchase included the entire site with the exception of two reasons classified as the excised property and the landfill the excised property is approximately 3.6 hectares and consists of a chain-link fence area which surrounds all of the buildings that existed during the rolling operations from 1948 through 1956 you [Music] you you you [Music] okay guys moving on are you guys think of this spot guys liking this place so far sure research shows that there are numerous class-action lawsuits for former workers to receive compensation for both asbestos and radiation related diseases and although the plant is contaminated thankfully it posed no risk to our health just check it in guys I'm not talking much here today haven't been on that side yet follow this track here welcome guys locker rooms are always cool these are notes here you've got these lockers here that I've just collapsed the wall here the whole wall collapsed outside came the loggers came down with it [Music] [Music] [Music] got all these leaves that blow in here and the ladies go down and the wind starts blowing through this time on here belongs all these leaves the site has actual trees [Music] some locker room in here guys this one's cool Wow [Music] [Music] the day that I explored this abandoned steel mill I received some terrible news while driving my wife had called me to notify me that a very long time and dear friend of mine had passed away overnight of a heart attack at just 37 years old this news hit me hard and it still does to this day of all the locations we explored on this trip I used this location to reflect on my friend Victor it was totally silent calm and serene and the factory was vast also making for an even more meaningful experience was all of the lush green growth that was taking over the plan at times I found it difficult to shoot or to concentrate and I spent a lot of time here just wandering when I look back at my photos and videos from this day I can see a clear difference in the way I shot and in the way I was seeing things these photos in this location will always make me think of Victor and that is why every photo my entire photo gallery and this video are dedicated to my good friend Victor [Music] [Applause] wow this place is a mess look at this roof I might get hit in the head with something falling here this tree just like a full-blown growing tree [Applause] [Applause] okay guys I'm gonna wrap this one up because uh there's not much more to show you guys in here it's pretty much all the same after this I've been on both sides so rhythm writer he's doing his own thing so we haven't bumped into him but his links are gonna be down below because his road trip or taking here with rhythm Rider gaim Constance is in the bend steel mill in New York State hope you guys have liked the voiceover the narration and history I've provided you guys and I hope you guys have liked this one it's not usual not what good crowd usually likes you guys I'm gonna be next like the mansions and the time capsule houses but good I love these factories I've been in an industrial spot so thanks a lot for sticking with it sticking with me guys drop a comment down below let me know what you guys thought and make sure you subscribe hit that like button and make sure you hit written writers links down below thanks a lot guys see you in the next adventure [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Applause] [Applause] [Music] this video is sponsored in part by Travis Trey VAX manufactures durable slim metal wallets and outdoor gear all Trey VAX products are handmade in the USA and come backed by their 65 year heirloom warranty every tray VAX design is inspired by their greater love of the outdoors Trey VAX products are built to be passed down to future generations and not landfills that's the trave axe guarantee get 10% off of your trave axe purchase by using the code freak 10 that check out hit the link in the video description to shop online at trave axe calm [Music]