Afghanistan

Darul Aman Palace
The Darul Aman Palace was interiorly destroyed by a fire in 1969 and later repaired and restored in the 1970's by the Defence Ministry. In 1978, it was lit ablaze again by the Communist coup and damaged again in the 1990's by Mujahideen groups. After this the Palace was left as an utter ruin.
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Antarktis

Hektor Whaling Station
In 1912, Hektor Whaling Company established a shore based whaling station along the bay. Around 150 people were employed during the prime of the Hektor Whaling Station and in 1 summer could produce over 140,000 barrels of whale oil. Whale prices did not last and in 1931 Hektor whaling station was abandoned.
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Ice shield, Antarktika

Pegasus - The Abandoned Lockheed Constellation
On October 8, 1970, the Lockheed Constellation aPegasusa crashed, due to very low visibility landing conditions. Nobody was hurt or wounded except for the propeller driven airliner built by the Lockheed Corporation. This aircraft was 1 in 856 and powered by 4 18-cylinder radial Wright R-3350 engines and distinguished by a triple-tail design and dolphin-shaped fuselage.
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Argentinien

Arena

Armenien

Radio Optical Observatory ROT-54

Aruba

Morgan s Island Water Park
The park closed in 2010 due to some accidents that occurred on the purple water slide, it was unsafe and for the high entry prices for tourist and not a lot of interest from locals. There are only remnants of the water park now compared to what was there a year ago.
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Australien

Swanbourne Hospital
There were problems with Swanbourne being understaffed and over filled with patients. It continued to be short coming and was officially closed in 1984 after some bad publicity from the Director of Mental Health Services lead to its continual demise. Afterwards, much of the site was demolished with the only remaining buildings being the Administration Block, Female Attendants Block, Male Attendants Block, Montgomery Hall, the Store and Kitchen.
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St. Johns Orphanage
The abandoned orphanage was a boys and girls facility and began in 1905 by the Sisters of Mercy and The Catholic Church. St. Johnas was designed in Federation architectural style by E C Manfred. Beginning as one of the first orphanages in Goulburn, it later became a males only facility in 1912 when another orphanage for girls was opened. The orphanage had the ability to house 100 children with the ages ranging from 4 to 16. It was fully abandoned in the 1990s.

Kippax Drain
GPT Entrance

Gross Tomb
Triangle Entrance

Ghost Zoo

Dickson Drain
The centre tunnel leads to a rather over engineered overflow, the other two go straight threw and presumably will connect to the new covered section.

Corin Dam wall, and it's pretty cool spill way!

Calwell Drain Very top

Calwell Drain Other top

Calwell Drain Exit

Calwell Drain exit

Larundel Asylum
387 patients were moved to Larundel when it opened its door as a mental hospital in 1953. More wards and buildings were added over the years and eventually Larundel Asylum housed almost 800 patients. With the movement of deinstitutionalization across the world Larundel Asylum eventually closed in 1999. It sat abandoned for over 14 years.
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Tooth and Co. Brewery
The Maltings at Mittagong was established in 1899 and was used to supply barely malt to breweries. Designed by architect Timothy Conner, the Maltings was built at a price of £8,496. Owned and used by Tooth and Co., who was the major beer brewer in NSW and one of the oldest companies in Australia. The maltings at Mittagong were closed in 1981.
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Glen Davis Oil Works and Shale Site
The Glen Davis Shale Oil Works was operated by the National Oil Proprietary Limited and they extracted oil from the Glen Davis shale site in Capertree Valley, New South Wales, Australia. This establishment is all that is left from that venture between 1939 and 1952 that failed from lack of production growth. The Glen Davis Shale Oil Works provided the country of Australia with one fifth it shale oil during its time. It was the filming location for the aParadise Valleya in the 1980 movie Chain Reaction.
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Brasilien

Fordlandia
Am Amazonas existiert eine vergessene Stadt die den Namen Henry Fords trägt: Fordlandia Sie wurde bereits vor rund 80 Jahren aufgegeben - dies ist ihre Geschichte...

Themenpark

Carnival Floats
Next to the busy Avenida Brasil and a large favela lie some bright carnival parade ruins. Having been out of use for over 3 years, the remains of these awesome works has had a toll taken on them from scavengers and metal scrappers alike.
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Chile

Humberstone Geisterstadt

Cuba

stillgelegtes Bungalowdorf
Novermber 2014 dort gewesen und Fotos gemacht.

Schiffswrack

Zuckerfabrik

Zuckerrohrfabrik
November 2014 vor Ort Fotos gemacht

Arbeiterwohnungen
November 2014 dort gewesen und Fotos gemacht

Curacao

Klein Curacao Lighthouse
The Little Cura§ao lighthouse was built in 1850, and rebuilt in 1879 and 1913. The buildings located directly around the lighthouse are 2 keepers houses, both 2 stories in height. The keepers house and the lantern were both red, though the keepers houses are coloured a sullen pink now.
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Eritrea

Military Vehicle Graveyard

Flugzeugwrack

Georgien

Abkhazian Railway
Prior to 2010 the Abkhazian railway had been abandoned since the War in Abkhazia in 1992. By the end of the war bridges had been blown up and many tracks dismantled. As of late 2012 and early 2013 the current Prime Minister has proposed to re-establish the railway links through Russia, Armenia, and Azerbaijan. This has sparked gigantic debate in these countries as fear of control from Russia remains in Abkhazia.
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The Dome

Geisterstadt

Geisterstadt Akarmara

Cableways Central Station

Sighnaghi High School
The Sighnaghi High School in Kakheti resides in a very rural area of the country of Georgia. The school is relatively small and the gym has seen better days. Parchment and pictures lie scattered with broken chairs and desks in piles. The exact location is hard to find due to G Maps not allowing full zoom into this region.
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Grenada

5. PEARLS AIRPORT
05.05.2016
Amazing exploring abandoned airports and airbases around of the world 2016. Many with airports - military bases. Ghost haunted planes. Abandoned RAF 2016.
5. PEARLS AIRPORT, GRENADA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dZHrIsffg4

Indien

Alang Shipyard

Bhanghar Fort
The Bhanghar Fort was built in 1613 AD under King Madho Singhas instructions. Currently the fort is owned by the Government of India and is open to the public. Although overnight stay is forbidden because of the strong beliefs of paranormal sightings and occurrences. The legend behind the fort involves the curse of a wizard named Scindia and a beautiful princess named Ratnavati. All who lived in the fort are believed to have died there and reside there even still to this day, haunting it.
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Kalavantin Durg
It is believed that the Fort was built around the time of Buddha or around or before 500 BCE. The fort is at an elevation of over 2,000 feet. It lays just opposite of Prabalgad and is visible from the Mumbai-Pune Expressway. According to legend it was built for a queen named Kalavantin. The steps leading up to the fort were cut into the rock of the hill, a very impressive feat.
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Indonesien

Chicken Church
The church that looks like a chicken is actually a pigeon. The Pigeon House of Prayer began in 1988 when evangelist Daniel Alamsjah had a vision from God to build a House of Prayer in the shape of a pigeon. In 1994, with the help of funding from larger institutes Daniel Alamsjah began constructing the Pigeon Church. It has since been abandoned.
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Mopeds, Busse, Boot und einmal Upside Down gesunkenes Schiff
12.01.2021
aus Urbex Elite:
Nord Molukken Ternate Taman Nuklia Ein paar Wracks und LP's unter Wasser. Mopeds, Busse, Boot und einmal Upside Down gesunkenes Schiff der Taman Nuklia

Hotel

Fähre

Abandoned Air Liner in Bali
The abandoned commercial jet beside a Dunkin Donuts is at Jalan By Pass Ngurah Rai No. 63.
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Abandoned Air Liner No. 2 in Bali
This abandoned commercial jet is just off a highway and has a large metal fence around it!
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Japan

Aokigahara
las samobjcw
https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aokigahara

The Hotel Royal

Ship dock in the forest
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Empty ship dock near Hiroshima with no signs of recent use and with no standing buildings around, only some ruins and forest. I'd like to know more about this one.
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Hachijo Hotel

Unused Theatre
by Yasushi Shikano
Kawag, Saitama, Japan
World Wide Panorama: "Forgotten Places"
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Round 1 Abandoned Drive-In
It opened in the 1990's as an eatery and stopping place for hungry motorists and stood out for its interesting architectural look as a mini castle.
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Nara Dreamland
Bei Nara Dreamland handelt es sich um einen geschlossenen Freizeitpark 2km vor der japanischen Stadt Nara. Nara Dreamland wurde 1961 eröffnet und war eine 1:1 Kopie des kalifornischen Disneylands.
Die Idee zum Park wurde geboren als Kunizo Matsuo (Präsident der Matsuo Entertainment Company) zu Grunde. Bei einem USA-Aufenthalt besuchte er Disneyland und wollte dann einen japanischen Ableger realisieren. Mit der Japanese Dream Sightseeing Company fand er einen Partner und auch Disney war zu einer Kooperation bereit. Es sollte zwar kein japanisches Disneyland werden, aber zumindest Design, Attraktionen und einige Figuren sollten übernommen werden. Amerikanische Disney-Ingenieure arbeiteten intensiv beim Bau des Parks mit.
Doch kurz vor der geplanten Eröffnung kam es zum Streit zwischen den Partnern und kurzerhand mussten alle Logos und Figuren geändert werden. Man entwarf ein eigenes Maskottchen und eröffnete dann als Nara Dreamland. Die hnlichkeit zum Disneyland blieb aber a die Eingänge der beiden Parks ähneln sich bis ins Detail und auch ein eigenes Märchenschloss (welches im Original dem deutschen Schloss Neuschwanstein nachempfunden ist) gab es in der japanischen Kopie. Dies trifft auch auch viele weitere Attraktionen wie Matterhorn-Bahn oder Monorail zu.
Der Park war zu Beginn ein riesiger Erfolg. Er wurde regelrecht von den Besuchermassen überrannt. Als jedoch 1983 das Disneyland Tokyo eröffnete brachen die Besucherzahlen ein. 1993 wurde die Japanese Dream Sightseeing Company samt dem Park an den japanischen Supermarkt-Betreiber Daiei verkauft. Als im Jahr 2001 dann auch noch 40 Kilometer entfernt, in Osaka, die Universal Studios Japan eröffneten, war dies der Todesstoss für den Park. Es wurde kein Geld mehr investiert, der Park zerfiel und wurde 2006 schliesslich endgültig geschlossen.
Der Park ist heute noch nahezu vollständig erhalten. Alle Attraktionen sind vorhanden. Das Gelände wird bewacht und der Park gehört immer noch Daiei. Trotz guter Bewachung gelangen aber immer wieder Urban Explorer, Fotografen und Jugendliche in den Park der dennoch weitgehend von Plünderungen und Vandalismus verschont blieb.
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Shime Coal Tower
The winding tower of Tighten-Town stands at 156 feet tall at its highest point. The intake shaft that is dug perpendicular to the coal layers in the ground expands 1,411 feet. It is built of unpainted reinforced concrete.
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Kambodscha

Bokor Hill Station

Bokor Church

Kanada

Skinners Wet N Wild
Built as a summer spot during the 1980's, Skinneras Wet an Wild drew lots of memorable moments for plenty of people. Unfortunately insurance costs rose and in the early 2000's the Wet an Wild closed. The property was owned by the Skinneras Restaurant in front of the slide.
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Bounty
In 1997, Bounty lost the status of village due to the ever decreasing amount of residents. Now designated as a hamlet, the future of Bounty is uncertain, with former residents watching over the town and looking to upkeep and maintain the buildings that brought so much joy for over 90 years.
See more on the ghost town Bounty.

Abandoned Bus 142
The 1946 K-5 International Harvester Company Fairbanks City Transit System Bus 142 is stationed at a clearing along the Stampede Trail. It was originally used in 1961 by a construction company to transport crew around the Denali National Park area. Once the bus had broken down it was towed but during towing the axle broke. The bus was left where it remains and it has since been used as a shelter for the traveling, hunting, patrolling and trapping.
See more on Bus 142.

