Digital Ink'd

Inside the Factory: A 2023 Visit Created a schematic sheet of the building layout using a Sanborn Map and property cards using Claude AI design. Created as close as possible to the property cards. Most numerical figures were written with pencil for some reason. Some numbers were not legible. In 2023, I parked halfway between the building and the parking lot and did my lap around the premises looking for the entrance, and lo and behold, I found it off the rip. Seeing my pathway and weary, clear-eyed vision, I almost bailed because the residential houses opposite were so close to it. Feeling bold and not wanting to waste the gas that brought me here, I summoned my male vigor and trod through without being caught or seen. I ducked into the nearest door out of the sight lines of the nearby law enforcement parking lot and entered the darkened ground floor. Feeling a celebratory success, I began my documentation with an earnest breath. After calming my heart rate down, I went upsta...

Some locations earn their reputation before you ever set foot near them. This one came with a viral video, a Weird NJ feature, and a State Trooper parked directly across the street with nothing better to do. The wind tunnel building had been on my list long enough that the anticipation had curdled into serious obsession, and my first two attempts did nothing to help. The debut was a non-starter before I even reached the building — the road was cordoned off for repairs halfway down, and with local law requiring enforcement nearby for that kind of work, I turned around and went somewhere easier. The second visit was worse in its own way. I pulled up to find a State Trooper sitting in an unmarked car with a clear sightline to both the building and the road. I spent a few minutes convincing myself he was there for speeders — this stretch apparently draws racing traffic — but I wasn't convinced enough to walk past him. I left again. The third time, I didn't park anywhe...