If you are like me, you always wanted to find out what the inside of the former
Central Power Station of the Brooklyn Rapid Transit Company looks like. The long neglected building on the shores of the Gowanus Canal has at one time been home to a squatter community.
Photographer and friend Nate Kensinger just published another incredible photo essay on the former power station, which he calls the "Batcave." His shots of the interior of the magnificently decrepit building are stunning.
He writes:
"An initial visit to this empty powerhouse in 2007 revealed a surprisingly unique interior, with huge industrial halls dominated by hundreds of graffiti pieces. Many of the squatters' rooms remained intact, with beds, posters, prescriptions and needles left behind as evidence of a rushed eviction. This evocative space was soon featured in an award-winning film about a Brooklyn squatter, "Cave Flower" (2008) directed by Sam Fleischner. A second visit to the Batcave in 2010 revealed further natural decay. Additional holes in the slowly collapsing roof flood water into the building. Mold and rust have overtaken many surfaces. Like a tomb, the empty building still contains many squatters' belongings trapped inside."
Read Nate's essay and see more of his Batcave photos here.
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