[Leica] Tour of Hops Warehouse

[jhnichols at lighttube.net (Jim Nichols)]

Interesting images, Aram.   You need to change the link on the last one.

Jim Nichols
Tullahoma, TN USA

On 3/24/2016 9:51 AM, Aram Langhans wrote:
> I was out shoot around some of the fruit warehouses yesterday in search of 
> doors and windows.  I was stopped by the owner of Hollingberry Hops.  He 
> was just wondering what we were doing.  After a brief conversation, he 
> mentioned his son liked to take photos, so he went off and sent Will out.  
> We had a great conversation.  Turns out he knows quiet a few of my former 
> students.  He then said there were many interesting doors inside, and 
> proceeded to take me into the depths of the warehouse where they process, 
> package and store hops.  For those who do not know, Yakima produces 80% of 
> the US hops, 2/3 of which is exported to other countries.  Only Germany 
> matches this production, some years more, some years less, depending on 
> weather.
>
> So, we went through cold rooms and storage rooms and equipment rooms.  
> Learned the history of the building which was built in 1926, and the 
> Hollingberry family has owned it since 2003.  We went outside and chatted 
> a bit more, then he said the heck with his work, and took me into another 
> building for another historic tour.  I think we were together almost 2 
> hours.  I did not get a chance to see the building where they were 
> actually processing the hops.  Maybe another day.  It was a very 
> interesting day, to say the least.  There are hops farms just to the south 
> of our house, and when they harvest in the fall, there is quite an aroma.  
> I was glad to see this aspect of the agricultural chain.
>
> Here are a few shots from the buildings.
>
> This is an old compressor coil setup that is not in use.  Lots of 
> equipment is not in use any more as they have installed newer more 
> efficient stuff, but they leave as much of the old as possible because 
> both dad and son re very much into the history of the buildings they own.
>
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8137-2.jpg.html
>   It looks out of focus, but it is not.  View it large to see why.
>
> An empty storage room where the raw hops are brought in the fall.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8116-2.jpg.html
>
> One of the many interesting doors in the place.
> http://gallery.leica-users.org/v/Aram/s16/HW/Hollingberry+Hops-8116-2.jpg.html
>
> More later.
>
> Comments welcome.
>
> Aram
>
>
>
> Aram Langhans
> (Semi) Retired Science Teacher
> & Unemployed photographer
>
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