Peggy C's photos with the keyword: rusty

- used for anything - all 20+ buildings have been abandoned - people living in the area would love to see it used - as is, it is just an eyesore - this was a tower used for ____________ - think I know somebody I can ask, so will get back on that part - if it were used to test missiles, it is out in the open - everyone would have known about it - old aerial photos even show it in the open - a long history - began as a textile plant - was part of Fairchild when planes were made for WW2 - became part of of the Western Electric plant with a Government contract for guidance systems for Nike missiles / Hercules missiles former “Tarheel Army Missile Plant” sale was granted by the U.S. General Services Administration. sold to an Alabama company in 2004 -- rezoning has been requested so all 22 acres are the same At this plant all battery and radar control trailers plus LOPAR, TTR, MTR, and TRR radars were built and tested prior to shipment to the Army, mostly by rail. During the peak of the Nike SAFEGUARD there were between 3 and 4,000 employees. After WW2 ended, the Western Electric Company took over the plant, which was still a government-owned facility. In the 1950s & 60s, Western Electric manufactured large portions of the Nike Ajax & Hercules surface-to-air missile system at the Burlington plant. © All Rights Reserved

a tower .. why this shape .. guess I'll find out .. more research .. this needs a lot of work .. notice the wood pieces ? 2013 - part of the transformation - from a mill which has been unused for decades - to a structure for apartments - History in the making © All Rights Reserved

for 'Archive Airings - AA22 -Old, rusty & decayed' no longer of use .. rusty, old ...... but great photo op .. HDR treatment in PicMonkey .. 2013 © All Rights Reserved

- you see ---- Archive Airings - AA22 - Old, rusty & decayed --- - you imagine - you dream - reality to you - may be different to me - yet, it is no less real - just different - look and let your mind wander - relax in the reflections - dream, my Friends - dream - signed only © All rights reserved

rusty .. and full of interest .. form .. surroundings .. wonder what used to be . . © All rights reserved Archive Airings Rust and Ruin AA-314

- a Great Blue Heron - lakeside among the grasses & reeds - if a feather is moving - it would be the breeze - he didn't even move his neck - no posture changes - nothing - until - all of a sudden - he turned 180deg - and flew off - telling me all about bothering his day ! - very loudly, too ! cropped / signed: www.picmonkey.com © All Rights Reserved

slightly used .. on the grounds at the vets office .. ^SOOC © All rights reserved

in the pond.. much used old shed.. mountain tree.. grass on bank .. double the photo.. © All Rights Reserved

.. trains .. vehicles signs, signs, sigh.. © All rights reserved