@mattblaze Love these industrial shots, Matt! The coal burning equipment was back from the original installation in the 60s and 70s but I'm pretty sure it was decommissioned decades ago. It's still visible because it's cheaper to retire on site. Fun fact, even though everyone calls the station Big Allis, only unit 3 (2nd from the left on your picture) is actually Big Allis.

@mattblaze Hey - I just wanted to let you know: I enjoy the pictures, but I also really enjoy and appreciate the technical and historical background you post. None of it is why I followed you, but it's a nice bonus. Ignore the haters, this is the fediverse, they followed you.

For industrial subjects especially, I usually end up preferring the most straightforward and boring perspective I can find that just lets the subject speak for itself. The masters of this approach were Bernd and Hilla Becher, whose "Basic Forms" work richly repays your attention if you like this kind of stuff. sfmoma.org/artist/Bernd_and_Hi(They would have undoubtedly gone for an overcast day to capture Big Allis, but I liked the clouds.)