Old Greenhouses Decay in Northern Ohio
September 26, 2012
When I was riding around September 2, I found some old greenhouses no longer in use. In the first four photographs I’m intrigued by the outside things growing inside, and by the real outside reflected in the windows. There’s something cozy about these enclosed spaces; I wonder how many and what kind of animals now shelter here. The fifth photo is of the remains of another greenhouse a few miles away; no shelter here. These old greenhouses were heated by coal, and when the environmental effects of that system became a concern, the EPA decreed that greenhouses had to convert to other fuels or shut down. Most shut down, unable to bear the cost of conversion or to compete financially with fruit and vegetables beginning to come in from south of the U.S. border. Husband David (source of this information) says he thinks the greenhouses’ demise happened in the ’70s. . . . Continuing my wandering that day, I wound up in Huron, Ohio, at the Sheldon Marsh State Nature Preserve, where I captured this view of Lake Erie.
Romancing Reality 