Collingwood Silos - 2011 Revisit

We rocked up to collingwood, having visited these silos before many months earlier.

Sadly, the first set we visited was in the process of being turned into apartments... As is the nature of the city...

From the inside, we realised that not only had the main structure been torn down from around the still standing silos, but there was no floors anywhere. Instead, there were just hollow silos with windows cut into them.
It was a very strange experience. And I must admit, having visited previously, I was sorry to see such an interesting place with many memories disappear.



We the visited the other, neighbouring set of silos. These had been abandoned and forgotten for quite a bit longer than we recalled.
The only difference was... The entry we went through previously had since been welded shut.

-You should realise that this site is partly a dumping ground for household items like heaters, dishwashers and mattresses (in seeming abundance) so getting around is not that easy either.-

We managed to open up a hole in the side of one of the silos where some sheet metal hadn't been affixed quite as strongly as it should have. After a bit of squeezing through sharp metal spikes we were inside. Only problem was. We were about 6 meters off the ground on a pile of junk that had accumulated into a dangerous slippery stairway (of doom). It didn't help that our shoes were muddy from the muck outside and the rain from hours earlier had seeped in making the climb a very similar experience to navigating natural caves.

The ten of us quickly headed up the stairs to the roof not stopping to admire the view as we went.

As we reached the top storey, the sight of the city through the broken windows drew us all towards. One of our companions, leading the pack and more eager than the rest of us walked straight towards them, totally missing the gaping holes in the floor, ready to drop any unaware explorer 10 storeys to their likely death. The group of us practically shouting 'STAND STILL!' saved him by less than a foot.

In the end. It was a cheap lesson. Tread carefully, and don't take things like ground for granted. Especially not when high up!

We did notice the bridge of death, a rotting, falling appart bridge joining the two main buildings together. I remembered previously having delicately crossing this bridge (and not enjoying it), only to find that had we gone down another flight or two of stairs, we would have safely made it across on solid ground!

The views were great, and some of the graffiti, like you can see below in this photo, can be seen clearly from google earth!

A couple different shots of people...

Looking down... You best not be afraid of heights. One false step and you will die up here. Whats worse. The gaps, the holes and anything else that would kill you, are all spaced differently. You have to double-check EVERY step.

A view from the top of the silos out the windows. The breath of fresh air is a welcome relief to all the pidgeon shit. ^_^

Some shots of things we saw as we descended back to earth.

Thanks to all those who attended! It was a great night.
To anyone that wants a higher resolution photo (than the ones provided here), please let me know and I'll get it to you!

Cheers,