Carrie Furnace

In the summer of 2014, I was able to wander through the Carrie Furnace, camera in hand. The Carrie Furnace is an abandoned mill located on the shore of the Monongahela River, in Rankin, PA, near Pittsburgh. Whether out in the open or deep in the shadows, rich color from old pipes, rust, behemoth dead infrastructure - often adorned in graffiti - captures your eye, everywhere. This was also a perfect opportunity to apply HDR photography to most of the images.

Inside Carrie Furnace
Shot on June 30, 2013, Rankin, PA © John Schiller Photography

Carrie_Rainbow_Pipes
Color paints the decaying site of the Carrie Furnace. Graffiti, twisted rebar, and rainbow and rusted pipes add to the character of the former mill. ©John Schiller Photography
Carrie Furnace Blowing Engine House - Image 1
"This was originally the Blowing Engine House, where massive fans would push air into huge pipes in order to deliver it to the stoves where it was then heated to high temperatures before being routed to the furnace itself. ... The logo on the wall is that of the steel industry and ultimately became used as the emblem for the Pittsburgh Steelers football team." Text from Howard Grill Photography
Carrie Furnace Blowing Engine House - Image 2

School's Out... For Good
This must been a training room in the back of the Blowing Engine Room at Carrie Furnace
Carrie Furnace Blowing Engine House - Image 3

Blow Hole
This once was likely a hole in the Blowing Engine Room through which pipes passed. All sealed up.
Electric Color
Once a set of controls, found in the Blowing Engine Room of the Carrie Furnace