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St. Louis Southwestern Railway Freight Depot (Also known as the Cotton Belt Freight Depot)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cotton_Belt_Freight_Depot
Long abandoned, this concrete structure served the railroad better known as the Cotton Belt. A sub-grade rail spur that allowed loading and unloading of freight cars.

Today it is deteriorating covered with elaborate grafitti, but its ornamental ironwork is still impressive.

This freight depot, built in 1911, (opened in 1913) is five stories tall, 750 feet long and has 30' elevations on either end. It was in operation until 1954. It is the only building in St. Louis constructed by Cotton Belt.

Today, it serves as a haven for squatters, graffiti artists and urban explorers. It had previously served as the "headquarters" for Homeward Bound (HoBo) University, run by a man named "Jeremiah the Amish Hobo." The "University" was in operation from fall 2009 through winter 2010.

The location has als...

Biography Greg Kluempers I started developing my style in 1970 when I bought my first 35mm camera and attended several photography and art classes at FVCC. This early work was black and white darkroom photography. I was in my first show in 1972. While working full time as an engineer at Boeing, I returned to Florissant Valley at night in 1999 and completed an associate degree in Photography in June, 2006. During this time, I learned to process color prints in the darkroom, started scanning my film, and learning photoshop to process my scans. In 2008 I purchased my first Canon digital camera and since then I have used only digital. In 2013 I switched over to Sony and I am now using a Sony Alpha a7R III. In 2014 I retired from Boeing and I...