Delaware power station was built along the Delaware River in 1920 to help with the growing power needs in the Northeast cities that were rapidly outgrowing their current infrastructure. The station was decommissioned in 2004 when its remaining turbines were silenced forever. Delaware is one of the 3 power plants that was used in the filming of Terry Gilliam’s “12 Monkeys” movie, starring Bruce Willis.

Delaware remains, to this day, one of my most favorite locations to photograph and explore. Most people say they prefer the Richmond plant up the river to Delaware, but I wholeheartedly disagree. Delaware is a labyrinth that takes days to manuever and photograph. Although the turbines have been removed, the turbine hall is almost twice the size of that of Richmnond’s turbine hall. Also, this power plant has the unique feature of containing a basketball court. That, and the rooftops are top notch, providing a beautiful view of the Benjamin Franklin Bridge.