Boblo Island Amusement Park
The Boblo Island Amusement Park offered many fun things such as a large dance hall, Ferris wheel, carousel, a small zoo and rides such as : Sky Streak, Screamer, The Nightmare, Wild Mouse and Falling Star. A small railroad was constructed to move visitors around the island to each destination. Henry Ford is said to have financed the large dance hall which was designed by architect John Scott. At the time the dance hall was the second largest in the world capable of holding 5,000 dancers and featuring a 16 foot tall, 14 foot wide, self playing orchestra.
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Dorf

Oak Island
Legandäre Schatznsel. Ich denke, das ist für uns Urbanexer eine Nummer zu gross. Aber wenn jemand Lust und Geld hat...

Kasachstan

Buran-Hangar

Buran-Hangar 3

Buran-Hangar 2

Kolumbien

Hotel Del Salto
Nestled on the cliff side of the Bogota River and overlooking the Teuendama Falls this fantasy home began in 1923. Constructed as an emblem of the 1920's elite citizens wealth of elegance, it was dubbed aThe Mansion of Tequendama Fallsa. The building displays divine French architecture, high windows, at least 4 floors.
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Lost City Teyuna
Ciudad Perdida is believed to have been constructed around 800 AD. The Lost City is made up of 169 terraces that are carved into the mountainside, a number of circular plazas, tiled road and lots of stone steps! The entrance to Teyuna is only accessible by going through the jungle and up 1,200 stone steps.
See more on the Ciudad Perdida Teyuna.

Libanon

Bahnhof

Liberia

Liberia-Petroleum-Raffinerie
Die Liberia-Petroleum-Raffinerie ist eine ehemalige Erdölraffinerie in der westafrikanischen Republik Liberia, die von der Liberia Petroleum Raffinerie Company betrieben wird.
Die sslanlieferung erfolgte per Pipeline aus dem Freeport Monrovia. Die von der Raffinerie gelieferten Produkte umfassten Benzin, Flugpetrol, Dieselkraftstoff, Heizöl, Schweröl sowie Technische Gase. Ausserdem speiste die Raffinerie ins regionale Stromnetz ein.
Mit dem wirtschaftlichen Aufbruch Liberias in den 1960er Jahren stieg der Bedarf an Mineralölprodukten sprunghaft an, die Tubman-Regierung konnte mit Nigeria und Kamerun günstige Lieferverträge zum Bezug von Rohöl abschliessen und investierte in den Bau einer eigenen Raffinerieanlage. Mit dem Ausbruch des Bürgerkrieges wurde der Werksbetrieb zunächst unterbrochen, die noch vorhandenen sslreserven wurden bis 1982 aufgebraucht und die Raffinerie wurde 1982 stillgelegt. Nach dem Ersten liberianischen Bürgerkrieg wurde das Raffineriegelände durch Kriegsflüchtlinge übernommen und ausgeplündert, aus den verwertbaren Teilen wurden ohne Genehmigung der Stadt Elendsquartiere im Umfeld der Anlage errichtet.
Die vorhandenen Tanks im Hafengelände werden seit dem mit Importware befüllt. Die Hauptgeschäftsfelder sind der Import und Lagerung von Raffinerie-Erzeugnissen sowie die Belieferung von Zwischenhandels-Unternehmen (West Oil, Monrovia-Oil-Transport Coorparation, Srimex, Origin Oil, Total Oil, Gulf Trading). Von Januar bis September 2006 wurden für 15.3 Millionen US-Dollar Raffinerieprodukte durch die Gesellschaft gehandelt. Im Staatshaushalt Liberias besitzen Steuern und Abgaben auf Kraftstoffe einen bedeutenden Anteil. Teile des Managements der beteiligten Firmen und selbst die ehemalige Oberbürgermeisterin von Monrovia, Ophelia Hoff-Saytumah, sind in einen Korruptionsskandal verwickelt, bei dem illegale Lieferungen mit unversteuerten Kraftstoffen in beträchtlichem Umfang festgestellt wurde. Das Raffineriegelände ist mit sslrückständen und Chemikalien tiefgründig kontaminiert, die Ruinen der Raffinerie-Anlagen sollen als Schrott verwertet werden. Der Firmensitz wurde in den 1980er Jahren in das Hafengelände verlagert. Aus den Geschäftsunterlagen von 2006 gehen zahlreiche Defizite in Bezug auf Brand- und Katastrophenschutz hervor, so besass die Firma im Berichtszeitraum keine erforderliche Löschtechnik.

Malaysia

Lost Car
13.03.2020
Ein Lost Car mitten in einem Wohngebiet, man kann inzwischen durch die Habe auf den Motor schauen...

Einkaufszentrum

Freizeitpark

Villa

Gebäude der Palastwache

Kindergarten

Hotelanlage

Gefängnis

Einkaufszentum/Mall

Pacifc Mall - Rohbau

The International School of Johor

Gebäude

Ferienressort

Lagerhalle

Vergnügungspark

Rohbau

Hotel Orchid Two

The Acacia Batam - Hotelkomplex

Versunkenes Dorf

Nipah Island Resort

Mall
aus FB-Gruppe:
Diese Mall wurde vom Goverment errichtet und sollte den Verkauf von Duty Free Produkten fördern. Die ersten 3 Monate waren für die Shopbetreiber mietfrei. Da es aber den Chinesen nicht gestattet war, darin auch Shops zu betreiben, floppte das Projekt. Auch eine Versuch diverse Büros der Verwaltung darin unterzubringen, ging daneben. Seit etlichen Jahren steht das ehemalige Vorzeigeprojekt nun leer, wird allerdings a.) laut Aussage eines kleineren Ladens in der Nachbarschaft, welcher mir auch die Infos zu der Mall gab, bewacht (habe nirgends jemand gesehen), b.) ist angeblich komplett verschlossen (eine kleine Seitentür hatten sie voll vergessen - smile), c.) hat noch eine eingeschränkte Stromversorgung und d.) wird wohl zumindest vom groben Schmutz und Plünderer sowie Kabeldieben freigehalten. Mir viel es auf, da ich zweimal Abends an der Hauptstrasse daran vorbei gefahren bin und nirgends Licht brannte....

Jumani
aus FB-Gruppe:
Ein kleiner "Jumani" LP

Kleine Hotelanlage
aus FB-Gruppe:
Kleine Hotelanlage an der Rückseite der Lankawi Plaza Mall

Zahnklinik
In direkter Nachbarschaft, befindet sich auch noch diese ehemalige Zahnklinik. Dadurch das sie vorne verschlossen ist, ist die Verwüstung im inneren der Klinik noch nicht so weit Fortgeschritten. Ich bin hinten über den Zaun, da ich eigentlich nur die Telefonzelle fotografieren wollte und habe dabei eine offen Tür in die Klinik entdeckt. Hier liegt auch noch alles Mögliche kreuz und quer auf dem Boden rum. Die Schränke wurden scheinbar abtransportiert und alles andere inkl. PC, Zahnprothesen, Unterlagen usw. wurden einfach liegengelassen ...

Krankenhaus
Ehemaliges Krankenhaus, welches wohl nun schon seit 10 Jahren dem Verfall preisgegeben ist. Trotzdem liegen noch volle Infusionsflaschen, Schutzanzüge, Atemschutzmasken (ich bin reich... versteigere ich jetzt alle in der Bucht ...) usw. in Orginalverpackung rum. Auch der Pajero sieht eigentlich noch ganz passabel aus...

kleine Herberge
Kurz unterhalb des Aussichtsturmes befindet sich noch diese Gebäude. Von der Bauart und Aufteilung würde ich sagen, das es auch mal ein Hotel oder eine kleine Herberge war. Ins obere Stockwerk gelangt man nur durch etwas Kletterei an den stabileren Ausenbalken entlang. Die Terminen haben hier schon ganze Arbeit geleistet, ein Teil der Treppen ist auf beiden Seiten schon nach unten weggebrochen...

Coconut Hill Resort
So heute im zweiten Anlauf geschafft in das Hotel, welches ich zuvor nur mit der Drohne ablichten konnte, zu gelangen. Allein der Weg dorthin war schon Lost. Ich ging über eine zugewucherte Treppe auf einem alten Trampelpfad den Berg fast senkrecht hinauf, um von der Rückseite an das Hotel zu gelangen. Hatte inzwischen einige Berichte über den Komplex gelesen, und nachdem ich nun darin war, kann ich mir die Schilderungen lebhaft vorstellen. Da dies Hotel, (der Name lautete "D'Coconut Hill Resort" - einfach mal bei z.B. Tripadvisor die Bewertungen lesen), oben auf dem Berg ist, muss es bei dementsprechenden Windverhältnissen da eine ganz schön schaurige Geräuschkulisse gegeben haben, was natürlich über kurz oder lang nicht gerade gut bei den Gästen ankam. Die Aussicht der einzelnen Zimmer ist allerdings gigantisch, egal in welche Richtung man schaut. Manche Stellen, wie z.B. der grosse Konferenzraum lassen einen noch den Glanz erahnen, welches diese Hotel in seinen Anfangszeiten hatte. Inzwischen tummeln sich nur noch die Affen in den Zimmern - weiss nicht, wer mehr erschrocken ist, die Affen die wild aus dem Zimmer auf den nächsten Baum gesprungen sind, oder ich ... Die Treppen und der bergang sind alle morsch und man muss jeden Schritt vorher antesten, ob nicht irgendeine Stelle weich ist, oder nachgibt. Einziger Vorteil, die Security kommt bestimmt nicht rein, wenn man also mal drin ist, hat man seine Ruhe... Aber nach dem gesamten Zustand zu urteilen, wage ich es doch schwer zu bezweifeln, das dieser Komplex, wie an einem Schild beim Aussichtsturm angekündigt ist, jemals renoviert wird.... Bilder vom vom 10.02.20 6.368227,99.820016

kleine Villa
Heute eine kleine Villa entdeckt, ist von Kabeldieben komplett ausgeräumt (die gibt es leider auch hier zuhauf), aber eigentlich noch ganz gut erhalten. Laut einem Nachbar, der hier ab und an den gröbsten Dreck wegmacht, ist das Grundstück schon seit rund 6 Jahren leer und steht zum Verkauf. Muss echt mal schauen was die hier für so eine Hütte aufrufen

Paradise Malacca Vilage Resort
Vom Zoo aus sah ich diesen Gebäude auf dem Berg und dachte mir, irgendwie sieht es merkwürdig aus. Zoomte daraufhin mit meiner Kamera auf den Turm und sah, das keinerlei Fenster vorhanden waren. Also gab es zwei Möglichkeiten: Neubau, oder Lost Place. Also nach meinem Zoobesuch auf den Roller und Richtung des Gebäudes losgerollt. Von unten war nichts mehr zu sehen, aber wusste ja die Richtung. Siehe da, tatsächlich "noch" Lost. Das Paradise Malacca Vilage Resort steht seit ca. 10 Jahren leer. Inzwischen hat sich zwar eine chinesische Unternehmensgruppe gefunden, welche die Anlage zu neuem Leben erwecken will (viel Spass, kein Meter Kabel mehr vorhanden, alle Fenster ausgebaut, Dach marode, usw.) weshalb alles auch relativ sauber und aufgeräumt wirkt, aber auch hier ist Aufgrund des Coronavirus erst einmal der Geldhahn zu. Mit dem Bauleiter, welchen ich am Ende meiner Tour im ehemaligen Speisesaal antraf, sass ich dann noch gut 2 Stunden zusammen. Er hat sich über ein paar Bilder und Luftaufnahmen gefreut, und war ganz erstaunt, wo ich auf dem Gelände überall war

Villa
Diese ehemalige Villa ist im Gegensatz zu der vorherigen nicht so zugemüllt. Liegt wohl mit daran, das die Freifläche vom daneben liegenden Foodcorner als Parkplatz genutzt wird und somit auch Nachts hell beleuchtet ist.

Herrschaftshaus
Schönes altes Herrschaftshaus. Wird wohl stellenweise allerdings nur noch durch die Wurzeln der wie wild wuchernden Bäumen vor dem endgültigen Zusammenbruch bewahrt. Im oberen Stockwerk (zumindest was davon noch übrig ist) habe ich mich nur auf diesen bewegt, welche keinen Millimeter nachgaben. Leider ist das Gebäude aufgrund der inzwischen näher gedrückten Wohnsiedlung ganz schön vermüllt....

