The Jacksonville Model T factory

[John Kasaian]

I'm curious if anyone here is documenting this"
https://www.foxnews.com/auto/histori...d-preservation
before it's demolished.

[Tin Can]

Ever see a factory with hardwood floor end grain, oiled

Specialist made and repaired

Tight fitting for steel wheels and hard work

Better than any other heavy duty floor

[John Kasaian]

Ever see a factory with hardwood floor end grain, oiled

Specialist made and repaired

Tight fitting for steel wheels and hard work

Better than any other heavy duty floor

Exactly. Library of Congress material.
Where's a Librarian when you need one?

[Mark Sampson]

perhaps a HABS/HAER photographer has already been there- I hope so.

[Tin Can]

I have seen the end grain floors many times in Chicago

I think they level with gravel, clay, then sand, the wood is at least 12 inches tall

My Art condo conversion had it, the building at least 130 years old now

Rail cars rolled right inside my second floor on a cutout

The second floor was huge timbers

The original Schwinn factory was on the same line

1895 they were forced to raise the whole rail line as so many were getting killed

Now a bicycle path the 606 https://www.the606.org/

That's my building

[Duolab123]

All these kinds of places seem to be vanishing. It's a shame that it can't be re-purposed

[LabRat]

perhaps a HABS/HAER photographer has already been there- I hope so.

I had read a recent article that said an extensive photo document project was underway...

Years ago, I had to operate a small boat for a couple of structural engineers so they could survey an old jetty pier on the Hudson River in NYC... The site was being considered for rehab as a recreation area, and the low concrete topped pilings seemed very sturdy and a great place to hold events... But the engineer's method to test the pilings was to drive a long nail or icepik into the wood to see how solid the wood stayed... Most samples just started breaking, proof of rot... I said it was a shame it couldn't be used, but one said it was too risky to have an overflow crowd jumping on it, with the possibility of collapse, so there's that limitation...

Steve K

[Corran]

wood is at least 12 inches tall

Reminds me of the foundational heart pine used throughout the 1899 Cotton Mill I documented nearly 10 years ago. Massive timbers, all taken out and carefully reclaimed - the site was next to a railroad depot originally used for the mill products. I was told the bricks and wood were used in upscale restaurants and such throughout the region for architectural detail. Very likely not able to get such size trees anymore.

From back then - with a 47mm lens, so consider how huge these are in reality:

[Tin Can]

Yup!

Looks like the buried timbers we hand removed "sweat equity" to clear for our parking lot

Our California hippie in charge as developer, told us all inside timbers must be encased in 2 X 5/8 drywall

Many removed that asap

I did not, as my only exit was through a Sally port of 2 steel fireproof doors

14 years was enough

Reminds me of the foundational heart pine used throughout the 1899 Cotton Mill I documented nearly 10 years ago. Massive timbers, all taken out and carefully reclaimed - the site was next to a railroad depot originally used for the mill products. I was told the bricks and wood were used in upscale restaurants and such throughout the region for architectural detail. Very likely not able to get such size trees anymore.

From back then - with a 47mm lens, so consider how huge these are in reality:

[schafphoto]

The HABS/HAER/HALS website does not have a documentation of the Ford plant (yet). It is possible that it was recently documented (somehow doubt it) and the photos have not been transmitted to the NPS yet. In any case, HABS is about ten years behind on scanning negatives so the only way to find photos would be to get the name of the photographer from the Library of Congress listing and look on their personal web, Flickr or social feeds for photos (we like to share and brag).



In the future, if anyone is wondering if a site is documented, it's easy to go to the LoC HABS website and type in the city, state or county and see what comes up.
https://www.loc.gov/pictures/collection/hh/
You can narrow down the results by clicking the "SURVEYS ONLY" box.