PART OF OVERBROOK BLDG. SUCCUMBS TO ELEMENTS

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riada
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15 years 11 months ago - 12 years 6 months ago #1 by riada

PART OF OVERBROOK BLDG. SUCCUMBS TO ELEMENTS was created by riada

WITHIN THE LAST 2 WEEKS OR SO, THE FRONT PORCH OF THIS BUILDING (next to the building with the pillars) TOTALLY COLLAPSED...

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15 years 11 months ago - 14 years 4 months ago #2 by misterpat

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Thanks for the pic Riada,

Almostgone had a similar picture of the porch.

The inside of that building is as bad as it looks on the outside.

Here is looking down from the 3rd floor to the basement. Look at the doors on the left with nothing but air under them.

Here is the pile of what fell from above.

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15 years 11 months ago #3 by lithiumbaby

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cool pics

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15 years 11 months ago #4 by riada

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Wow! Thats amazing! That porch roof was hanging by a thread for quite awhile, driving by this past week I noticed that it had finally come completely down! Does anyone know how old the building was, and how long it stood vacant and what was it used for? Your pics were awesome, MisterPat!!

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15 years 11 months ago #5 by almostgone

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i know it has been empty since 94 because i used to hang out on the hilltop and would go up that way.

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15 years 11 months ago #6 by misterpat

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I will look through Your book AG and see if it says what that building was used for.

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15 years 11 months ago #7 by hidinginshadows

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In 1990 or so I worked for essex county, we put new floors in the building with the pillars. I'm pretty sure that building and the building with the collapsed porch were office buildings at that time.

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15 years 11 months ago #8 by riada

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Cool! thanx for the info, everybody! Looking forward to any other interesting tidbits anyone can share!
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15 years 11 months ago #9 by demonicdreamz

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i did notice that a lil while ago i did a drive by after dropping a friend off in east orange

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15 years 1 month ago #10 by EsseXploreR

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Riada wrote: Wow! Thats amazing! That porch roof was hanging by a thread for quite awhile, driving by this past week I noticed that it had finally come completely down! Does anyone know how old the building was, and how long it stood vacant and what was it used for? Your pics were awesome, MisterPat!!

That was the female employees home. i dont know any other info, except i see that every time i go up there. i always want to go, but y friend is afraid because the tunnels are blocked by the floors that fell through

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15 years 1 month ago #11 by lithiumbaby

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I think that my aunt may have lived in that building.

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15 years 1 month ago #12 by insanebuslady

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abandonednj wrote: That was the female employees home. i dont know any other info, except i see that every time i go up there. i always want to go, but y friend is afraid because the tunnels are blocked by the floors that fell through

Last time I was there (last summer) we were able to get to the tunnels, even though it was a tight squeeze. It's the most discreet was of getting to the main complex, and I sincerely hope it is not completely blocked. From the looks of Misterpats photos though, it looks like it may be.

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15 years 3 weeks ago - 14 years 4 months ago #13 by EsseXploreR

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well no now there is a hole through it thankfully, but i don't know how long its going to last. it was real messed up last time i was in there, part of the floor collapsed under me. thankfully i had 1 foot on the staircase and the other one on the floor. here are some more pics of the inside. Honestly i would never go back in its extremely dangerous and there is really nothing to see.

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15 years 3 weeks ago #14 by misterpat

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Nice pics! I also been in there once and have to agree. Its in really bad shape and nothing of real interest to see. Not worth the risk.

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15 years 3 weeks ago #15 by EsseXploreR

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also the Gateway buildin on the other side of the driveway is real messed up. it has the same collapsing porch and rotting floor that the female employees home has. i have those pictures under Fairview avenue buildings in my name

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