Ruine
Kaum in Melaka angekommen, schon springt mir 100 Meter von der Unterkunft entfernt, mein erster Lost Place entgegen

Ruine
Und wieder einen schönen Lost Place beim spazieren durch Melaka entdeckt. Er besteht eigentlich aus zwei voneinander unabhängigen Häusern. Das grössere Haus ist umzäunt, man kommt aber leicht über die Mauer und ist innen eigentlich komplett entkernt. Das kleiner Haus kann man einfach betreten, sogar das zweite Stockwerk, ist aber sehr zugemüllt und der Boden extrem morsch.

Mexico

Island of the Dolls

Montserrat

Namibia

Neuseeland

Christchurch Kathedrale
Bei dem Christchurch-Erdbeben am 22. Februar 2011 wurde der Kirchturm der Kathedrale zur Hälfte zerstört. Herunterstürzende Trümmerteile beschädigten angrenzende Teile des Gebäudes.[2] Bei einem Nachbeben am 13. Juni 2011 wurde das berühmte ssRose Windowss vollkommen zerstört.[3] Nachdem ein weiteres starkes Nachbeben am 23. Dezember den Zustand der Kathedrale weiter verschlechtert hatte, war das Schicksal des Wahrzeichens von Christchurch lange Zeit umstritten. Am 2. März 2012 wurde bekanntgegeben, dass die ChristChurch Cathedral, die auch bei den Erdbeben 1881, 1888, 1901 und 1922 beschädigt worden war, abgerissen werden solle.[4] Noch im selben Monat begannen die Abrissarbeiten, haben sich aber bisher nur auf den Turm beschränkt, da mehrere Klagen gegen den Abriss erhoben wurden.

Nordkorea

Ryugyong Hotel
The Ryugyong Hotel is a true display of North Korea's madness. Work started on this 105 story hotel only a few years before a massive famine plagued the country. Abandoned for 16 years, work once again began in 2008, when it was coated in $150 million worth of glass. Foreign guests have reported that although the structure now looks complete on the outside, a lot of the interior is still abandoned and incomplete.

Palau

Peleliu
Peleliu ist eine kleine Insel im Pazifischen Ozean und gehört zum Inselstaat Palau. Auf der gerade einmal 13 Quadratkilometer grossen Insel lebten im Jahr 2000 571 Menschen.
Im 2. Weltkrieg fand hier die Schlacht um Peleliu zwischen amerikanischen und japanischen Soldaten statt. Die Schlacht war Teil des Krieges um die Palau-Inseln und dauerte vom 15.9. bis 25.11.1944. Die Amerikaner wollten den für sie strategisch wichtigen Flugplatz der Insel erobern. Die Schlacht war vor allem für die Amerikaner sehr verlustreich denn sie unterschätzten die militärische Stärke der Japaner. Die Japaner hatten auf der damals zu Japan gehörenden Insel 11.000 Soldaten stationiert. Die Amerikaner setzten insgesamt fast 30.000 Soldaten aller Truppenteile ein um die Insel und den wichtigen Flugplatz zu erobern. Doch die Schlacht im dichten Dschungel war äusserst verlustreich, 2.336 amerikanische Soldaten verloren ihr Leben und fast 9.000 wurden verwundet. Noch grösser waren die Verluste auf japanischer Seite, vor allem dadurch dass der Nachschub zusammenbrach und irgendwann fast sämtliche Munitionsvorräte aufgebraucht waren, fielen 10.695 japanische Soldaten, gerade einmal 202 gerieten in Kriegsgefangenschaft. Am 25. November 1944 wurden die Kampfhandlungen schliesslich für beendet erklärt.
Doch noch weit nach Ende des 2. Weltkrieges gab es eine versprengte, rund 80 Mann starke japanische Einheit im Westen der Insel die immer wieder Angriffe durchführte. Diese hatten die Kapitulation Japans nicht mitbekommen und die letzten 34 Mann ergaben sich erst nach dem Aufruf eines ehemaligen Generalleutnants der Kaiserlich Japanischen Armee.
Wichtigste Einnahmequelle der Insel ist heute Tourismus. Regelmässig besuchen organisierte Touren mit US-Veteranen die Insel und gedenken ihrer gefallenen Kameraden am amerikanischen Ehrenmal. Auch für die gefallenen japanischen Soldaten gibt es ein Ehrenmal auf der Insel.
Zahlreiche japanische Bunkeranlagen sowie Wracks von amerikanischen Panzern und Flugzeugen üben heute auch einen Reiz auf Lost Place-Touristen aus. Auch die Tauchreviere vor der Küste Pelelius zählen zu den besten der Welt.

Philipinen

baumaschinen/auto friedhof

Leuchtturm

Industrie

Funkturm

Fabrik

Türme

Ruine

Ruinen

verlassenes Flugzeug

Schiff

Kirche

Grove Garden Resort

Stadtbücherei

Tower

Herrenhaus

Tubig Loon Swimming Pool

PACEMCO

Fontana Leisure Parks And Casino

Luxusressort

Haus

Resort

Thermalbad

Segelboot

Garage

Durano Sugar Mill

UNO Trade Building

Clark Airbase Gelände

Russland

Goldgrube

Züge/Waggons

Anlage (milit.?)

russian-military-rocket-factory

tatar akw

istra energy research

TESLA Spulen
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Verlassenes Haus

Great Chapelle Tower

Muromtsevo Mansion
The Manor Muromtsevo is an aristocratic manor house designed by architect Peter Boytsov commissioned by Vladimir Khrapovitsky at the end of the 19th century. It is situated on the former homestead that Vladimir Khrapovitsky inherited from his father which included the town of Muromtsevo. Construction began in 1884 and lasted until 1889, with additional wings designed in the continuing Gothic Revival style added in 1906. The entire Khrapovitsky Palace and Park covered over 40 hectares and includes over 70 buildings.
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Kirchenruine

Singapur

Istana Woodneuk

Haw Par Villa

Somalia

Mogadishu Old Harbour
From the 1880 s until 1936 this area was under Italian rule being known as Italian Somaliland, a colony for the Kingdom of Italy. For many years after this until 2011 it was under militant terrorist control. The town was ravaged by neglect and only recently have thoughts of reconstructing began. This is a slow and winding road as it is still a very difficult time since pirates and poverty still rule the area.
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Sri Lanka

Tangalle Bay

Süd-Korea

Okpo Abandoned Amusement Park
How many accidents that occurred at Okpo Land are unknown but the final death closed the park over night. Everything was left exactly has it was on that final day for 12 years. Nature began to over run the abandoned amusement park.
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Taiwan

Jukui House
Chen Shaozong was Japanese colonial business man who built Jukui house in 1919. Stylized in a Baroque Western design of architecture, Jukui house features Baroque round columns, Chinese traditional red brick walls and side buildings, a traditional courtyard with wishing pond, many rooms and much more.
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Wohnhaus

Railway Housing
These housing and other buildings were in the way of the development of the tracks and have since been moved out with demolition having already begun as of August 22, 2014.
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Tansania

Umoja Amusement Park
This was a very small amusement park located on the outskirts of Chake-Chake. Umoja translates to Unity Childrenas Park.
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Thailand

Flugzeugfriedhof
Nordöstlich der Bangkoker Innenstadt liegt eine Sehenwürdigkeit der etwas anderen Art: Ein Flugzeugfriedhof in der Stadt!
Für jeden abenteuerlustigen Touristen mit etwas Mut kann man diesen skurrilen Ort absolut empfehlen. Man kann mehrere Flugzeugteile auf eigene Faust erkunden ss“ aber nicht über eine Gangway wie am Flughafen. Wer etwas Klettern kann, sollte keine Schwierigkeiten haben, die Wrackteile zu betreten. Es ist aber schon ein merkwürdiges Gefühl, sich in den teilweise schief positionierten Flugzeugrümpfen zu bewegen.
Hier möchte ich gleich einmal zum Thema Sicherheit kommen. Auch wenn es viele Bilder mit Touristen in Flip Flops gibt, würde ich das nicht empfehlen! Das Gelände ist teilweise sehr zugewachsen. Im Inneren der Flugzeuge gibt es viele Teile, die auf dem Boden liegen oder gefährlich hervor ragen. Ausserdem muss man schon etwas Klettern, um überhaupt hinein zu kommen.
Auch wenn man fürs Besichtigen und Fotografieren 200 THB (Stand 2017) bezahlen muss, betritt man das Gelände auf eigene Gefa

Royal Samuri Golf

Militärfahrzeug

Mülldeponie

Zugfriedhof

LP
Und noch ein LP welcher zum Verkauf steht

Inselresort
Thailand Ko Tae Nai Inselresort
Ehemalige Bungalow-Anlage die nur kurze Zeit betrieben wurde. Aus den vorhandenen Booten sollten gemütliche Unterkünfte errichtet werden. Genaue Ursache und Gründe weshalb das Resort aufgegeben wurde ist nicht eindeutig bekannt... http://www.vergesseneprojekte.de/resort-thailand.html

Chang V.I.P. Club - Polo Lounge
aus Urbex-Adressbuch der vergessenen Orte:
Zum heutigen Abschluss wollte ich dann noch die Tanzflächen unsicher machen. Doch trotz dem hochtrabenden V.I.P. im Namen, war es dann doch wieder ein Griff ins Klo :-)

Snake Show
aus Urbex-Adressbuch der vergessenen Orte:
Heute ging es mal zur bekannten, oder soll ich eher sagen berüchtigten Snake Show. Erwartungsvoll stehe ich am Eingang und warte auf den Einlass. Um die Wartezeit ein wenig zu vertreiben,habe ich ein wenig die Schlangen in ihren Käfigen beobachtet. Faul und träge liegen sie da, während ihre Kolleginen wohl schon für die Show vorbereitet werden. Zumindest schließe ich dies aus den sonstigen leeren Käfigen. Endlich geht es rein, warum bin ich allerdings nur der einzigste Zuschauer? Dunkel ist es hier, einzig die offenen Boxen lassen nichts Gutes verheißen. Da auch weiter kein Besucher nach mir den Raum betritt, ziehe ich es aufgrund der geöffneten Boxen und der diffusen Lichtverhältnisse vor, durch die kleine versteckte Tür in den Verkauksraum zu flüchten. Hier wird mir natürlich prompt alles Mögliche an "höchst wirksamer" und natürlich extrem teurer Schlangenmedizin angeboten. Ich lehne dann doch dankend ab und beeile mich wieder ans Tageslicht zu kommen. Uff - geschafft und das ohne einen einzigen Biss... P.s. da viele Kommentare (in anderen Gruppen) wegen der Schlangen und dem Shop, hier gleich noch Infos ohne erfundene Story. Das ganze Areal ist verlassen, da gehört noch ein Juwelierladen und eine Showcenter dazu. Der Juwelier war komplett dicht, das Showcenter offen aber komplett leer. Die Snake Snow steht leer, inkl. Shop. Im Außenbereich sind noch in zwei Käfigen LEBENDE Schlangen, wobei ich über eine Bekannte schon einen Schlangenzüchter informiert habe, der sich um dies zurückgelassenen Schlangen kümmern will.

Hotel
aus Urbex-Adressbuch der vergessenen Orte:
Weiter zum nächsten Hoteltest. Nachdem ich den Video (https://youtu.be/01dKgRnfswk) zum Hotel gesehen hatte, war ich echt gespannt was mich hier erwartet. Es wäre besser gewesen, wenn ich mir auf Google auch die Bewertungen dazu durchgelesen hätte. Da wäre ich wenigstens ein wenig auf das was mich erwartete vorbereitet gewesen. Doch seht einfach selbst...

