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 jdfan
 
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< on 8/12/2006 10:30 PM >
|  | | | From a project I just started working on. I spent the better part of Friday afternoon exploring the top of Concrete Central. For what it's worth, the "Mayor's Impact Team" was cleaning up the weeds along Smith St (how I usually get there) and someone painted an amazing mural of the view from that park. I'll have to get a picture of the mural up later.
my concrete central flickr set
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IHateSnow
  
Gender: Male
I forgot to put in the crystals
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 2 on 8/13/2006 9:19 PM >
| | | | i personally like the view from the top of cargill superior better, but props to you for having the balls to get to the top. im camping out sometime soon on concrete if you wanna join. shoot me a PM
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jdfan
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 3 on 8/14/2006 1:39 PM >
| | | | Yea, Cargill does offer a better view but I haven't been to the top of it since the late 80s. It took me a while to figure out how to get to the top of Concrete without killing myself. Once up there, the concrete is a bit sketchy in some places.
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lopix
  
Location: Ontario
Gender: Male
I survive on the poison you're feeding me
| | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 4 on 8/14/2006 5:25 PM >
| | | | A few of us were there a week or so ago and couldn't for the life of us figure out a way up. Did it involve the building with no access from the 1st floor to the 2nd?
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jdfan
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 5 on 8/14/2006 5:44 PM >
| | | | well, without going into too much detail, the river side is a bit more accessible.
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manitou
 
Location: Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 6 on 8/14/2006 10:59 PM >
| | | | Posted by jdfan
well, without going into too much detail, the river side is a bit more accessible.
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I assume that you climbed up the remains of the steps in the marine legs.
[last edit 8/14/2006 11:15 PM by manitou - edited 1 times]
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jdfan
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 7 on 8/15/2006 2:35 AM >
| | | | I'm not trying to be coy just trying to post within the rules.
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IHateSnow
Gender: Male
I forgot to put in the crystals
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 8 on 8/15/2006 4:57 AM >
| | | | Posted by manitou
I assume that you climbed up the remains of the steps in the marine legs.
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this is the way i did it, highly NOT RECOMMENDED.
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Boffo
 
Moderator
Location: Smithers, BC
Gender: Male
HONK! HONK!
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 9 on 8/15/2006 5:33 AM >
| | | | I was kinda hoping that wasn't the only way up top. But somehow I knew it was...
Here's a lockpick. It might be handy if you, the master of unlocking, take it with you. |
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manitou
Location: Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 10 on 8/15/2006 2:25 PM >
| | | | Posted by Boffo
I was kinda hoping that wasn't the only way up top. But somehow I knew it was...
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Likewise.
I think I may need to procure a harness for this.
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micro
Gender: Male
Slowly I turned
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 11 on 8/15/2006 3:37 PM >
| | | | Or you could just go to some of the other ones in the city that still have stairs. 
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keti
Moderator
Location: Providence, RI
Gender: Female
#EA98DE
| | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 12 on 8/15/2006 4:13 PM >
| | | | Posted by IHateSnow
this is the way i did it, highly NOT RECOMMENDED.
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well now what you said makes more sense, because when we were going to go up you said we probably couldn't bring tripods. I was just like "I don't understand, why not?!" Now I get it! 
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Agent Skelly
Web Sheriff
Location: Oregon Territory
Gender: Male
Prenez De L'Avance Avec Chrysler!
| |  | | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 13 on 8/15/2006 4:35 PM >
| | | | My great grandfather worked at Concrete Central and I actually found a bunch of his paystubs recently.
Though I am trying to picture when stairs were there, how he could stand going up those stairs all day...
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micro
Gender: Male
Slowly I turned
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 14 on 8/15/2006 4:51 PM >
| | | | Maybe there used to be a beltovator?
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Agent Skelly
Web Sheriff
Location: Oregon Territory
Gender: Male
Prenez De L'Avance Avec Chrysler!
| | | | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 15 on 8/15/2006 4:56 PM >
| | | | Posted by micro
Maybe there used to be a beltovator?
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Far as I know Concrete Central had no Belt-o-vator, but I could be wrong. And if it did, my Great Grandfather was probably the person who removed it in the end
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manitou
Location: Mississauga/Toronto/Waterloo
Gender: Male
I was born with an inherent knowledge of every abandonment in the world!
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 16 on 8/15/2006 5:14 PM >
| | | | I saw no trace of a belt-o-vator.
Leaving a site partially explored leaves me frustrated. I know there are other elevators with easier access, however I want to finish what I started at CC.
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jdfan
Gender: Male
| | | | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 17 on 8/15/2006 6:36 PM >
| | | | well, as far as tripods go, it all depends. I had several cameras, lenses, etc in a biggish messenger style bag along with a tripod strapped on it. It was a touch difficult maneuvering and I'll probably use a backpack next time.
And the frame of the marine leg has plenty of easily climbed portions that are a lot less risky than the remains of the stairs.
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nightbird
Girl Moderator
Location: Buffalo, NY
Gender: Female
Gone abortin, BRB
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 18 on 8/15/2006 6:59 PM >
| | | | hm....maybe a climbing party is in order?
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IHateSnow
Gender: Male
I forgot to put in the crystals
| | Re: Concrete Central, Buffalo, NY
<Reply # 19 on 8/15/2006 10:25 PM >
| | | | Posted by nightbird
hm....maybe a climbing party is in order?
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one of these fridays i really want to camp out on top and watch fireworks
my first time up cargill, i left all my photo gear on the ground, but the stairs were only taken out a few years ago, which sorta stinks.
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