Amanda Furnace, Ashland, Kentucky
The Amanda Blast Furnace stood along the Ohio River in Ashland, Kentucky for nearly sixty years, operating between the river and the surrounding hills as part of the Armco Steel Works. At 234 feet tall, it was a constant presence on the skyline, but much of its complexity existed out of sight, beneath the structure itself.
This image looks up after operations ended in 2015.
As Ashland City Commissioner Josh Blanton later said, “We hate to see it go, but we’re ready to try to do something else there.”
The structure known as “Amanda” was demolished in February of 2022. These photographs are all that remain of a place built for permanence, but never meant to last.
#abandonedky #historic #blastfurnace #industrialarcheology #industrialheritage #nightphotography #lightpainting #longexposure
Amanda Furnace, Ashland, Kentucky
The Amanda Blast Furnace stood along the Ohio River in Ashland, Kentucky for nearly sixty years, operating between the river and the surrounding hills as part of the Armco Steel Works. At 234 feet tall, it was a constant presence on the skyline, but much of its complexity existed out of sight, beneath the structure itself.
This image looks up after operations ended in 2015.
As Ashland City Commissioner Josh Blanton later said, “We hate to see it go, but we’re ready to try to do something else there.”
The structure known as “Amanda” was demolished in February of 2022. These photographs are all that remain of a place built for permanence, but never meant to last.
#abandonedky #historic #blastfurnace #industrialarcheology #industrialheritage #nightphotography #lightpainting #longexposure