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We’re picking up where we left off last month with the second of two locations we hit up on a quick Labour Day trip to Buffalo in 2012. If you aren’t part of the classic hot rod hobby, the name Houdaille might be lost on you, but even today, these styles of shocks are highly valued in the hobby, especially when restoring or rebuilding cars from the 1930s and 1940s. The location itself didn’t spark anything interesting because it was empty. Its real value is in the history. In March 1909, French inventor Maurice Houdialle filed a patent for a new style of shock absorberRead More →

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If there ever was a location that became my local exploration, the Barber Mill became that spot after the Milton Consumer’s Glass plant went down. I was first shown the mill by a former member of my home church, who I worked for at the time. At a job in Georgetown, he took me over to the mill during a lunch break and taking note of it, I soon went back when time allowed. And since then, it quickly became an easy mark when I got the urge to explore. Plus, it had no security, and you could easily park, get in, and get outRead More →