Finding out the location	very easy
Access	very hard
Safety	unsafe
Risk of being seen	very high
General condition of the place	bad
Traces of vandalism	very many
Good place for taking pictures?	very good
Did you see other people?	none or very few

Visit date    August 15 2019 at 23 hr
Visit duration    4 hours

This report will consist of two trips. Both around similar times.

Finding the entrance to this place is nearly impossible but we were lucky to meet a few urban explorers and they told us how to do it.

First time went great, we managed to get to the roof of the tallest building but it took us over 2 hours to find a tunnel that connects all the buildings together. This exact place is so massive it requires multiple trips to see the entire thing. Every building has its own unique things to see and take pictures of. The police presence is very high because it is right next to a police station. The area is not a safe area. During that month there were random drive by shootings in the neighborhood. This has caused the police to be way more active.

Second time we went, we noticed they began to patch up holes and windows. We believe that one of the buildings is being repurposed. After traveling through a tunnel and going up a stairwell, we look out a window and many police lights outside of the building. We immediately decide to run and we managed to escape by running out of a different building connect by the tunnel system. We don't know why they didn't surround that building. We had this entire trip on video.

History behind this place:

Hamm's brewery was created in 1893. The company and technologies have constantly expanded throughout the years of its operation. After years of existence the brewery eventually shut down in 1997. The city of St. Paul had no plans to demolish it due to its massive size. Some of it has been demolished or repurposed by private companies. As a result it has become a popular place for local urban explorers. Although crime and vandalism caused the brewery to become nearly inaccessible. Police presence, professional barricading, and security have made it more difficult to access.

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