Category: History/Research

A lot has gone on at 11236 S. Torrence between today and the time the plant closed, just shy of 20 years ago. Things went dark for a few years after everyone went home and the gates were locked up. The place hung in limbo for a time while some idealistic historians tried to hatch […]

Little kids dream about being a shortstop for their favorite baseball team. They hang a pennant on their wall and get a cap and they cheer on their favorite players. As life goes on, those childhood dreams are forgotten or pushed aside for more critical needs. Then as those critical needs are satisfied, even adults […]

It was quite an undertaking to collate and research some 150+ cards found in the assistant division managers office, but that is exactly what I have accomplished. There were a number of interesting cards – interesting for a number of reasons – which I’ll cover here. They shed more light on the plant operation and […]

I have used Google Maps satellite view as a tool for exploring the property since before my first serious visit. This overhead view reveals details of every structure including the remains of other since fallen or destroyed. More than once, I have been unable to see or understand a structure even when I was nearly […]

A few weeks ago when I first entered the coal bunker, amongst the load of paperwork I hauled away I found a videotape. Stupidly, I left it behind. When I got home, I realized I had a folder full of info pertaining to said videotape. You can read all of it over at the document […]