Circle Phuket Resort & Spa
So, nach dem ich mich nun ein wenig aklimatisiert habe, geht es nun natürlich gleich an die Arbeit. Schließlich warten ein paar Resorts auf ihre Rezensionen 😉 Fangen wir als gleich einmal an mit dem "Circle Phuket Resort & Spa". Wenn man sich die Bilder auf Google anschaut, denkt man erst einmal, das dies Resort seine 4**** zurecht trägt. Aber wie so oft sind zwischen Netz und Wirklichkeit Welten. Das geht schon am Empfang los, keiner kümmert sich ums Gepäck, kein Begrüßungscocktail und von der Reinlichkeit wollen wir gar nicht erst anfangen. Allein von den drei Kriterien gibt es schon gnadenlosen Punktabzug. Sollte man nun meinen das es nicht schlimmer werden kann, Denkste. Wenn das mein Resort wäre, hätte ich zumindest den Gärtner, den Poolboy und Spa Belegschaft schon längst entlassen, selbst der Deckenventilator ließ vor lauter Frust schon die Flügel hängen. Fangen wir mal beim Gärtner an, der scheint wohl längere Zeit dem Tiger Bier verfallen zu sein, den von Pflanzenpflege keine Spur, selbst der hintere Eingang zum Spa wird inzwischen schon durch einen Baum verwehrt. Ich habe zwar auch keinen grünen Daumen, aber das selbst ich besser. Doch wenn wir schon im Spa Bereich sind, auch hier tanzt scheinbar die Belegschaft dem Inhaber auf der Nase rum. Sämtliche Räume und Badezuber dreckig und ungepflegt, einzig die zwei Sauna/Dampf Zellen bekommen noch die Note 2 von mir. Nach dem Spa möchte man ja eigentlich gerne in den Pool, doch ehrlich gesagt, hätte ich den auch lieber gerne für mich und nicht mit unzähligen Pflanzen, Waranen (leider immer schnell unter Wasser) und Insekten geteilt. Kommen wir also zur Abschluss Bewertung: Größe des Resorts 1 Design und Ambiente 1 Zugang 1 Personal 6 Service 6 Reinlichkeit ... okay eine 5 Preis 1 Leistung gute Bilder 1 Mein Abschlussfazit als Lost Place Empfehlenswert

Tschad

Mountains of Kong
Wenn man heute einen Atlas mit der Karte Afrikas aufschlägt, wird man in der Nähe des 10. Breitengrades vergebens nach den Kong-Bergen suchen. Vor rund 200 Jahren war das jedoch ganz anders‚¦

Tunesien

Star Wars Set Mos Espa
When George Lucas visited Tunisia he fell in love with the natural beauty and old architecture of the towns. He then decided to make this the location of Tatooine for Star Wars (he also used Tunisia for Raiders of the Lost Ark). There are at least 4 different locations, one such place is from the 1970 s Star Wars : A New Hope, featuring the Lars Dome.
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Türkei

Abandoned city of Varosha / Famagusta
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Varosha (Turkish: Maras)(Greek: ?a??s?a) was the modern tourist area of the city of Famagusta prior to the Turkish invasion in 1974. Today it is a ghost town.
Many new high rise buildings and hotels were built prior to the war to cater to the increasing number of tourists coming to Famagusta, then the number one tourist destination in Cyprus.
In 1974 Varosha was made part of the UN Buffer Zone separating the two sides. The Turkish army has however refused to hand control of Varosha over to the UN and continues to maintain a presence in the ghost town. Today Varosha is not accessible by anyone except Turkish military and UN personnel, and the buildings are slowly falling apart. On the positive side, rare sea turtles have begun nesting on the deserted beaches.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varosha
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Ukraine

Bus Park 7
Kyiv, Ukraine, 02000
https://maps.app.goo.gl/i1LsHMRxhdogz6rR8

The Ionosphere Institute, Ukraine

Pidhirtsi Castle
Construction for the Pidhirtsi Castle began in 1635 and completed in 1640 by Guillaume Le Vasseur de Beauplan. Built on the site of an older fortress by order of the Grand Crown Hetman Stanislaw Koniecpolski Polish from the Lithuanian Commonwealth. It was then regarded as the most valuable of palace-garden complexes and was part of the Kingdom of Poland and the Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth, during this time.
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abandoned never used nuclear powerplant

Tank Graveyard in Kharkiv
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Abondoned ships near Chernobyl
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Abandoned Duga-3 over-the-horizon radar system
By: kjfitz.
This gigantic antenna system called Duga-3 is located near Prypiat in the Chernobyl area.
It was built in the 70's as an early missile detection system (over-the-horizon radar system). It was also called the Steel Yard hence its distinctive appearance. The antenna was deactivated in 1989.

Tschernobyl

Prypiat Hauptmarkt
Es war der 26. April 1986 als sich der Name Tschernobyl in das Gedächtnis der Weltöffentlichkeit brannte. Doch viel schlimmer als das einige Kilometer entfernte Tschernobyl, war die Stadt Prypiat betroffen.
Die Stadt Pripyat wurde 1970 als Wohnstadt für die Arbeiter des Lenin AKW gegründet udn verdankt ihren Namen ihrer Lage am Fluss Pripyat. Das Lenin AKW war damals das 9. Atomkraftwerk in der Sowjetunion. 1985 lebten etwa 47.500 Einwohner in der für 75.000 Einwohner ausgelegten Stadt. Für sowjetische Verhältnisse war die Stadt dank der gut bezahlten AKW-Mitarbeiter reich und mit einem Durchschnittsalter ihrer Bewohner von nur 26 Jahren war Pripyat eine der ajüngsten Städtea der UdSSR.
Es war früh morgens am 26. April 1986 als es durch menschliches Versagen zum verheerenden Unglück kam. Durch Explosionen und Feuer wurden riesige Mengen radioaktiver Strahlung ausgestossen. In den Medien wurde davon zunächst nichts bekannt und auch die Bewohner Pripyats wurden im Unklaren gelassen. Erst 36 Stunden nach dem Unfall erfolgte am 27.4.1986 die Evakuierung der Stadt. Es gab eine kurze Radioansprache in der die Evakuierung für 14 Uhr angekündigt wurde. Die Bewohner sollten sich au eine dreitägige Abwesenheit einstellen. In nur 2,5 Stunden war die Evakuierung mit 1.200 Bussen abgeschlossen.
Doch auch nach der Evakuierung wurde Prypiat keine Geisterstadt, bis Ende der 90er Jahre wurde beinahe die gesamte Infrastruktur aufrecht erhalten. Es gab weiterhin produzierende Betriebe und das Schwimmbad der Stadt schloss beispielsweise erst 1998. Erst die Aufgabe der letzten Betriebe Ende der 90er und die endgültige Aufgabe der Stadt ermöglichte den extremen Verfall und die Plünderungen die heute allgegenwärtig sind.
Es gibt keine genauen Zahlen aber Schätzungen gehen davon aus, dass ab 1986 600.000 bis 1 Million sogenannter Liquidatoren hier ihre Arbeit verrichteten. Darunter waren Freiwllige, Gefangene und Mitarbeiter staatlicher Betriebe. Auch die Opferzahlen sind nahezu unbekannt, Schätzungen gehen von bis zu 100.000 Todesopfern, die vor allem an den Langzeitfolgen der Strahlung die 500 mal stärker als die der Hiroshima-Bombe war, starben.
Heute ist das Gebiet rund um das ehemalige Lenin AKW weiterhin Sperrgebiet. Die Strahlungswerte erlauben aber wieder den Besuch der Stadt. Dies ist mit lizensierten Agenturen möglich. Je nach Umfang und Dauer der Tour sind dafür 100 bis 300 US$ fällig. Neben den Tagesbesuchern leben heute aber auch wieder einige tausend Menschen a grösstenteils illegal a in der Zone. Oft sind es alte Menschen die nach der Evakuierung nicht sesshaft wurden und wieder in ihre alten Häuser zurückkehrten. Diese Menschen ernähren sich heute vom Obst und Gemüse welches sie im verstrahlten Boden anbauen und von den Tieren die sie dort halten.

Feuerwehrstation

Klinikum

Riesenrad

Kraftwerk

USA

Six Flags New Orleans

Mark Twain Annex Library

741 Iroquois Ave

Ein altes Wohnhaus

George Washington Carver Elementary School

Dunbar-Pulaski Middle School

Joyland Amusement Park

Old Bahia Honda Bridge

The Domes Casa Grande

Bridge to Nowhere

Tankstelle

Shmaker Canyon Road

City Hall U-Bahnstation

Davids Island

Sea View Hospital

Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport
Dade-Collier Training and Transition Airport (IATA: TNT, ICAO: KTNT, FAA LID: TNT) is a public airport located within the Florida Everglades, 36 miles (58 km) west of the central business district of Miami, in Collier County, Florida, United States. It is owned by Miami-Dade County and operated by the Miami-Dade Aviation Department.[1] The airport is on the Tamiami Trail near the border between Dade and Collier counties in central South Florida.

ISG Weirton Steel

Swannanoa Mansion

Carleton Island Villa

Lynnewood Hall:

Halcyon Hall, Bennett College - School for Women

Cold Spring House

Fisher Body Co.,

Lee Plaza Hotel / Apartments

Gary Palace Theater

Kuhn State Memorial Hospital
The basement of the hospital held records dating to the pre-1900 s. The 4th floor was a minimum security prison. The inmates would do menial tasks for the hospital such as cleaning and clerking. There was the Confederate Veterans Annex and a wing for patients with mental disabilities. The Pest House was also a building just near the Kuhn Memorial State Hospital to house patients with infectious diseases until they were better.
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Great Falls Mill
The Great Falls Mill was built on the site of the former aRichmond Milla in 1869. The former mill had begun in 1833 but was burned down during the Civil War in 1865. The mill flourished for a time until the Great Depression of 1929. The mill continued to be used for storage until 1972 when the structure caught fire and was mostly destroyed. The band aHootie & the Blowfisha filmed the music video for the song aOld Man & Mea at the Great Falls Mill ruin in 1996.
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Clairemont Ghost Town
When Clairemont lost the county seat to the city of Jayton in 1954 it was as if the death bell rang for the small town. The county records were transferred to Jayton and the courthouse then caught fire and was destroyed. The population of Clairemont slowly began to dissipate and by the year 2000, the last census states there are only 15 remaining residents.
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Gingerbread Castle
The Gingerbread Castle began on the grounds of the Wheatsworth Mill by the owner of the mill, F. H. Bennett. He loved fairy tales and approached the renowned set designer Joseph Urban to create a magical Hansel and Gretel style theme park. In 1928 construction began and the castle was finished in 1930 at a cost of $50,000. The Gingerbread Castle was inspired by the Brothers Grimm and their stories, once inside the castle Hansel and Gretel would lead visitors on a tour through the castle. The Gingerbread Castle closed due to foreclosure in 2007.

