Linfield Industrial Park
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PLEASE BE AWARE - THIS IS
POSTED PROPERTY |
| POSTED - Yes, at least at one entrance. | PATROLLED - Nope, but there is evidence of recent traffic. | LOCATION - Linfield, Pa |
| DANGER LEVEL - Medium | DANGERS - Typical for a place that's been left abandoned for years. Floors, in the buildings that were accessible, need to be tested before stomping through. Some floors are painfully obvious that you can't step on them...so be smart. |
| COOL FACTOR - 4.5 | HAUNTED - Nothing gives that impression. | TUNNELS - None found |
| HISTORY
The Linfield Industrial Park, also known as "Publicker", spans 192 acres and was used for multiple purposes over the years. The 192-acre Linfield Industrial Park served multiple purposes prior to closing in 1986. It was used for the repackaging and distribution of antifreeze and ammonia-based cleaners. Kinsey Distillery used the facility for most of the property’s 100-year history as a whiskey distillery and warehouse. In October 2007, Limerick officials announced their negotiations with several unnamed energy companies to develop the former Linfield Industrial Park. Two potential uses named at that time were a trash-to-ethanol plant and electricity turbine fired by natural gas. |
| OUR VISIT
This visit comes compliments of The Explorer's Club's newest member, codename Scared O'Heights . He hooked up with A.B.E., and they shot out there one Saturday afternoon. The entire complex is well hidden from the main road, due to the amount of overgrowth from years of neglect. In fact, once we walked down the short driveway...we were completely out of view from the few residences along the road. We walked onto the property with ease, and began a long afternoon of exploring. All in all, there are about 30 buildings that have been left to the elements...most of which are warehouses that have been locked up tighter than...(insert your own idea here). We walked around the entire property, but could only get into the smaller buildings. There were still a few relics left over that made the trip a bit more exciting...such as the old fire hose & tank we found with wagon-type wheels, the old boiler, and the large scale. However, the truly high point of the visit was getting inside (the door was wide open) the barrel house; a large warehouse with a wooden infrastructure system that contained hundreds of barrels of whiskey...at least that's what it used to hold. Now, the center of the structure has collapsed and all but a few barrels were gone. But hey, its where whiskey is born... how can you not love that? |
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BUILT - Unknown CLOSED - 1986 ABANDONED - 23 Years |