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I worked in this plant as an electrician for many years til it closed , it was my boiler operator' s license displayed at the 10 minute mark

I was a boiler operator in a similar paper mill in Canada that shut down around the same time. 2005-2006 were bad years for the industry as a changing economy was responsible for a lot of paper mills in North America to close. The steam plant was similar to the plant that I ran. I see 2 small packaged boilers and a large upright boiler. (the large furnace). The big boiler likely originally burned coal or wood waste from the mill, but looks like it had a natural gas conversion. This wasn't uncommon as clean air laws got stricter. The packaged boilers likely replaced much older smaller boilers that likely burned coal and or wood waste. The maze in the basement of the steam plant would have likely been where the ash from the boilers was dumped and carted out by hand. But since the plant had a gas conversion, those ash collection pits were converted into usable space. The plant I ran was no different. At 8:33 is a steam turbine generator. The paper machines use steam to dry the paper. The steam plant provides that steam, and some paper mills used some of that steam to make electricity to help offset the energy costs of the mill. Some mills can also separate from the grid and run under their own power if the grid becomes unstable and needs to shed some load. At 9:30 is the wet end of a paper machine. It uses felt presses and a giant vacuum to turn the wet pulp into a continuous sheet that gets fed into the dryer section (steam). 17:45 is a pulper. Normally they have a blade in the middle. It's where the ingredients to make pulp are mixed together like a giant blender.

Just a helpful hint for videos. I'm an Electrician by trade and I REALLY LOVE when you show up close of ID plates, Name Plates of ANY kind, boxes, panels, wires, switches, gauges, wire ways, troughs, conduit, breakers, lights, ... etc, ad infinitum. ....as a general "historical spelunker" enthusiast I appreciate EVERYTHING that you point your cameras at. I'm sure the pipe fitters, plumbers, fabricators, welders and trades peeps of every and all kinds, would love if you spent a few extra seconds on those things WE do daily. Stay Safe my dudes. Wish I was with you. Oh, the history.

glad you guys went down into the basement. so many urban explorers never get into the belly of the beast. guys like me love the mechanics that make the plants work. noticed on one of the blueprints said Beloit Corp. Used to live in Beloit. They made paper making machines. Very cool exploration. Thumbs up!!

That place would make a spectacular post-apocolyptic movie set!

18.00 It is a paper solver ( Pulper) ! I know almost everything about this kind of factories and machines! I have worked at three large paper mills here in Sweden! Two of them were very old. This evokes many old memories! Well filmed thanks for sharing greetings

Nice video. Glad to see you made it out of N.J. alive and without being taxed for leaving.😁

Great video! My dad worked here for many years, and it was interesting to see what it looks like now. There are still a lot of men in the area that dedicated their lives to that place. Hopefully, they will find their way to this video!

I have worked in paper mills my whole career. I could tell you what all that stuff was if you're curious. Very neat to see one abandoned for so long. Also, you were laughing at the union sticker in the locker room. The union may have been a major contributor to the downfall of this mill. I've seen places shut down before and this is how they do it. They just surprise the crew one day at the end of their shift and say thanks for your service, please have all your belongings out within 30 minutes and then that's it. That's why it looks like people were still working, because they had planned on it, but plans changed. The international trade/finance laws allowed offshoring and that's why America's manufacturing continues to go away. Immigrants aren't taking our jobs. Politicians gave them away by selling us out to line their pockets. It's pretty simple really, but the people at the top aren't going to pull back the curtain for you to see what they're really up to.

I also worked at this plant...you never showed any footage from the finishing department. That's the part with all the a-frame roofs.. The only actual machine that seems to be left there is the Wet-lap. That is where all the pulp that no longer was usable was sent. That then ran back and forth on to pallets and sent to the landfill. I dont know how you got in here and not seen. If you were three months sooner they just knocked a sister pant down three miles down the road. And about 5 miles away demolition has begun on the biggest plant in Milford. These faculties used to be called James River Or Riegle paper Corp.

I wish there was old abandon places like that anywhere near me. I love urban exploring seeing stuff that stopped in history

If your videos have taught us anything it's that nature eventually takes everything back over...

I work in a paper mill right now (Camas, Washington). I recognize almost everything. My mill is older (1886) and bigger.

As a union pipe fitter in northern New Jersey, I worked in some of the oldest factories and powerhouses found in this country. Most times, we found ourselves in the bowels of these manufacturing monsters retrofitting and maintaining them to keep America rolling. Someone had to do it and I was glad to do my job! It was refreshing to get a job on new construction like an airport, hospital wing or office building. Work safely, no matter what you do!

That note from '82 looks like it was written yesterday it's so clean. Paper is still super white, almost 40 years later.

Thank you for doing your homework and giving us so much information! Very interesting and informative.