Devils Nest Ski Lift
The idea for Devils Nest began in 1962 with the idea of creating a year round private resort area and housing development. It was not until 1970 that construction began for the $100 million investment.The attraction went bust in 1974 when Devils Nest Development Corporation could not pay taxes on the property. Devils Nest was foreclosed and sold in auction in 1977.
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Michael Jacksons Neverland-Ranch
Juni 30, 2014 Diese vier Fotografen haben sich in Michael Jacksons Neverland-Ranch eingeschlichen und dort Fotos gemacht

Home of Riley Run
Having been custom built out of stone with a concrete deck this home cost $560,000 to create. It came with 3 bathrooms, 2 kitchens, 3 fireplaces, a 2 car garage, patio, deck, terrace with custom wrought iron railings and circular staircase, an attic, sun room, 4 bedrooms and more. The home has been abandoned since 2010 when the owners went default on their payments and the bank would not cover the cost back.
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Miami Marine Stadium
In 1992, Hurricane Andrew swept across Florida and damaged much. After the storm the Miami Marine Stadium was declared unsafe for use and was abandoned. It has since become a breeding ground for graffiti and vandalism.
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The Pines Resort
The Pines Resort closed in 1998, when it was bought by Fallsburg Estates, LLC. Fallsburg Estates filed for bankruptcey in 2002 and declared that the property was worth less than it was assessed for. A little demolition of the property began in 2011 but a lot still remains.
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Kohls Cycle Sales
Kohls Cycle Sales was eventually condemned by the city of Lockport in 2009 and became a place for vandals and thieves. By 2010, the City of Lockport told the former owner to remove all that he wanted from the building by November and so he did. It was reported in 2011 that a planned demolition for $200,000 was set to occur but never did. As time rolled on the former Motorcycle Graveyard was now just an empty building until July of 2013, when a kid set fire to the whole building
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Union Station
In the 1940s, the station was closed and unused until 1967 when it began to be renovated. The old station was opened as a restaurant in 1971 and thrived until a fire destroyed the building internally in 1974.
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Rochester Pool
Rochester University closed the female gymnasium in 1982, when the facilities were moved to the Robert B. Grgen Athletic Center. The swimming pool and rest of the area has subsequently been used as an extra facility for larger classes. Eventually the pool became a landfill of extra desks, chairs and other odds and ends unused by the college.
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Koppers Coke Oven
Heinrich Kopper and Mr. Koppers coke ovens were brought from Germany to America by Joilet Iron and Steel Works in 1907. The first coke ovens in the United States were built by Kopper in Joilet, Illinois.
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Wildersteins
Thomas Suckley named the property aWildersteina in reference to an Indian petroglyph that was nearby which translated to awild manas stonea. The Wilderstein Mansion and grounds were enlarged in 1888.
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Chippewa Lake Amusement Park
In 1978, Chippewa Lake Amusement Park celebrated its 100th anniversary and its year of closing at the same time. The amusement park was fenced off and boarded up afterwards and began to fall into decay and disrepair. Several buildings and rides were engulfed by trees and the Grand Ballroom was burned down through arson in 2002.
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Austin Dam
However, this was not enough and on September 30, 1911, the Austin Dam busted and flooded and destroyed much of the town. The flood also claimed the lives of 78 people. The Austin Dam was rebuilt not to long after but busted again in 1942. This time the failed dam claimed no lives and was never rebuilt.
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Fort Williams
Fort Williams was turned into Fort Williams Park in 1979. There is no fee to go here and there are other recreational activities offered at the park including baseball and tennis courts.
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Mansfield School
The original hospital was called the Connecticut School for Imbeciles at Lakeville and was located in Lakeville. Later the name was changed to the Connecticut Training School for the Feebleminded at Lakeville. This school merged with the Connecticut Colony for Epileptics in 1917, which was located in Mansfield. It was named the Mansfield Training School and Hospital and opened with 402 students on the property located in Storrs. Throughout the Great Depression and World War II the rise of patients increased to over 1,000.
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Harlem School 186
Public School 186 closed in 1975 and was purchased by the Boys and Girls Club from New York State for $215,000 USD. Many plans to renovate the school were approached but never followed through. As of late 2013, plans went underway to begin the conversion of the school into apartments. The building was purchased for over $4 million USD by Dattner Architects and projected renovations are to begin during this year, 2014.
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Smith Mansion
Smith Mansion construction began in the very early 1980's. Francis Smith was an architect and engineer and never ceased adding additions to the expanding home. Pine logs that were damaged from wildfire were gathered from Rattlesnake Mountain to create the support frame of the house. A fantastic dream and love affair for Francis Smith who designed a home like no other.
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Flagship Hotel
The USS Flagship Hotel closed in 2008 after Hurricane Ike caused immense damage to Galveston and other places. The extent of the damage to the Flagship Hotel was great including the driveway to the hotel being washed away, huge gaping exterior walls ripped away from the hotel (exposing several rooms), many broken windows and much more. In 2009, it was announced that the hotel would be demolished to make room for an amusement park on the pier. In February 2011, the historic USS Flagship Hotel on the pier was demolished and the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier was constructed and opened in 2012.
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Military Aircraft Boneyard
Parked and out of use for various reasons are over 4,400 aircraft facing various stages of decay, dismantling, salvaging and disposal. The Boneyard is noted as the biggest aircraft storage and preservation around the globe and is the sole repository for out of service aircraft for all of the United States branches of government.
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Moonhole Island Home
Bequia is the island of the clouds, and hosts truly remarkable stone homes you can rent and visit. This particular home was built underneath an archway with good intentions by Thomas and Gladys Johnston in the 1960's. Over the years, falling rocks from the archway have made it unsafe to occupy this home. It is called the Moonhole because the setting moon shines through the archway.
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Abandoned Grossingers Resort
From the late 1970's and continuing until itas closure in 1986, the resort could not keep the attraction of younger visitors and began to deteriorate in use. In 1985 the descendants of the Grossingers sold the hotel to Hotels International, though they failed in any renovation attempts and the resort closed in 1986. The property was then bought by Servico but they also have not had luck in reopening the resort. The Grossinger Golf Course, known as aBig Ga has been re-opened since 2011.
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Outlaw Gas Station
In 1928, Ed Young opened this gas station on the side of route 67 at the corner of the now named, Outlaw Station road. During the United States prohibition against alcohol in the 1920's, this gas station served as a one of the Moonshine Capitolas of Texas.
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Abandoned Eastern State Penitentiary
Guided or audio tours take all the adventure out of urban exploration but this prison still deserves a visit. ESP began operation in 1829 and closed in 1971 and was there after abandoned. During the 1980's, while it was abandoned, it became overgrown and provided shelter for many stray cats. In 1994 it opened to the public for tours and is kept in a generally apreserved ruina state. Though, over the years many restored cells have appeared to help maintain the museum status of the prison as well as activities, including paranormal and Halloween adventures.
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Derrick Motel
A fantastic symbol of the Derrick Motel was a tall metal tower with motel plaqued on it. Lying vacant among the rustic roads of Atlanta the tower stood beacon for the bright blue motel. The Derrick Motel tower has been removed since 2011 or 2012, maybe it had been damaged or had become unsafe.
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Abandoned Ladd School
From 1977 until 1993 the patients of the Ladd School were slowly removed from the facility, especially with the rise of the deinstitutionalization movement. After countless years of what may have been an uncivilized era the Ladd School shut their doors in 1993. It has been abandoned since.
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Danvers Asylum
The Danvers Lunatic Asylum was very expansive and over the years all the wings and buildings began to close until finally in 1992 the entire campus was shut down. All that remains now of the Danvers Asylum are the brick shells of the administrative building and the D and G wings (the row of building branched off to the left and right directly behind the administrative building), the cemeteries, and some of the underground tunnels.
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Abandoned McDonalds McBarge
The Friendship 500 is the official name for this floating McDonaldas. Abandoned for the past 27 years after its debut in the Expo a86. Designed by Robert Allen Ltd., it was 1 of 5 McDonaldas at the Expo which were all constructed for a total of $12 million.

Ruins of Colden House
By the 1920's the Coldenhamas sold their residence, by the 1930's it was abandoned and continuously fell into disrepair. In 2000 it was added to the towns listing of historic properties and in 2007 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
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Devil Slide Bunker
It was the location of a military triangulation station and observation site used during WWII as part of the Harbor Defense of San Francisco. Through this system they would be able to tell the coordinates of a vessel out in sea because radar had yet to be available.
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Babcock Building
The Babcock Building did not follow the typical Kirkbride design as the wings are not staggered. The reason for this is because head physician Dr. Trezevant showed that the staggering of the wards would prevent the ventilation needed for the rooms in the Souths warmer climate. He had also asked that the halls be fashioned in a single room manner as to allow for optimal ventilation and sun but they were instead built in a double sided way (rooms on both sides of the hall).
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Abandoned Sonic Drive-In
Much of this Sonic was left including : menus, signs, advertisements and more.
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Animas Forks
Animas Forks was a small mining community nestled on a system of roads now known as the Alpine Loop. The Alpine Loop is 65 miles of unpaved road all in a loop going through the 3 towns of Silverton, Ouray and Lake City.
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BMW Autohaus

Waverly Hills Sanatorium

Pennhurst Power Plant

Pennhurst Asylum

North Brother Island
North Brother Island ist eine kleine Insel im East River und befindet sich in unmittelbarer Nähe zu Manhattan. Mit South Brother Island hat die Insel noch eine kleinere Schwester Insel. Bekannt dürfte vor allem das nur ca. 500m entfernte Rikers Island, die berühmte Gefängnisinsel New Yorks, sein.
North Brother Island hat bereits eine bewegte Geschichte hinter sich. Bis 1885 war die Insel gänzlich unbewohnt. Dann zog das Riverside Hospital auf die Insel. Das Riverside Hospital sollte als Quarantäne Krankenhaus dienen, dafür war die Lage a isoliert aber in der Nähe zu Manhattan a perfekt. Vor allem Typhus-Patienten wurden hier behandelt. Die berühmteste Patientin war die als aTyphus Marya berühmt gewordene Mary Mallon (sie war Trägerin der Krankheit und verbreitete sie, erkrankte aber nicht daran).
Traurige Berühmtheit erlangte die Insel aber 1904 durch die Schiffskatastrophe des Ausflugsdampfers aGeneral Slocum.a Knapp 1.400 Personen, vor allem deutschstämmige Einwanderer aus dem damaligen New Yorker Stadtteil Kleindeutschland, waren an Bord des Raddampfers. Diese waren auf dem Weg zu einem Ausflugsort. Da die Ausfahrt an einem Mittwoch, also einem Werktag stattfand, waren überwiegend Frauen und Kinder an Bord. Als Matrosen Feuer entdeckten war es bereits zu spät. Der in die Jahre gekommene Dampfer geriet schnell in Brand, dieser konnte mit der maroden Löschausrüstung nicht mehr gelöscht werden.
Der Kapitän nahm volle Fahrt in Richtung North Brother Island auf, um von den vollen ltanks an den East River Piers wegzukommen. Tragisch war dass die Schwimmwesten vergammelt waren und die Rettungsboote durch unzählige Farbschichten am Schiff festklebten. Vor North Brother Island angelangt, brannte das Schiff in vollem Ausmass und viele sprangen in das Wasser. Da es kaum Schwimmer gab, ertranken die meisten. Trotz schnell herbeieilender unzähliger Boote und Schiffe ertranken 1.021 der knapp 1.400 Passagiere. Bis heute gilt dies als grösstes ziviles Schiffsunglück der USA. Dieses schwere Unglück bedeutete quasi auch das Ende des New Yorker Kleindeutschlands. Viele Familien warne umgekommen und die Verwandten zogen aus Trauer in alle Teile der USA.
Noch Wochen später wurden in North Brother Island immer wieder Teile des Schiffs und Leichen angeschwemmt.
Nach dem 2. Weltkrieg wurde die Insel dann zunächst als Wohnprojekt für Kriegsveteranen genutzt. Später nutze man die Insel und die Gebäude als Entzugsklinik für Minderjährige Drogensüchtige. In den frühen 1960er Jahren führten Korruptionsskandale und Patientenmisshandlungen zur Schliessung der Klinik.
Heute ist die Insel nicht öffentlich zugänglich, dennoch finden häufig Urban Explorer den Weg auf die Insel. Die Isolation führte dazu, dass sich auf der Insel eine beachtliche Nachtreiher-Population angesiedelt hat.

Courthouse
One of my favorite locations in Eugene. The courthouse was completed in 2006 with Gold LEED certification. From the front it is an imposing modern structure reflecting the beautiful Oregon light off its silver panels. The back is what I'm particularly interested in. The rear of the building houses a large empty pit, a boarded up brick building which may have been a tavern, highway infrastructure and a power plant. Recently, a garden has started to be planted in the pit.

Civic Stadium
As of this year (2010) Civic Stadium is no longer being used for

Intersection of Monr and Tracks
This area is one of my favorites to get shots of trains coming through town. The grain mills provide an excellent industrial background. Sit outside at the Wandering Goat and have a coffee, the shots will just come to you. This is my favorite place for lazy photography potential.

Tiny Tavern
Both loved and reviled by locals of the Whiteaker neightborhood, The Tiny is the ultimate in dive bars. Located across from Red Barn Grocery the Tiny expresses the dualistic nature of the Whiteaker community. Lovely to shoot at night when the neon is glowing almost as much as the patrons. Be sure to ask approval before photographing patrons. Trust me on that one.

Carson's Ally
Carson's Saw Shop is a pretty interesting place. With a plethora of resurrected lawn tools in the front yard, it looks as though Carson's has been there for a century.
However, the ally behind Carson's Saw Shop is the real treasure here. Similar to the back wall of the Beanery Building, Carson's ally provides a wide variety of opportunities for texture and color. The weathered barn which once advertised something undecipherable now, is a particular joy.

