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Buffalo Central Terminal

By Jay Goldman December 30, 2011

The abandoned Art Deco Buffalo Central Terminal tower and clock rising above a facade of broken windows.

Worm's-eye view straight down a polished rail toward abandoned brick factory buildings, with rusted spikes and weathered ties. — Rail

Ice cascades down a rusted steel column base at the abandoned Buffalo Central Terminal, surrounded by dry grass. — Drops

Weathered, paint-peeling metal pipe running along a riveted seam in the derelict Buffalo Central Terminal. — Pipe

Rusted railway signal control panel with peeling paint and levers labeled "E" and "W" at an abandoned terminal. — Signals

Abandoned overgrown train platform with rusted debris under a "Location F" sign. — Platform

Sunlight glows through an arched window at the top of a dark, tiled stairwell in the abandoned Buffalo Central Terminal. — Stairs

Recursively nested arched brick windows creating an infinite tunnel effect at Buffalo Central Terminal. — Infinite

Decayed yellow-tiled room with a curved partial wall and long tunnel-like corridor in an abandoned building. — No Nazis

Colorful graffiti mural on the tiled walls of a fire-damaged, abandoned room with rubble covering the floor. — Blue Meanie

Close-up of a spray-painted mural of a human eye on cracked tiled wall, with dripping paint and gold flecks. — Eye

A wet, reflective tiled floor scattered with fallen debris, rubble, and dark stains in an abandoned building. — Floor

Ganster of Love" graffiti scrawled on a weathered terrazzo floor scattered with plaster debris. — GANSTER OF LOVE

A rusted door lies fallen amid rubble in a derelict, decaying tiled room with crumbling brick walls. — Door

Rusted, corroded steel beam eaten through with holes against a golden tiled wall in a decaying interior. — Steel

Row of tall arched windows glowing bright in a dark, abandoned graffiti-tagged hall with a wet reflective floor. — Windows

A photographer with a tripod stands in a decaying, vaulted brick hall lit by a tall arched window. — Motionblur at Work

life" spray-painted in teal cursive across a weathered terrazzo floor — life

Cracked and crumbling tan tile floor amid rubble in a decaying, abandoned interior corner. — Tiles

Crumbling yellow tiles and plaster debris piled at the foot of a decayed staircase in an abandoned building. — Stair Tiles

A rusted industrial light fixture juts from a dark concrete wall, its beam glowing against the grime. — Fun with Headlamps

A camping headlamp glowing bright red against a dark concrete wall in near-total darkness. — Red Headlamp

View down a dark tunnel toward a dimly lit arched brick chamber in an abandoned building — Tunnel Upward

A person lit by red light holds a Canon EOS DSLR up to their eye in near-total darkness. — Red Adjustments

Person bathed in red light seen from behind in a dark, derelict concrete basement room. — Motionblur Lightpainting

Bald man seen from behind, lit only by deep red light against a black background. — Motionblur

Sunlight falls on a weathered concrete wall through a dark opening, casting long shadows in a derelict interior. — Long Shadows

A dimly lit, moss-covered decaying concrete wall crumbling in deep shadow. — Decomposing

Row of rusted, decaying high-voltage electrical switch panels in an abandoned brick room. — Electrical

Rusted metal rim of an old railcar wheel, with bolt holes curving along its inner edge, in dim light. — Round

Close-up of a weathered, rust-streaked platform edge under the abandoned Buffalo Central Terminal's canopy. — Painted Platform

View through a doorway into decaying rooms with crumbling brick walls, exposed plaster, and rusted debris. — Through

Rusted electrical switch and exposed brick in a decaying, arched, debris-strewn corridor of an abandoned building. — Switch

Rust-colored water pooling and staining a weathered stone floor along a pebble-filled seam. — Dessert

A rusted, broken conduit pipe juts out against the decaying interior of an abandoned building. — Worms

Weathered concrete pillar in an abandoned industrial hall stenciled "WATCH THOSE LABELS" in blue. — WATCH THOSE LABELS

A grid of cracked, purple-tinted glass block windows glowing against a dark wall. — Purple Glass

Weathered concrete pillar with a faded red band stenciled "NO CLAIMS NO COMPLAINTS" in yellow. — NO CLAIMS NO COMPLAINTS

Concrete pillar in a derelict industrial basement stenciled "CHECK THE MARKS" in yellow. — CHECK THE MARKS

Faded red stencil reading "HEAVY SHIPMENTS ON BOTTOM" on a weathered, rusted metal wall. — HEAVY SHIPMENTS ON BOTTOM

Weathered concrete pillar with peeling paint stenciled "STACK IT RIGHT" in faded red letters. — STACK IT RIGHT

Weathered concrete pillar in a derelict industrial building stenciled vertically with "HANDLE IT CAREFULLY — HANDLE IT CAREFULLY

Concrete support pillars marked with hand-painted "45" numbers inside a dim, derelict Buffalo Central Terminal hall. — 45

Hand-drawn graffiti of a truck on a metal box labeled "You and me make this run — Gay Truckers" in a derelict building. — Gay Truckers

A large metal sliding fire door numbered 45 in a derelict brick industrial hall, graffiti tags nearby. — Door

Discarded pink Lamplight Farms "Spring Delight Oil Lamp" box lying on dark rubble and debris. — Spring Delight Oil Lamp from Lamplight Farms

Weathered door in a decaying room, graffiti reading "HERB" and "KEEP OUT! MY HOUSE!" scrawled on its frame. — KEEP OUT! MY HOUSE!

Coffee-cup lids threaded on a wire dangle from a peeling, water-stained ceiling in an abandoned building. — Coffee Chandelier

Debris and glass fragments embedded in the decaying wall of a fire-damaged, abandoned room with a broken window. — Collage

Decaying interior room with peeling walls, exposed brick, rubble-strewn floor, and a graffiti-tagged door reading "ALS. — Light

Long derelict hallway with graffiti-covered walls, boarded windows, and a debris-strewn floor receding into darkness. — Hallway

Graffiti-covered elevator shaft in a derelict building, plunging past debris-strewn floors below. — Shaft

A lone figure stands in the distant light of a long, dark, decaying corridor strewn with debris. — Motionblur in the distance

Dusty numbered grid schedule ledger page half-buried in dirt and debris beneath a metal rod. — Schedule

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