Built in 1906, this concrete steel and giant will not achieve one century of activity.
It was the largest power plant in the world. Located in the Baltimore bay, Maryland, the power plant was owned by Baltimore Gas and Electricity (BGE), now Constellation Power Source.
Its total capacity was 252 MW, split into 128 MW produces by steam and 124 MW by combustion turbines.
An efficient closing, steel plating, welded doors and windows kept vandals and looters out of this plant. Some years later, it remains an inestimable industrial heritage. Only the time left its mark. Everything remains intact. Each one the turbine halls is a real industrial cathedral.
One interesting feature is the presence of a coal delivery system on the top of one building, using a suspension railways system, hanging over some coal silos. 23 wooden wagons are still there. They open through their bottom, allowing the coal to fall directly in the silos.
The Westport power plant has been used as a filming location for the movie 12 Monkeys (1995). If the location can hardly be recognized in the movie, some tags of "The Army" still remain on the walls of the plant.
This place is now demolished, ideally located on Baltimore's bay, target of promoters. It became urgent to explore this place.
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