385 Lawrence
A big ol' nasty building
great colors
funky stuff in the windows
lots of decay...

Leebrick Parking lot
I know you've probly had your fill of this place
but the wall is great with is weird paper art and peeling textures

old house(s)
These two houses just north of Sweet Life have a lot of character.

Railroad Blvd
This whole stretch is strange and cool and industrial - don't really have a specific address but the whole of railroad blvd is weird to me...

Hydrant and squares
This location has some wonderful examples of graffiti removal creating public art.

Overpass
Overpass - what more can you say?

Barn
Is it a barn? Is it a house? Whatever it is, it used to have lovely red siding and it looks nothing like this google map.

Train stickers
These train stickers have been a part of this building for at least six months now. Particularly fun to look at when the train is pulling in the the station a block away.

wow hall and surrounding neigborhood

the alley you park in
has some great graffiti / art of the subconscious http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I9jyv6WIxUY

Goddard Mansion
There was a time when the Goddard Mansion ruins were open to the public to walk among the walls, unfortunately for safety concerns and maybe even vandalism the property is now fenced at several parts. Goddard Mansion stands the test of time and continuous to be a spot of history on the coast of Maine.
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Seaside
The Seaside Sanatorium was built in 1934 on 36 acres of land. The Seaside Sanatorium was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
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Montauk AFB
The site that Montauk Air Force Station resides on was opened to the public in 2002, as Camp Hero State Park. The Radar and other certain buildings are still closed to the public and allegedly patrolled to prevent trespassers even though it is no longer being used.
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Montezuma Castle
Erroneously named Montezuma Castle due to the dwellings discovery in 1860's which were thought to have been connected in construction to the Aztec emperor Montezuma II. The monuments name is not correct in any aspect as it was abandoned 100 years before Montezuma was born and was not built as a castle at all.
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Spectre Ghost Town
Spectre is a hidden town in the woods from the 2003 movie aBig Fisha. The town was actually a set built by the production crew for the movie on a private island on Jackson Lake. Spectre has a chapel, general store, some houses and more all set on a lovely landscape on the banks of the water.
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Mariscal Mine
Mariscal Mine was listed on the National Register of Historic Paces in 1974 and is comprised of 640 acres of land. As of 2014, a few structures remain including mine shafts, condensing chambers, the furnace, workers housing, storage space, condensing stack and a little more. Much that has fallen into ruins were the shelters built by the miners themselves.
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Warehouse No. 2
Developers plan to seek historic tax credits to finance a project in which to turn the historic building into a residential development of 47 apartments. The plans have been in place since June of 2013. The idea is to possibly allow space for commercial or retail onto the property along with parking. The reason for the delays are said to be because the property ds not lie directly with Downtown Lynchburg, which allows for special zoning and renovation.
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Jackling House
Steve Jobs, der inzwischen verstorbene Apple Inc. Milliardär, kaufte das Herrenhaus im Jahr 1984 und lebte dort bis 1994. Das Haus wurde dann bis zum Jahr 2000 angemietet, nach dem Steve Jobs begann, nicht mehr Wartung des Herrenhauses des 20. Jahrhunderts. Im Jahr 2004 erhielt Steve Jobs Genehmigung durch die Woodside Rat, das Haus jetzt, sie habe durch Wetter beschädigt worden, ein neues Haus auf dem Gelände errichten zu zerstören. Die Stadt von Woodside und Steve Jobs konnte die Klage gegen sie für die mit Blick auf das historische Wahrzeichen der ein Haus und Eigentum gebracht. Das Herrenhaus wurde erlaubt, verkommen, obwohl es sinnvollen Massnahmen, bei denen es zu bewahren.
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Henery Apartments
The Henery Apartments were built in Stockton in 1913. The historic structure was designed by Glen Allen and constructed of brick and terra cotta. Arthur W. Cowell is said to have been the head brick mason erector of The Henery Apartments. Stylized in Second Empire majestic architecture and sporting a Mansard roof (a 4 sided gambrel hip roof with dormer windows), decorative moulding and 6 floors plus a basement.
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Holy Land USA
Holy Land USA began in 1955 by a Roman Catholic attorney, John Baptist Greco. Forming a volunteer organization called Companions of Christ, John Greco wanted to create a replication of Biblical era scenes in an area for anyone to come and be peaceful. Holy Land USA thrived into the 1960s and 1970s.
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Piedmont Milling Complex
The Piedmont Milling Complex was built and established sometime during the latter 1800's. Thriving as the local flour mill it allegedly provided flour to the confederate troops during the Civil War of the 1860's. This seems false as the decided upon year of construction for this historic building is 1880. The flour mill has been abandoned since the 1950's.
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Jefferson Loft
With full rusted metal doors and small squared rooms like that of holding cells, including 1 which was burned out, the original purpose of this building is unclear. The history is hard to find but the future seems quite clear. Renovations for this building have lasted over 5 years but with the continual revitalization of downtown Lynchburg, someone is bound to buy and transform it into the next restaurant or apartment lofts.
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Medfield Hospital
The Medfield State Hospital was constructed from 1892 until its completion and opening in 1896. Medfield spanned over 900 acres and in its peak had 58 buildings and a patient count of over 2,200. During 2008 the film aShutter Islanda starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo, used Medfield State Hospital as the image of Shutter Islandas Ashecliffe Hospital for the Criminally Insane.
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Ambassador Apartments
The Ambassador Apartments were built in 1928, luxurious and grand as a statement of the times. Established for the upper class initially, with features other places lacked, including excellent views from the top and ornate fireplaces. The 7 story structure continued to thrive until the 1960's, when maintenance of the building became scarce and continued that way until its closure. By 1985 the Ambassador Apartments had been converted into low-income housing for the passed 15 years and when the structural maintenance costs became too expensive to up-keep, it closed.
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Buckner Building
In 1964, only 11 years after its completion the Buckner Building was deemed unsafe and abandoned. Built to withstand bombs but not the massive earthquake that struck Whittier in 1964. Heavily filled with asbestos, the buildings demolition ds not seem to appear on the horizon as demolition costs would be great. Many say that the place is haunted, though that is probably due to the fact the the structure is not only vast and daunting but has been vacant for 50 years.
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Decay of Phelps Road School
The Madison Heights High School was built in the early 1900's. Much of the early history is hard to research but its fate is clear. The school was changed from the Madison Heights High School to Seminole Elementary School sometime after 1955. It was also known as the Phelps Road School because of the road it resided on. The Phelps Road School was abandoned in the 1980's as a result of new elementary schools being built near it.
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Griffith Park Zoo
By the 1950's the Griffith Zoo was considered ugly, under financed and poorly designed even though it drew more than 2 million visitors a year. In 1958, an $8 million budget passed to create a new and better zoo. The Los Angeles Zoo opened just 2 miles away in 1966, 3 months after the closure of the Griffith Zoo. Most of the animals from the Griffith Zoo were transferred over to the new Los Angeles Zoo. The bars and cages were left as ruined reminders of how zoos were and to the memory of the Griffith Zoo.
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Little Breath House
The home is full of deteriorating mattresses, leftover purses, shirts and other home bits strewn through out the 2 story run-down building. The front porch of the uninhabited home collapsed and is decaying along with the rest of the house. It is believed that a house fire in the upstairs bedroom is what caused the initial demise of the home.
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The Coco Palms Resort
The Coco Palms Resort gained massive exposure in the 1961 Elvis Presley movie Blue Hawaii. This movie features increased the clientele at the Coco Palms Resort and business boomed until the 1970 s when the oil energy crisis took place and caused slow business all over the country. The Coco Palms Hotel braved forward and continued to be moderately successful into the 1980 s. When 1992 Hurricane Iniki struck the hotel was damaged and abandoned ever since.
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Ouerbacker Mansion
In 1930 the Ouerbacker house was used as the base of operations of a tax business, the Holland Tax Service. It was in use until around the late 1990 s. Afterwards it seems that the home began to deteriorate and slowly become completely uninhabitable.
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Belle Isle Zoo
The Belle Isle Zoo had been free and open to the public and offered many marine animals in its closing years, such as turtles, frogs, snakes, spiders and fish. With the decline of people returning to the zoo the funds to keep it active did not last and it has since had the marine part of the zoo closed.
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Allied Printers Factories
The site continued to grow from the 1800s and produce a variety of things into the 1970 s but as industry declined the site was fully abandoned in 1980. The site has been a made part of the Great Falls National Park and resides in part of the National Historic Landmark District. There are over 40 decaying structures on the land including some that reside below the ground.
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Georgia State Sanatarium
By the 1960 s there were 12,000 patients of the Georgia State Sanitarium. Due to the increase on the de-institutionalization that was occurring around the United States and the increase of more available hospitals through out the state of Georgia, the patient count began to decrease. In 1974 the Walter Building closed and later the Jones Building. Others were re-purposed and some continued to function for other health and beneficial uses.
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Guayama Molino
The settlement of Guayama was founded in 1736 and by the late 1870 s had 14 sugar plantations of its own. Ingenio Azucarero Vives sugar tower is one of the many that still remain today. In 1976, the sugarcane building was put on the National Register of Historic Places.
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House of Black Doors
Known as the aHome of the Five Black Doorsa due to the fact that 5 of the doors in the house are painted black. The home is complete with a basement and attic and quaint little yard.
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Single Family Home
You can buy this 1.58 acres of land for around $395,000 and with the state of the home on the property it is sure that the house might have to be removed. It is a small residence with only 1 floor and a flooded basement. It was abandoned sometime after 1990.
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The Creeper Church
Abandoned sometime after the turn of the century, every window around the front and sides of this church were removed where stained glass windows may have adorned the outer facade. Formerly having a basement, service floor, upstairs balcony and attic little remains of the interior.
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Colonial Home
There are over 15 windows on the facade alone and there are 2 chimneys. The grand eloquence of this brick colonial style home can still be seen even in its decaying state.
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Farwell Building
Named for the estate of Emmer and Jesse Farwell, the Farwell building was built in 1915 and designed by architect Harrie W. Bonnah. Farwell is a rectangular building with 8 floors and designed in the Chicago School Architectural style. The interior was fashioned with elegance including brass elevator doors, marble walls, and a Tiffany mosaic ceiling. The building has been abandoned since 1984.
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Homowack Lodge - Borscht Belt
The resort resides near the Homowack Creek, where it derives its name. The Homowack Lodge in its prime offerend many things to do such as physical activities like tennis, bowling and swimming. It also offered relaxing things like a theater stage to watch performers, a cocktail lounge and regular lounge. It is in a serious state of decay.
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Caritas Southwood Hospital
The now abandoned Caritas Southwood Hospital began in 1920 with the name Pondville State Hospital. It was a cancer treatment hospital and offered many services. It was part of the Caritas Christi Health Care System, who built a more modern complex in Foxboro and eventually shut the Southwood Hospital down. After its closure in 2003, ideas have surfaced for multiple different redevelopment plans but for environmental concerns, none have come through.
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Enchanted Forest
The Enchanted Forest opened in 1972 as a fairy tale themed village theme park for kids. The park was created by Marcus Jones and Philip Herlle, who wanted something more than just your average tourist destination, so they built the park admist a pond and trees. It began with admission prices at $1.25 for kids and $1.50 for adults. There was a small petting zoo with goats, lambs and more, as well as small amusement rides. It closed in 2005 for financial reasons.
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Buck Hill Falls Inn
The Buck Hill Falls Inn began in the private resort community of Buck Hill Falls as a small wooden hotel with 18 rooms in 1901. It was expanded in 1926 into the large sprawling stone complex seen today. It grew in popularity in the 1980 s and by then had 400 guest rooms, an indoor swimming pool with retractable roof, a dining hall, a formal lobby and an elegant lobby. It also had a massive covered stone porch on the north side with a view of the Pocono mountains. It was even named as one of the top ten conventions centers in the United States in its prime. Unfortunately, the Buck Hill Inn did not last and financial difficulties and other reasons brought the closure of the inn in 1991.
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Victorian Tree House
The Victorian - style Tree House is part of a large complex and former nursery business. It has begun to deteriorate beyond repair since most of the windows were broken out and the weather has gotten in. With vaulted ceilings and decorative wall paper, a kitchen and bedrooms this 3 story miniature house has it all. It is located just at the back of the abandoned house that is near the center of the property.
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Reading Railroad Terminal and Tracks
The idea for the Philadelphia and Reading Terminal Railroad began in 1888. By 1891 it was leased to the Philadelphia and Reading Railway and construction began. In 1893, the Reading Terminal and viaduct were open. The headhouse on the tracks were designed by architect Francis Kimball. The Wilson Brothers and Company engineered the design for the 12 track trainshed. It was the largest single span trainshed constructed then. From Ninth Street Branch to Green Street the tracks were elevated on a 4 tracks of steel viaducts with plate girder spans and fill between concrete and stone retaining walls. Once passing Green Street the tracks descended to street level at Fairmont Avenue.
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Hinchliffe Stadium
The Hinchliffe Stadium was built between 1931 through 1932. It was designed in Art Deco with Mission style themes by the architecture company the Olmsted Brothers. It was done in a large oval fashion with a layout of classical amphitheater style continuous seating. It was established under the persuing efforts of Mayor John Hinchliffe, after which the stadium was named.
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Rogue Elk Hotel
