Two weekends ago I went to a location that I had heard about, seen a few photos, but never actually been to, nor is there any kind of real info, directions or map on the Internet. It is called several things, both names I know of it as are the Whitehall Parkway and the Ironton Rail Trail. I know very little of the history of it, except that it seems to be a place where mountain bike riders, fisherman and nature walkers like to go. There are several old buildings in progressive states of decay and I wanted to go scope it out in hopes of finding another location to do both fashion and fine art nude shoots at.

A friend and I got there fairly late in the afternoon and only had about an hour of good daylight left before it would be too dark to walk further, but from what I’ve seen, it could be a great backdrop for several different kinds of shoots. Below are some simple snapshots showing the area, buildings inside and out and a bonus arty shot at the end.

This long corridor, for lack of better words, seems is between two buildings, neither of which have roofs on them. The texture of the walls and the horizontal metal lines at the rear really drew my eyes in.

Inside one of nearly a dozen buildings, this one appeared to have a fairly solid roof, at least one that light didn’t leak in through, dirty floors and these great open windows that allow light to pour in. On a foggy morning, this could be a great place to shoot.

This roofless structure had a sign on the outside about being a meeting area for some bird watchers group, that may explain the otherwise out of place picnic table.

I can only imagine that this building is fun to shoot in when it’s not raining, but none-the-less, I love the holes in the roof and how light punches through dotting the walls and floors.

There must be four or five dozen of these vintage gas pumps in various states of deterioration, the lighting sucked so I only snapped a few quick photos of this one and one other.

If you are interested in posing at this location and live in the eastern Pennsylvania or western New Jersery area, please contact me.