Posted by Sean Bailey (Phoenixville, United States) on 21 August 2007 in Miscellaneous and Portfolio.
The small community of Fricks lock just turned 250 years old in 2007. They could be celebrating their anniversary, except for one problem. The Philadelphia Energy Company (PECO) was building the Limerick Nuclear Plant in the 1970s, it decided that Fricks Lock wasn't safe to live in. PECO bought the homes and has let them stand dormant. In the 1800's Fricks Lock was a popular port along the Schuylkill river, but now it's basically a ghost town.
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a fine industrial shot,the tone is pretty matched with the environ.
21 Aug 2007 3:02pm
Nice shot and an interesting piece of history. Too bad we need that damn electricity, eh? I like how the condensate plume above the cooling towers just "glows" (sorry, couldn't resist that one).
21 Aug 2007 4:22pm
brave of you to visit the unsafe town. great shot.
21 Aug 2007 7:11pm
Is radiation the problem with Fricks Lock? Cool shot!
21 Aug 2007 9:05pm
So it's a ghost town? That is sad, but you captured the feeling right.
22 Aug 2007 12:41am
Nice photo Sean!
22 Aug 2007 4:01pm
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