The Rogue Elk Hotel began in 1914. It was designed by architect Charles Power but built by the original owner W. G. McDonald and his brothers. The design is Colonial Revival Style with a mix of Western Stick Style. It is named after the elk creek which flows nearby. The building itself has 10 rooms and 2 bathrooms and furniture that was originally handcrafted by McDonald.
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Dixie Brewery
The Dixie Brewery began in 1907 and was founded by Valentine Merz. At the start of prohibition in 1920 the company temporarily changed their name to the Dixie Beverage Company until ban of alcohol was over. It was the last large volume brewery in the city of New Orleans until hurricane Katrina in 2005. After the flood and the damage had occurred, the brewery was looted and had much of the equipment stolen. In early 2013, the Dixie Brewing Company filed a lawsuit against the demolition of much the factory, saying it was unjustly taken from them but it was over ruled by a federal judge. This will prevent them from being able to return to the original facility that began the Dixie Beer tradition.
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Penn Hills
The Poconos Penn Hills Resort began in 1944 as a local tavern. Soon it grew in popularity and ended up with 500 acres and over 100 rooms. It specialized in honeymoons and romantic vacations and became very popular in the 1960 s. The rooms featured ceiling to ceiling carpet, heart shaped bath tubs and circular beds. It was titled as the aParadise of Pocono Pleasurea and was especially set for romantic excursions.
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Market Street Power
The Market Street Power Plant began in 1905. The plant was later shut down in 1973. It supplied power to the Lower Garden District of New Orleans. Residential development is planned due to lack of overall funding and economic concerns the property sits mostly vacant.
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Hudson Hospital
The Hudson River State Hospital was a psychiatric Hospital that began in 1871. The land was given to the State of New York by the citizens of Dutchess County as a gift. The main buildings on the grounds of the Hudson Hospital were deigned in the Kirkbride plan. It is a designated National Historic Landmark because of its exceeding High Victorian Gothic architecture and was the very first designed in that manor in an American institutional building.
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Tome School for Boys
The Tome School for Boys now lies abandoned but originally began in 1894 and was founded by Jacob Tome. It was a nonsectarian college preparatory school that went from kindergarten through 12th grade. In 1942, the Tome School campus was taken by the Congressional order and approved for such action by Franklin Roosevelt. The campus was then expanded after the government purchase and transformed into the United States Naval Training Center at Bainbridge. The Tome School for Boys relocated to its original buildings back towards main street. The Naval Center was finally deactivated in 1976 though some of the facilities were used by the Department of Labor as a Job Corps Training Center until 1990. Many of the buildings used by the United States Navy were torn down in the 1980s. It has been slowly abandoned and forgotten ever since.
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Ukivok Stilt Village
The Ukivok Stilt Village is named in honor of the Lieutenant James King in 1778. The island was a seasonal winter home to the Inupiat people who called themselves Ukivokmiut, meaning people of the sea. By the time the 1950 s rolled around the Bureau of Indian Affairs closed the school that had been established in Ukivok, forcefully removing the children from King Island to make them go to school in mainland Alaska. All the King Island natives had moved year-round to mainland Alaska by 1970.
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Ano Nuevo Lighthouse Station and Island
A±o Nuevo Island was named by Father Antonio de la Ascension in 1603. Point A±o Nuevo presented a hazard to ships passing along the coast because it had low profile rocks jutting into the sea. With the increase in the shipping industry many wrecks occurred along this coastline. In 1866, a ship named Coya became submerged in a deep fog and hit a reef, it sank quickly with only 3 of the 30 crew members on board to survive. This wreck prompted the call for a lighthouse in the Point A±o Nuevo vicinity.The station was closed in 1948 after the Coast Guard determined that the cost of maintaining the island was too great. A marker buoy with automatic sound, light, and radar reflector replaced the former light and fog signal. It is now a wildlife reserve and access if prohibited.
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Forest Haven
Forest Haven was built in the early 1920 s and opened in 1925. It was located on a 250 acre compound that maintained over 30 buildings. It had on the property a gym, theater, kitchen, educational buildings, hydrotherapy building, housing cottages, maintenance and storage, a hospital building, a basement morgue and more. Originally established with the reputation as a state of the art facility but that reputation quickly declined as lawsuits arose against the school / hospital. Accusations of abuse, neglect, medical testing, theft, and molestation are just a fraction of incidents that occurred at Forest Haven.
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Paul Dever State School
In 1942, the War Department notified the City of Taunton that they would be using over 1,600 acres of land for U.S. Army Camp. It served as a base as well as held German and Italian Prisoners of War during World War II. Camp Myles Standish proved not to be what the War Department was looking for and closed in 1946. Afterwards the State of Massachusetts took it over from the Federal Government and it was turned into the Myles Standish School for the Mentally Retarded. After Governor Paul. A. Dever died in 1958, the school was renamed Paul A. Dever State School in his honor. The entire facility later closed in 2002.
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Sisters of Mercy Riverside Hospital
The Riverside Hospital was opened in 1883 as a home for unwed mothers in North Toledo. Originally under the supervision of the Sisters of Mercy, later it became part of Mercy Health Partners, and the name was changed to Riverside Mercy Hospital sometime after 1983. Riverside Hospital had around 270 beds at the time of its closure in 2002.
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Renwick Ruins Smallpox Hospital
Renwick Hospital opened in 1856 when the area was known as Blackwellas Island. It was often used to house and quarantine the large outbreaks of smallpox that would occur in New York City, most notably due to the arrival of infected immigrants. 100 years later in the 1950s the 100 bed hospital closed when the Maternity and Charity Hospital Training School moved locations. There is an ongoing $4.5 million stabilizing project to help revive the buildings.
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Elkmont Cabins
Elkmont began as a temporary logging camp, and resembled a depression-era shanty town. It had a transient hotel, post office, a commissary, maintenance sheds, and shacks. Thus Elkmont started as the base of operations for the Little River Lumber Company in 1908. By 1910 the company began selling plots of land to people from Knoxville who enjoyed the mountainous areas (they then started the Appalachian Club just a bit south of Elkmont). By 1912, the resort Wonderland Park Hotel had been built. The hotel had 50 rooms and a giant balcony overlooking the valley and the mountains. Soon, the area evolved into a private getaway for Knoxvilleas elite.
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Woodward Presbyterian Church
Woodward Presbyterian was built in 1911 by architect Sidney Badgley. Styled in Gothic Revival as an English Gothic-Style Church. It is trimmed in limestone with a surface of rough rock, it has a large carved-stone entrance facade. The stained glass is ornamental tracery and there are 2 square towers flank the center entrance. On the sides, there are more ornamental stained glass windows that are full height.
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Splendid China Amusement Park
Splendid China was opened in 1993 and cost $100,000,000 to build. It was a sister park to Splendid China in Shenzhen, China. Covering 75 acres it was a miniature park with over 60 replicas, with each piece handcrafted to maintain authenticity. The replicas were modeled at a one tenth scale, the replica of the Great Wall used roughly 7 million 1 inch bricks and stretched half a mile. The Leshan Buddha replica was 4 stories tall. As of 2013, Splendid China is going through demolition and will soon be offering condominiums on this former establishment.
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Packard Automotive Plant
Opened in 1903 the Packard Automotive Plant was booming and believed by some to have been the most modern automobile manufacturing facility. Unfortunately, like most things Detroitas industrial boom became complicated and in 1958 the complex closed. The building was so large it offered operations to other businesses and as storage through the late 1990 s. Other buildings on the outer parts were used through the early 2000 s. Chemical Processing is the last business still using part of the large facility, though it intends to vacate the premises by 2062.
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Ross Island Decayed Lighthouse
The now dilapidated Ross Island Lighthouse consisted of a square wooden tower, 32 feet high, with an attached keeperas home. A fixed catoptric light was shown at a focal plane of 40 feet, and could be seen on a clear day at a distance of 11 miles. In 1963, the Grand Harbour Lighthouse was discontinued when another light was set up at Ingalls Head Breakwater. Futhermore, in 1976, due to the Saros cycle, the Groundhog Day Gale struck the coast and caused significant damage to the lighthouse. Update, in November of 2013, the lighthouse collapsed!
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Thistle Ghost Town
What made Thistle into a ghost town was a massive landslide that occurred in April, 1983. The residents were evacuated as 65,000 acre feet of water backed up and flooded the town. It is stated to have been the most costly landslide in the United States History at a 21st century cost of up to $922 million. The evacuation of Thistle was changed from voluntary to mandatory. By the 18th of April the waterline had reached the rooftops of the 22 homes in Thistle. When the 19th came the entire mountain was moving 2 feet an hour and U.S. Route 6 was buried by 50 feet of dirt. The landslide formed a dam that created a lake 200 feet deep and 3 miles long. Today, Thistle is left with only a few remaining bits of structure and old houses partially submerged in the water around the road.
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Michigan Central Station
The Michigan Central Station was in 1913 and architecturally done in Beaux-Arts Classical style. It was designed by Warren & Wetmore and Reed and Stem firms for $15 million. The 18 story tower of the MCS is at a height of 230 feet. The dilapidated Michigan Central Station has been used a set for a few movies including Transformers, with Shia LaBeouf, and The Island, with Ewan McGregor. It is seen in the films Detropia, Nagoygatsi, Four Brothers, and 8 Mile.
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Black Hills Ordnance Depot
The Black Hills Ordnance Depot was operated by the Ordnance Corps of the United States Army. It was established and built in 1942 to help meet the Armyas increased ordnance needs caused by the Second World War. It was used as a maintenance facility, a munitions storage, and also held Italian Prisoners of War during World War II. The Black Hills Ordnance Depot was closed on June 30, 1967, and abandoned. Igloo, the residential area, was also abandoned. Now-a-days the entire depot is owned privately and off limits to then general public.
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Glenwood Pig Iron Furnace
The Glenwood Furnace now stands vacant and barred off with padlocks. It was originally built in 1853 by Francis T. Anderson. From 1853 to 1865 the furnace was used to heat iron ore, charcoal, and limestone, until it melted the iron and it ran into mounds of moist sand.
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Mickelsen Safeguard Complex
Missile Site Radar was the control of the Safeguard Program established in the 1960 s. Inside its buildings were housed the computers and a phased array radar used to track and ping back at incoming ICBM warheads. The radar building itself is the forlorn Pyramid building that can even be seen from the adjacent road. It is several stories tall. The Stanley R. Mickelsen Safeguard Complex was the only operational anti-ballistic missile system ever deployed by the United States, until the Ground-Based Midcourse Defense system.
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Roosevelt Warehouse
The Public Schools Book Depot was designed by architect Albert Kahn. It is assumed that it was built sometime during or after the 1910 s, though a date I cannot find. The Roosevelt Warehouse was initially used as a post office, but when the post office decided to relocate the Michigan Public Schools bought the building to hold there excess and future school supplies. In 1987 the Roosevelt Warehouse caught on fire, the fire and the water from putting out the fire damaged much of surplus supplies inside as well as some of the building.
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Freestyle Music Park
Freestyle Music Park is the now defunct amusement park of Myrtle Beach. Exploring the old Hard Rock Park sounds great but they did have people on site almost daily, removing items from the park, and at one time supposedly re-vamping for an opening in the 2011 season, which failed.
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Remington Arms Bridgeport Factory
The decaying ammunition plant is believed to be haunted by ghosts and the supernatural. Until the 1980 s it was used by the Remington Arms Gun Manufacturers, then they sold all the East Side Complex to subsequent owners. It was finally entirely abandoned (no where on site was being used) in 2007, though many of the buildings had been out of order for awhile. It has caught on fire from 2008 a 2010 multiple times.
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Waldo Hotel
Construction for the Waldo Hotel began in 1901. Nathan Goff, Jr. had American architect Harrison Albright design the large Waldo Hotel. It was completed in 1904 and had a few advancements in structure including reinforced concrete and being fireproof. The Waldo quickly became the social center of Clarksburg. The interior lobby was grand and decorated with ornate colors of gold and blue. After its decline in use as a hotel it later was allowed as a place of low-income housing. Now it is abandoned.
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Letchworth Village
Letchworth village opened in 1911 and eventually had over 130 buildings on itas 2,362 acres of land. It was classified as a astate institution for the segregation of the epileptic and feeble-mindeda and considered a humane alternative to psychiatric asylums. It was for the mentally and physically disabled ranging from newborns to the elderly.
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Terrible Tilly
Construction began in 1880 and it was complete in 1881, officially being lit on January 21, 1881. During that time it was the most expensive lighthouse built on the west coast. Terrible Tilly was the nickname given to the lighthouse because of the dangerous commute for the keepers and suppliers of the lighthouse. Over the years terrible storms have damaged the lighthouse and in 1957 it was decommissioned.
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Baker Hotel
After construction began in 1925, Theo Baker decided that the hotel must have a swimming pool. It would be the first swimming pool built for a hotel in Texas and it was to be filled with the curing mineral water the town was famous for. The Baker Hotel was to be grander than any outside of a metropolitan area, it would rise 14 stories, have 450 guest rooms, 2 ball rooms, a bowling alley, a gymnasium, and a beauty parlor. It was also to be fully air conditioned, which was a luxury, have valet doors which allowed guest to put their laundry in and have it cleaned without being disturbed, and key lock controls which turned on and off lights and fans when guests entered and left the room.
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New York State Pavillion
The Tent of Tomorrow was designed by architect Philip Johnson and is elliptical in shape. Its concrete piers once supported the largest cable suspension roof in the world. The Observation Towers are 3 concrete pillars with platforms slowly falling into decay without use. They were featured and used in the movie Men in Black, where they were said to be space ships. The tallest tower is 226 feet tall with the other 2 being 160 feet and 85 feet tall.
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Bodie / Geisterstadt

