Damen Silo's Upper Level Main Room... The upper level of the Damen Silo's is lined with intricate duct work, graffiti, and decay that only decades of abandonment can provide. Its a photographers paradise that can only be reached by making a daring climb up some "not so safe" stairs that have now been removed...

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Damen Silo's Upper Level Main Room...

The upper level of the Damen Silo's is lined with intricate duct work, graffiti, and decay that only decades of abandonment can provide. Its a photographers paradise that can only be reached by making a daring climb up some "not so safe" stairs that have now been removed...

Damen Silo Skybridge...

Once the main floor is reached high up in the Damen Silo's, there is a bridge that connects the two upper floors. Here is the entrance to the sketchy bridge that spans both towers about 15 stories up.

Upstairs in the Damen Silo's...

This is the main room of the upper level of the Damen Silo's. It is only accessible by climbing the 15 story dilapidated staircase that continues down the pit to the right. The platforms between each staircase were missing, so during the climb up you had to be very careful not to fall through as doing so would surely result in death. Probably why they finally tore the stairs out. Once you made the climb though it was totally worth it as you can see!!! The staircase on the back left access's a small room in the upper tower of the factory. Its honestly quite a shame that this amazing location is no longer accessible as I would love to go back and shoot this place again!!

Abandoned Factory Small Room...

When it was operational, I wonder what this small room on the upper level of this abandoned factory was used for?

Abandoned Factory Silo Room Control Box

This may have been some sort of control box for the silo room in this abandoned grainery...

Abandoned Factory Duct Work....

The upper level of this abandoned factory was lined with interesting ductwork and colorful graffiti!!

Upstairs in the Abandoned Factory...

If your brave enough to make the dicey 15 story climb up a rickety steel staircase to the top, you will be rewarded with what I would call Urban Decay Heaven!!!! The light coming through this window was soo perfect in this HDR paradise that I just couldnt resist getting this shot....

BTW, only 2 out of the 4 of us made the climb... It was really gnarly but soo worth it!!!!

Abandoned Factory Lower Level Side Room...

This room was on the lower level of the main factory building on the abandoned complex. It is adjacent to the dilapidated stairway that access's the upper level of the factory. Only decades of abandonment can cause decay like this. Its amazing to see and pretty awesome for photography in my opinion!!!

Abandoned Factory Silo Access Stairs

This stairway access's the top of the large silos in this abandoned factory on Chicago's lower west side...

Damen Silo's Upper Level Main Room...

The upper level of the Damen Silo's is lined with intricate duct work, graffiti, and decay that only decades of abandonment can provide. Its a photographers paradise that can only be reached by making a daring climb up some "not so safe" stairs that have now been removed...