Spaulding Fibre Complex, North Tonawanda, NY (2006)

Kathy Toth || Toronto Graffiti Archive || Instagram

This complex was one of the most interesting places I have ever visited, even 17 years (!!) later. It had so many interconnected buildings, from different time periods and so much crust and decay and color that I knew it was special even though I was relatively new to exploring and it wasn't filled with machinery. This area, from what I recall from so long ago was an in-between area, between an open sunken area where they had vats to more of a storage area like this one where the stored product. There was water everywhere, so the already great atmosphere was amplified by the reflections. SOme of the rooms had these wonderful sounds. This is from long before smart phones and portable video equipment, but I still recall it when I see the images.

I'm going to share a few shots and then a proper feature later on, I have an extensive write-up from an old website of mine, so I will need to dig that up. This place is the one I regret not spending more time in since it was so chill and easy to get into and was demolished totally by 2007. There is still nothing there, probably because it was a superfund site.

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Taken on: October 28, 2005

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