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Gasworks and Ursus Factory

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Fast trip to the Polish capital to meet r2s and do some exploring. Gasworks Two red brick rotundas has been built in the years 1886-1888. They served as reservoirs of gas produced in the Warsaw Gasworks. It housed metal gas tanks, but they were destroyed in the 70s. They used to fit one thousand cubic meters of gas. During the war, artillery shell hit the tanks, but without explosion, gas lit to form huge flame. After the destruction in 1939, Gasworks was rebuilt and opened in 1945. Gas production terminated in 1978. From that moment the tanks stay empty. Fast but well worth the hassle explore, ancient Rome revisited. Ursus Factory Factory producing tractors, built between 1924-1928, in Czechowice (now a district of Ursus). In the 70s Ursus employed 30 000 people and plants produced 50 000 tractors per year. The plant began to decline in the late 90s. Unfortunately not much left from the former glory (even exploration wise) most of the items are g...

Ironworks Jedność and Cement Plant Szczakowa

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Both locations visited over the August weekend with sesyjni mordercy crew, namely: r2s , Luks and Moc. Ironworks Jedność Its origins date back to 1836, when Hugo Henckel von Donnersmarck and brothers Oppenfeld decided to build the plant. Same year the foundation stone for the construction of the steel plant has been laid. Place has been named Laurahütte . This name functioned until 1948, when it changed its name to Ironworks Unity [ Huta Jedność ]. When in 1842 a cargo ship sank with the English rails for the construction of tracks from Mysłowice to Wrocław, Silesian Railway company ordered new rails in unknown at the time mill Laura. It's quality made the company famous in Europe and a number of early European railways built in that period ordered it's rails and rail accessories here. At the beginning of the XXI century black page in the history of the Silesia engraved unfulfilled promises by Prime Minister and government to support the Iron...

Lubliniec Psychiatric Hospital

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This partially abandoned hospital has been erected in 1894 and used to be a part of correctional facility called Department for Dummies [ Zakład dla Idiotów ]. From 1904 it became a separate unit. It dealt with the treatment of mental and neurological illnesses and substance abuse, particularly alcohol. Visited with r2s . Very interesting and quite chilled explore, lot's of flaky paint and vivid colours.

Piotrków Prison Blues

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When I was just a baby, My Mama told me, "Son, Always be a good boy, Don't ever play with guns," But I shot a man in Reno, Just to watch him die... J. Cash One last building remains,  rest has been knocked down to build the supermarket Biedronka. Still worth a visit though, especially as there are few other interesting objects in the city. history: One of the most notorious prisons in Poland, the first one with increased security, partially converted from the former monastery buildings. In times of deep socialism it had it's own 'death cell' where death penalties has been executed. There's lots of sealed corridors in it's basement, probably used to join the remaining monastery buildings in the city.