Never could see any other way

Last month I spent a weekend exploring Cleveland  with the TLR Club and had the chance to photograph the ruined interior of the St. Joseph’s Byzantine Church. The doors to the church were labeled by the fire department with double slashes indicating  that all efforts to contain a fire should be limited to the exterior "with entry only after a risk-versus-reward assessment has been completed" due to structural/interior...

The Globe, Black Diamond & Nicholson File on a beautiful day

Many of the vacant/abandoned and neglected sites I have a chance to photograph have had long histories and most have had an economic significance to the communities they existed and that  when they cease to exist it's a blow to the communities surrounding them: Kodak Toronto, Color Corp Buffalo, The Packard Automotive Plant... but not as many have had a news worthy note like the Globe, Black Diamond...

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