I don't how you do it. Whether it's you going in alone by yourself or even joined by one other person. As much as I'd want to do something like this (exploring long abandoned homes and facilities), I just couldn't do it. There's always that bit of anxiety of who knows who - or what - you might just run right in to. Not only that, but you even manage to muster enough courage to speak out loud on camera documenting the whole thing without fear of being overheard and noticed. All of this take balls, and I totally respect that.

Reminds me so much of the papermill I currently work at. Too funny. Same equipment, same suppliers.

Those tracks are part of a delivery spur. They used to connect to a line that was slightly higher up the hill, and ran eastward until it met the main line. The line up there was ripped up, but for some reason those were left there.

Love this explore. Huge factories are so great. Good find. Thanks for sharing.

Absolutely fascinating! I'm so glad I discovered your channel!

I can see why it took 2 days to go through it, what a huge place ! great video Chris !

Awesome find!!! Thanks for the adventure!!!

That was amazing, thanks!

A lot of paper plants had train tracks going into them to supply what they needed. They need to be beefed up like that in order to support a train. I worked in IT at a paper plant (Formerly Dexter, first company listed on the NY Stock Exchange) and is still active under different name. Seems like they all look or have very similar setups, from the spiral staircase to the pulping area to maintenance shop etc.

I really liked this episode. Very good narrative and photography, nice job

Thank for taking use with you. Thanks

one hell of a urban exploring video.. excellent camera action.felt as if I was there.. much appreciated for your service of filming .be safe out there

"It's the wind." Heard in just about every horror movie just before the killing starts.

Awesome, just what I needed! LOL Have been subscribed since the Mt. St. Helens video. Great videos bro.

That was a great video topic, enjoyed it a lot! Thanks, keep up the good work!

BTW, if you want to see what an old plant that has been kept up to date and profitable, go tour the Anheuser-Bush brewer in St. Louis. This is a completely modern facility but much of the century old architecture has been preserved. And keep in mind that it survived prohibition! Its like a living museum and they happily give tours. Great example of how to do it right.

Erie City Iron Works - those were made in my home town. Erie, PA! Love your videos.

Great video guys,incredible!

Live right up the road from here. Glad you made this video. Always was interested in this building. There was another one left along the Delaware River that was a superfund site. I used to work outside of it on some cellular equipment.

Have to leave you a comment! I love this video go back and do more your so lucky to Record this I found it very intriguing . Thanks 👍

Those old mills used asbestos everywhere. One of the reasons some of the old mills shut down was due to the cost of complying with EPA requirements to get rid of asbestos. Asbestos was used as an insulation material in boilers and steam piping, etc. Best to use face mask, breathing device anytime you’re in one of these old mills. I spent 30 years in this industry so I know what I’m talking about.

11:00 the neat penmanship is the most interesting part

Awesome, Chris! Another well done video! Thanks! :)

I've been on a rampage through these videos and I can't be stopped.

At 9:28 you are looking at a paper machine, - the red material is called papermakers felt... it supports the paper when it is first formed and is laden with too much water to carry it's own weight. there are suction rolls under the felt which pulls the water out of the paper before going into the press sections and dryer cans. 17:00 - Laboratory or pilot research. The oven is for testing - ash etc - 18:00 - the big round thing is a batch digester. Used for small run specialty paper manufacturing. 25:31 is a MICROMETER for checking the caliper (thickness) of paper samples... the anvils on the mic are a specific size for paper. The place could have been scrapped in the late 2000's - 08-09 when scrap metal was at the peak and made the most one could have made... I scrapped out a papermachine at that time which had some steel rolls which weighed 15,000#

Outstanding!

Beautiful big, full screen stuff! In your own way, doing your own thing, you've just joined the exquisite club of The Proper People and BWT.

Beautiful video. Thank you.

What beautiful videography of this very interesting place. Looks like it could be titled “Don’t Come In To Work Tomorrow.” As usual, thanks, Chris!

So much history in this place!

incredible. I worked in a large mill for years. Amazing find.

I work in an old paper mill here in western Massachusetts. I found this very interesting. That large room with the roped off holes in the floor was the machine room. Machine are gone. That big tank you refured to as a carnival ride was a furnish pulper. This big round rotating ball thing is a boiler we still use one exactly like that to cook raw cotton and flax bales. I'd love to know the name of this old company and research it.

Hi, that sounds and looks like a very eerie, scary place to be and that's just during the day, it must be a lot worse at night especially with those loud bangs and other noises, not somewhere I would want to go. A very interesting place though with all of the different machines and dials, a shame you didn't find the train or whatever it was. Thank you for showing us this amazing location. x

Just watched, nice tour and great work on editing. Looked like you were enjoying it. Whats very sad, is how people go thru and break stuff

Unbelievably huge operation. Very interesting. Thank you!

16:10 if this is anything like where I worked the toilet is for drug tests(urine), which would explain the closeness of the exam chair to the "stool". I am surprised there isn't a sound booth for hearing test near by as the sound of the machinery running can cause serious hearing damage.

