TA Wall & Factory Jan 2012

Although it wasn't my first mission to the wall and factory this year, I thought that I would get at least some pics up of the spot. These are from last Friday. I finished up at work and decided to pass through the area. I didn't have my regular gear on me, just this new Nikon digital I picked up over the holidays. It's a bit of a throw back to when I first started out with my little Olympus digital (ahhh the memories...). I much prefer my T1i, naturally, but this little digital certainly got the job done. So forgive me if some of the shots are crystal clear. The battery died on me shortly after getting into the factory but I was able to squeeze out about thirty or so solid pics, including a couple of pans.

I love the factory during the winter, snow drifts pile up under the broken in sky lights, paint cans, bricks, and other refuse are half solidified in the iced up floors, and giant deformed stalactites of ice grow from the squared water drainage holes from the ceiling. This place feels the most like a sanctuary during the winter months, insulated from the cold winds and precipitation outside the factory provides a relatively safe and quiet spot to paint. The frozen state of the flooring keeps the cans and other trash from being kicked about and making any noise whatsoever leaving you with only the sound of crunching snow and ice beneath your feet as your navigate the interior.

Hope you enjoyed these latest shots, I got more coming so stay posted.

TA Wall & Factory April 2010

Stopped by the TA Wall and Factory to catch up on the recent activity last week and was glad to see the wall coming back to life again. Paint from end-to-end. Some big monster pieces by Scan, Stare, and Wies, including plenty of burners from some local writers. Lots of cross outs too. Guess things are a little heated between a few folks. Overall lots of nice stuff going on at TA. I was able to get pan shots of both walls from end to end but again I have to break them into a few pieces in order to upload them. I was also able to get shots of the small wall just off the tracks above the TA Wall finally. I've been meaning to get pics of it for a while now and the afternoon light made for some good shots.
There was also a fire in the factory at some point recently as a good portion of the back area was burnt crisp. One of the rooms was matted with black soot from floor to ceiling that a couple of chaps thought would make for a good primer so they tagged it up. There was evidence of other fire pits, which I normally find, but nothing else that seemed to have gotten out of control.
Another oddity was this mass of cans all around a doorway about halfway through the second floor. Someone had collected a tonne of cans and had piled them around the doorway. Some were stacked nicely but the majority were just piled around. Perhaps they had been neatly stacked at one point but had since fallen or were disturbed by another passing through.
In any case, enjoy these shots. Once the weather starts making sense again I'll be hitting the streets and a few new spots.