Heh, I'd be in there in a second, just the kind of place I'd love to shoot. :D
Actually we did go in, eventually. It took some convinceing though. The building is real delipitated with graffitti all over the walls. My girlfriend ended up with some interesting shots of orbs. We're not really sure what it is, could be just the flash reflected in airborne dust. It either that or Casper the friendly ghost. I have to say it was fun going in there without knowing what to expect. We plan to make another trip through when have the time.
Old abandoned houses (I call them tumbledowns) abound here. I love getting in them when I can. I'm deep rural, so the opportunity to get into abandoned buildings other than houses is rare.
I know what you mean. I live in a small community about 40 miles outside of town myself. In town we still don't really have a lot of buildings like this one. In fact I am suprised the city hadn'nt razed this one.