Big like my friend man this place is big it's cool I would like to check it out 👍👍👍👍

Amazing place man.Great explore! Thanks for doing these videos,Urban Explores don't get enough Thanks for risks y'all take.

Wow! A time capsule! this is what disappeared into thin air looks like. Good job Chris! Rox

Hey man, you should do a ‘what’s in my bag’ video so we can see what you take on your adventures.

Cinematography on point Chris! Another top notch production. Hoping one day to meet you.

Great old Mfg. history, Super footage and a great camera.

How crazy is that to leave so much stuff behind. He makes such great videos

I work at a paper mill in Michigan it is older then that one lol still going. . Cool video i enjoyed it . A lot of waste at a paper mill as you saw .

Having worked in a paper mill , I think the open space on the highest level around 13mins is where the huge rollers that made the paper were located , I would think they would have been sold on when it shut. Funny enough my mill closed in 2006 as well ! Big tanks would have held pulp.

Your videos are great. Love the calmer nature of them, lot of guys do this and throw crazy imagery, and sensationalize stuff. You ever poke around in maryland? Lots of old hospitals and stuff there.

Interesting tour. Glad to see it hasn't been badly vandalized yet

Definitely one of the scariest times but also one of the coolest. Until our next adventure.

Scrappers paradise!

Yay! Always glad to see a new video from you :)

Thanks for the great vid! Its crazy that a factory of that size would just be left to rot especially since everything was left inside

The tracks brought coal for the boilers.

I was in Asbestos removal in the early 90's, and (Sadly) worked on closing 20+ mills in the Pacific Northwest. We had to stop operations for over a month at a plant in (Everette, Wa?). Seems it was closed as a result of spotted owl habitat destruction... well, the work stoppage, was for a pair of SPOTTED OWLS, that had NESTED in the arsenic laden SMOKE TOWERS. They can only live in pristine forests.. we were told...

WOW.... That was some place very interesting!

Damn you could build an entire village out of that place. With a little TLC - Better than living under a bridge.

Thanks for the insight. I work at a pulp and paper mill and recognise some machinery, very antiquated, but basic principles still apply. I do have concerns for your safety apart from the obvious structural integrity. Some hazards not so obvious would include residual chemicals, vapours and asbestos. Cheers.

I see where one person commented on coal going to the boilers. This is where someone who worked there at one time could go with you and kind of explain how things ran back in the day. That would be real informative

Very interesting. Thank you so much.

THIS ONE SLIPPED BY ME,,UST FOUND IT...THANK YOU CHRIS,,GREAT VIDEO..SAFE TRAVELS...

floppy disc and an OJ reference! lol remember the 90s

22:08 Sorry to keep commenting, but these rails had to carry rolls of paper for shipping to printing presses like mine and they weighed anywhere from 2 to 5 tons per roll. We also had train tracks leading into our factory for delivery of rolls of paper. Thank you so much for this video. It helped me understand where all the paper came from!!!

The tanks were for the pulp slurry. They used the chlorine to make the paper white. The machine with belts was for pressing the water from the paper being made or for coating the product. The rolls produced would have been huge. There may have been a cutting station to take the primal rolls to a smaller, more easy to manage size. Very cool. Thank you for sharing a part of your day with us!

Interesting! Thanks for sharing!

Best video of 2020 so far! Very cool place! Edit: everything about this place is soo cool, those catacombs look like something straight out of a horror movie!

I am surprised that all of that steel has not been scraped out for recycling!

I just looked this place up. It’s only a 1/2 hour away from where I live. That’s awesome

awesome tour

There it sit's. A remnant of industrial America when we made stuff. Very sad.

You can smell a paper mill running 5 miles away or more

Eine traumhafte Location, und ein hervorragendes Video. Daumen hoch =)

Great Video as always!!

I really hate those people who smash computer monitors...

When paper mills are up and running they make the entire city smell like sewer.

awesome humungous scale & fascinating details thanks

I love to see these places, especially when the videos are presented like this. A casual explore with quiet commentary, no over hype or "ohhh spoopy ghosties!". They also make me sad and a little bit angry, think of the grafting in there, men earning a living making things, feeding their families and now like so much other industry is dead. So dead no-one even demolished the place or redeveloped it, for a new factory making something else. Very bitter feeling, still thank you for the upload its a great explore.

An amazing explore! So many areas left untouched. The bathroom stall could have been used for routine drug testing ⚕️🩺🥼

The cage of death lol was known as the pulper in the mill when it ran. Beat up old paper

Love the BTTF reference! 1.21 jigowatts !! Really cool video !

Thanks for sharing. With some creepy music in the background and all the strange noises.... I love it!

"Tom Cruise Shocker" Man, you have no idea.

18:57 That was for bingo night after work. It was a pretty big game...

Three stages in paper making - Pulp where the wood is ground up, bleach where it is made white and then the slurry is dried into paper. Those tanks and ovens were for those processes. Cool video, thanks

Amazing video as usual, one of my favorite abandoned places you've done, that electric shop looked amazing. Good luck on the next