Post-Apocalyptic Cincinnati (Episode 1)

As I've been writing my book series Days Since... I constantly seem to be on the lookout for new ideas for post-apocalyptic fortresses around Cincinnati.  The book series is based in Cincinnati, so I try to come up with ideas that fit into the scene.  (Even though River's Edge Academy is completely fictional I like to have some real places sprinkled into my stories)  With all that being said I thought it would be fun to snap a few photos of places around Cincinnati that might be a good place to hole up and begin the rebuilding of humanity.

I drive past this place on Kellogg Ave. fairly often.  As you can see, it's a beast:  a huge concrete wall that surrounds the entire building, some pretty hefty gates, and overall its a really big building.  The proximity to the river is a plus too--one less side to guard and WATER!!!  This place is really locked down, so I'm not sure what exactly is in it.  It's an old pumping station that I believe is still in operation.  It probably has some really heavy machinery that probably takes up a lot of space in the basement, but the rest I'm assuming is offices.  Either way, I'm sure there could be some rearranging of things to fit your post-apocalyptic needs.

 

Just another shot because it's a cool old building.

 

 



This lot here is adjacent to the building and fenced in with barbed wire.  This could be a good place to grow crops.  The chain link fence is kind of a mixed bag, but if you were to put up some sheet metal around it you would be able to protect your people a bit better and cut down on visibility for what you have going on.

Just some ideas here and there.  Tell me what you think.  I'm going to try and do this once a week.