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Urbex: Djupavik Herring Factory abandoned about 1950

Urbex: The Djupavik Herring Factory (Westfjords, Iceland)
 
On the road to Djupavik Herring Factory
The Djupavik Herring Factory
The Djupavik Herring Factory
Djupavik petrol station
Djupavik Herring Factory, seen from the fjord
Fresh water for the herring production coming down from the mountain.
Giant concrete structures for stroring produce. All concrete was made with salt water, to avoid freezing. The salt can be tasted on the concrete.
Inside the concrete tanks
German quality Diesel generator, inactive and rusty.
Switch board
Technology from the 1930th
The factory was quite successful in the 1930th
Bag for herringmal for the export
The plastic bottles and the bags of cement are new. The owner is reconstructing parts of the factory.
Remainders of a mixing station
Remainders of machines 
Through view
Remainders of a bag filling station
The remainders of the ship that brought the last herring in
Fish drying in the sun in front of what once was a flourishing herring factory
Urbex: Djupavik Herring Factory abandoned about 1950
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Urbex: Djupavik Herring Factory abandoned about 1950

Two days roaming through a tine village in the Westfjords of Iceland where you can find the remainders of a herring factory. With the disappearan Read More

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