Savanna Army Depot - a photo on Flickriver

Savanna Army Depot

            Much of the security consists of spray-painting "No Trespassing" onto the side of buildings.

Photos from the abandoned Savanna Army Depot in northwestern Illinois. This place was fascinating, and I wish I had more time to explore (and plan to return in the future); a massive military facility that appears to have been hurriedly abandoned during the base closure process. It would be a great place for an organized photo expedition, and highly recommend a visit. 

The facility opened during World War One as a proving grounds for munitions from the nearby Rock Island Arsenal. It grew to more than 13,000 acres with more than 8,000 personnel during World War Two. The base closed in 2000, with a large portion turned over to the U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service and some set aside for an apparently failing effort at business development. Large parts remain off-limits due to contamination.

Some rights reserved

Taken in: United States / Illinois / Blackhawk (show map)

Taken on: October 12, 2014

Tags:

Savanna Army Depot

Savanna Proving Grounds

abandoned

Illinois

military base

military base closure

Army

Leica

Leica X2 « less

Sets appears in: • 100+ views 2014 • Leica X2 more » • Savanna Army Depot • Abandoned « less

Groups appears in: • Savanna Army Depot • LEICA X1 & X2 Users more » • LEICA PICS • Old/Closed Military Installations • Leica X2 • Leica X series « less

Camera: LEICA CAMERA AG LEICA X2, f/16.0, 1/40 sec, 24mm (=36mm), ISO 100 (more info) (hide info)

Camera:	LEICA CAMERA AG LEICA X2
Lens:	24.0 mm f/2.8
Aperture:	f/16.0
Exposure Time:	0.025 sec (1/40)
Focal Length:	24mm (35mm equivalent: 36mm)
ISO:	100
Exposure Bias:	0 EV
Flash:	Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program:	Aperture-priority AE
Metering Mode:	Multi-segment
White Balance:	Auto
Scene Capture Type:	Landscape
Contrast:	High
Sharpness:	Hard
Color Space:	Uncalibrated
Software:	Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 3.6 (Windows)
Show full info

Stats: 1,698 views

go back

close tools panel

Badge creator

Use Flickriver Badge Creator to create a badge linking to your photos, your group or any other Flickriver view.

You can place your badge on your Flickr profile, Blog or Website.

Add to your iGoogle or Netvibes page

Flickriver widget for iGoogle or Netvibes can display almost any Flickriver view - most interesting today, by user, by group, by tag etc. Once added to your personalized homepage, just edit widget settings to select your desired view.

Clickr on one of the buttons below to install:

Embed on your Web site

To embed this view, Copy and Paste the following HTML code:

Black background (preview):

White background (preview):

Firefox and Chrome addons

Adds a 'Flickriver' button to your browser. While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on this button to open the same view on Flickriver.

Install in Firefox
Install in Chrome

Search plugin

Add 'Search on Flickriver' to your browser's search box. Works with Firefox and Internet Explorer. Install search plugin

"View on Flickriver" Greasemonkey script

A Greasemonkey script that adds Flickriver links to various Flickr photo pages - user photos, favorites, pools etc, allowing to quickly open the corresponding Flickriver view.

Also, allows quickly viewing any Flickr photo on black background in large size.

Install "View on Flickriver" script

Bookmarklet

While viewing any Flickr photos page, click on the bookmarklet to open the same view on Flickriver.

To install: drag and drop the following link to your Bookmarks toolbar.
IE users - add the link to your Favorites under the Links folder