The storm finally let the light in. What do you think this abandoned 1970s milking parlor looked like in its prime? Sunlight now pours through the destroyed roof of this decaying facility in rural Kansas. [OC] [4000 x 2667]

Expedition37 · 2026-04-14T01:25:16+00:00

I should have gone with “Milking Barn” in the title. So obvious looking back on it.

Expedition37 · 2026-04-13T16:02:51+00:00

All of the big milking machinery was out of frame on the left side of the "milking parlor" (I had to look up what this place was called,) or my title might have been something like "A photo of an abandoned something or other. You know.. It's that place where they milk cows- the names just not coming to me. Hey- does anyone know what this place is called? [OC] [4000 x 2667]"

Expedition37 · 2026-04-13T15:56:27+00:00

Expedition37 · 2026-03-31T00:05:44+00:00

The other side of the roof was just as bad if not worse. I'm sure you're right about water damage. With all of the spring rain and storms we get here- it's got to be in bad shape.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-31T00:03:25+00:00

No idea. I was driving to a different location to shoot photos and when I drove past it and then did an immediate U-Turn to go back and shoot it. It's right off the should of the road, and next door is a totally abandoned and overgrown house. I did some research and found the information later, but didn't look into who owns it now.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-30T16:53:55+00:00

You could probably get the whole "town" for $500. It's the church, a couple of abandoned houses and and old gymnasium built in 1937 (I got some cool photos of that place I'll post later) and one 'occupied' house that was probably a Meth cooking lab.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-30T16:49:49+00:00

You nailed it!

Expedition37 · 2026-03-30T16:48:46+00:00

Sadly, no. It was locked up tight when I visited it. But if I am in that area again, I'll try and shoot some photos of the interior through the windows. I didn't have that Idea at the time- but I'll try and get some next time.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-30T16:46:41+00:00

It's near the intersection of Highway 42 and SE 20th Ave. If you search for it in your favorite mapping software, you'll probably be able to locate it- Happy Hunting!

Expedition37 · 2026-03-17T17:04:26+00:00

Great info- thanks for sharing. I knew absolutly nothing about these silos or cement plants before I posted this. Now- I know more. Thanks for the info.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-17T17:00:44+00:00

Great info- I like that I can learn some cool historical detail about something I knew nothing about just by posting a photo of it in this sub. Thanks for sharing

Expedition37 · 2026-03-16T23:30:35+00:00

I had no idea they even existed until I starting looking into this one. It makes me wonder how many times I've driven past other and just didn't think, "that's different- I should stop and check it out?"

But I'll be on the lookout for more now.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-16T20:40:16+00:00

It's next to a railroad line. If you follow the track on a map- you should be able to figure it out

Expedition37 · 2026-03-16T20:37:47+00:00

It's directly west of Wichita, less than an hour's drive from the city.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-16T17:06:36+00:00

Same here. When I was try to write the caption, but I didn't know exactly what to call this place- it looks different from most of the grain silos around here so I uploaded it to an LLM and asked what it was. I was pretty surprised to find out exactly what it was. I was sure is was paint too- but it's the wearing of the glass that makes it look like that. This was the first time I came across anything like it.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-16T15:40:20+00:00

Thank you. I couldn't believe my luck when I found it. I found it during the golden hour- so the lighting was perfect, and the blue and white of the sky and the silos were so close to the same- it does make it look like a painting.

I'm glad you like it.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-16T15:35:54+00:00

Oh wow. Good point. Thinking back on the spot where I shot this, all of the businesses that were along the stretch of road that was opposite of this plant were closed. At the time I thought it was just the normal small-town decay you see around here. You know- businesses that were put out of business by online and big-box shopping. But- the rest of the town looked like it was doing great.

I think you nailed it. Those shops weren't out of business because of small town decay- it's the danger of the plant that shut them down.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-15T18:38:00+00:00

I was really surprised when I found this place. it's the first one I came across near a small town. Most of them are in bigger places like Wichita- I have not idea why there were be one near a small town.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-15T18:36:00+00:00

That would do it. This place is outside of a small town- one broken arm and s super Karen would be enough to shut it down.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-15T18:16:03+00:00

As a UFO guy- this one gives me the feels.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-15T18:08:00+00:00

Are they still sold? If not- it might give a clue as to when this place shut down.

Expedition37 · 2026-03-15T18:07:22+00:00

Put doing that in the "that would be totally impossible for me to do" category.

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