![]() If you do go on your own urban adventure, you alone are responsible for your health and safety. You do NOT want to get lost in a basement (or other pitch-black place) without light.Ħ. Have a legitimate light source, batteries for that light source and a back up light source. People have died doing this, don’t think that it won’t happen to you.ĥ. Abandoned structures are typically not maintained, so you run the risk of falling through floors, falling off ladders, and so on. Getting caught isn’t your only danger in a place like this. If you get hurt, it’ll be nice to have a friend wait for help with you while your other friend goes to get that help.Ĥ. Go with a trusted friend, preferably two. If you can’t gain entry without breaking something, don’t go in.ģ. This is just bad form and will ruin any chance of other explorers enjoying that site. Do NOT vandalize or damage while exploring. It is considered trespassing and you can get arrested and sued.Ģ. *As fun and exciting as Hamm’s Brewery and any other urban exploration site is, there are a few things that you need to keep in mind if you absolutely must do this for yourself:ġ. They are interesting on their own but also provide a perfect way to get around much of the complex without being seen. Pretty much the coolest about Hamm’s is that many of the buildings are connected by underground steam tunnels. So, all of these photos are simply snapshots taken with a Fuji Nexia APS film camera. Second, I’m not too keen on bringing any nice camera equipment to a place like this, especially when a quick getaway could be required (this has happened to me here twice, not fun). First, there isn’t a lot of available light, even during the day. Taking photos here is somewhat of a challenge for two reasons. This, along with the incredible amount of buildings to explore are what make Hamm’s such a special place. Since closing, Hamm’s Brewery has been left more or less intact, except for a small amount of redevelopment, a fire in one of the buildings, and one of the storage tank buildings being torn down. The brewery changed many hands over the next 30 years and closed as Stroh’s Brewery at the end of 1997. Unfortunately, this was the beginning of the end for Hamm’s. At this point, the Hamm family decided to sell the brewery. By 1964 it was the 8th largest brewery in the United States and the site had grown to 33 acres, over 54 buildings and 1.3 million square feet of floor space. Founded in the 1860s by a German immigrant, Hamm’s Brewery started small with only a few buildings.
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