Urban Blight by hjbenson

Urban Blight

Had to drive up to North Jersey today and then back home. This is the old Monroe factory in Orange, NJ.

Completely SOOC
Cool capture
January 12th, 2012  
good title -- sums the picture up!
January 12th, 2012  
nice antique or abandoned or both capture
January 12th, 2012  
Nice title. Cool photo.
January 12th, 2012  
Nice perspective.
January 12th, 2012  
That looks like a great place to explore for some shots.. Probably safer to stay in the car though, lol.. Neat find!
January 12th, 2012  
I like the perspective you chose to shoot it from! Nice job!
January 12th, 2012  
yeah north jersey! however, even though i've lived up here my whole life, i don't think i've ever been to orange....but from what i know, this is a good representation....
nice shot
January 12th, 2012  
I love your unusual composition and the pale neutral tones of this shot Harry:)
January 12th, 2012  
@kerristephens Thank you Kerri, As they say there is a photo everywhere
@cscecil Thank you Carolyn, I wish the building could be revitalized
@angievega Thank you Angie, this is the area where the original Stetson Hats were made before moving west
January 12th, 2012  
@kimmistephens Thank you Kimmi, I felt it describes my feelings
@mawol Thank you Mary, I wanted to show more of the neighborhood than just the old factory
@buggus Thank you Oleta, I have walked that neighborhood during the day, I might try some other shots
@angieqs Thank you Angie, I felt it gave more of the urban feeling
January 12th, 2012  
@dkg Thank you Danielle, if you haven't seen this off-beat map of Jersey, check it out http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/12/nj_man_puts_rednecks_hippies_a.html
January 12th, 2012  
@pwallis Thank you Paula, I was trying to give a larger feeling for the area
January 12th, 2012  
@hjbenson lol! i hadn't seen that before...it seems pretty accurate to me!
January 12th, 2012  
Interesting shot :]
January 12th, 2012  
@naomi Thank you Naomi, congrats on Chem
January 12th, 2012  
I am always surprised by how much ground you cover. This is an interesting perspective.
January 13th, 2012  
nicely shot!
January 13th, 2012  
@5unflow3r Thank you Paula, it was only 400+ miles yesterday :)
@dancelaughlove Thank you Karina, I felt this view conveyed my feelings of the building best.
January 13th, 2012  
it does look abandoned.
January 13th, 2012  
Very interesting textures and layers to this... it's one that you can look at for quite a while
January 16th, 2012  
@jeancarl Thank you Jean, it is and has been since the '80s
@crickle1969 Thank you Crickle, I felt the SOOC can the imnpression I was after
January 16th, 2012  
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