Uzbekistan

Rusted Ships of the Aral Sea
There are several fishing ships and larger vessels that became stranded as the Aral Sea began to diminish ever so quickly from the 1980 s. The once busy fishing industry has dried up and now there are just the remains of what once was.
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VAE

Spielplatz

Venezuela

Underwater Town of Potosi
The town of Potosi was de-established and flooded in 1985 by the Venezuelan government to create a hydrlectric dam. It is known as the Uribante Reservoir used by the Uribante Caparo Hydrlectric Complex. Before the flooding Potosi had around 1,200 inhabitants but they were all told to leave by Carlos Andres Perez, the president at the time. All the people of Potosi relocated and left the colonial church, homes, and town behind. Once flooded the steeple was all that remained visible of the former town. The steeple of the church stood 85 feet tall and is used as the high-water mark for the reservoir.
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Vietnam

gelb

Häuser

Herrenhäuser

Kontrollstation

Botanischer Garten

Park Dong Xanh

Truck

Water Park

Restaurant-/Partyschiffe

Erholungsresort
An manchen Stellen sieht es so aus, als wäre gestern erst abgeschlossen worden, wie z.B. das Restaurant und das Cafe, wenn man aber dann weiter hineinkommt, merkt man das hier schon länger der Ofen aus ist. Die Zimmer (welche zu öffnen waren) komplett leer, an anderen welche verschlossen waren die Fenster voller Ameisen und Fliegen (möchte nicht wissen, was in den Zimmern war), das ehemalige Schwimmbad zerfallen, die Ausflugsboote zerstört oder rosten abseits vor sich hin. Die im Anschlag am Eingang des Areals gezeigte Höhle war leider mit einem massiven Gittertor und Schloss verriegelt.

Freilichttheater
Auf meiner gestrigen Tour noch diese kleine alte Anlegestelle entdeckt. Wird inzwischen nur noch als "Parkplatz" für die nicht genutzten Boote oder der Fischer der Umgebung genutzt. Das "Gebäude" mit den vorgesetzten Sitzmöglichkeiten wirkt wie ein Freilichttheater, konnte den ursprünglichen Sinn leider nicht in Erfahrung bringen. Bilder vom 14.04.2020 22.454843, 105.675012

verlassenes Haus
Hier hat sich die Natur schon einiges zurück geholt

Wasserpark
Aus "Urbex- Adressbuch der vergessenen Orte":
Es war einmal ein kleines Entchen welches neben vielen anderen Teilen in einer grossen Fabrik von den Eltern "Mama Glasfaser" und "Papa Härter" gezeugt wurde. In dieser Fabrik wurde es langsam immer mehr aufgepäppelt, ausgeschmückt und verschönt. Nachdem es dann irgendwann seine volle Grösse und Festigkeit erreicht hatte wurde es einen wunderschönen grossen Wasserpark verkauft. Das Entchen freute sich sehr über seine neue Aufgabe und die vielen Kinder die mit ihm spielten und tobten und verbrachte viele glückliche Jahre in dem Park. Doch irgendwann kamen immer weniger Kinder um mit ihm zu spielen und auch Erwachsenen beachten es immer weniger und vergassen so manches Mal sein Federkleid zu erneuern. So wurde aus dem schönen glücklichen Entlein ein zersaustes trauriges Lebewesen. Doch nicht nur dem Entlein ging es so. Auch die anderen Spielgefährten der Kinder wurden immer unansehnlicher und die Menschen begannen den Park zu meiden und so war das arme Entchen irgendwann mit seinen ganzen Glasfaserkollegen alleine auf weiter Flur. Doch eines Tages hörte das Entchen einen Höllen Lärm und freute sich schon darauf, wieder zu seinen ursprünglichem Glanz zurückzukehren. Doch "Oh Nein", was war das ? Riesige Monster stürmten auf das Gelände und zerstörten alles was ihnen in den Weg kam. Auch das arme Entchen musste übelst Federn lassen und trotz seinem immerwährendem Lächelns, welches sich in viele Kinderherzen verewigt hatte, war es doch von nun an gebrochen und verstand die Welt nicht mehr. Text natürlich frei erfunden. ging mir einfach so in den Kopf, als ich durch diese Trümmerwüste wanderte...

Hotel
Ich weiss jetzt nicht ob man dieses Hotel als Lost bezeichnen soll. Es war laut letzter Google Bewertung zumindest vor 5 Monaten noch als gut bewertet worden, wobei ich mir das beim derzeitigen Zustand irgendwie nicht vorstellen kann und wenn ich die älteren Bewertungen lese, geben die mir recht. Von aussen jedenfalls sieht es noch ganz gut aus, mich hatte nur gewundert, das am 1. Mai hier nichts los war, den ansonsten war im ganzen Ort Hallie Galli. Als ich dann das offen stehende Hotel betrat, war mir klar warum, alle Türen innen zu, manche versiegelt. An den Wänden Stockflecken und Wassereinbrüche. Die Scheiben haben wohl schon seit Ewigkeiten keine Reinigung mehr erfahren und ausser mir und EINEM Handwerker habe ich niemanden in dem ganzen Komplex angetroffen, obwohl ich mich nicht gerade bemüht habe leise zu sein...

alte Herrenhäuser
Diese zwei in der gleichen Strasse stehenden (Hausnummer 18 a und 18 b) alte Herrenhäuser in Tam Dao sind auch auf jedem Plan der Stadt als Sehenswürdigkeit gekennzeichnet, aber kaum jemand schaut sich die Gebäude auch an, da die Tore dazu meist verschlossen sind. Ich hatte das Glück zu dem einen den Hintereingang zu entdecken und machte auf dem Gelände dann noch eine Entdeckung, welche nirgends erwähnt wird. Es befindet sich nämlich ein Bunkerartiger Notausgang bzw. Nottunnel auf dem Gelände. Er ist ziemlich verwinkelt, alle zwei bis drei Meter kommt ein neuer Abzweig. Am Ende steht man dann vor einer alten, verrosteten und versperrten Tür, welche aber zumindest einen Blick ins Freie noch ermöglicht. Das andere Ende (Aussenseite) habe ich allerdings trotz Suche nicht gefunden. Die Häuser an sich sind nich gut erhalten und die Grundstücke werden gepflegt. Aber soweit ich durch manche Fenster sehen konnte, sind sie im inneren leer oder nur noch als Abstellraum genutzt. Bilder vom 04.04.2020 21.453770, 105.646029

verlassenes Wasserwerk
Kleines verlassenes Wasserwerk in Tam Dao. Das Schiebetor war nicht verschlossen und bei der Tür zur Pumpstation steckte der Schlüssel im Vorhängeschloss, wodurch ich auch hier ein paar Bilder machen konnte. Das untere blaue Gebäude (21.456693, 105.648220) war komplett offen und stand stellenweise unter Wasser. Die Absperrventile betätigt wohl keiner mehr

Bungalow
Bei diesem Bungalow dauert es wohl auch nicht mehr all zu lange, bis er endgültig unbewohnbar ist. Momentan wohnt dort noch (legal oder illegal) jemand, der mir auch (leider) über den Weg gelaufen ist. Vom Erscheinungsbild jedenfalls nicht der Besitzer. Bin con hinten über die kleine Mauer ins Gelände, aber auch nur, weil ich vom gegenüberliegenden Lost Place erkannte, das einige Scheiben zu Bruch gegangen sind und es stellenweise sehr verwahrlost aussah. Als ich in dem einen offenen Durchgang eine Tür öffnete schlug mir ein Gestank entgegen, das ich an dieser Stelle verzichtete weiter in das Objekt einzutauchen.... Von den Motiven fand ich allerdings den Spielplatz am interessantesten.

Freizeitpark
Achtung nicht erschrecken an der Bilderflut, aber der Park hat mich so fasziniert, das ich an zwei aufeinanderfolgenden Tagen dort war. Der vordere Haupteingang ist zwar verschlossen gewesen, aber von einer Zubringerstrasse, welche von der rechten Nebenstrasse (wenn man vor dem Haupteingang steht) abgeht, kommt man ohne Probleme hinein. Ich wurde einmal von einem Security angesprochen, doch mit ein wenig Google ssbersetzer,mehrfachem zeigen auf meine Kamera und meinem abgelaufenen Presseausweis, durfte ich mich unbehelligt weiter im Park bewegen. Am ersten Tag relativ spät und da ich hier ungern bei Dunkelheit Motorrad fahre bin ich am nächsten Tage relativ früh nochmals hin. Mit dem zusätzlichen Vorteil, das ich dann den Weg in den Drachenkopf gefunden habe. Der reguläre Aufgang über den 5.ten Stock ist verschlossen und durch Zufall sah ich aber, das der Fahrstuhl auch in den 5.ten Stock führt. Gehe zwar davon aus, das auf dem Schild im Fahrstuhl stand, das das Betreten verboten ist, aber ich konnte es ja nicht lesen :-) Inzwischen habe ich es übersetzt... "BITTE Bewegen Sie sich nicht in den 5.ten Stock DANKE" Hätte ich wohl an Ort und Stelle übersetzen sollen, aber ohne Empfang...." Die Hitze welche sich im Gipfel des GFK Berges staute war jedenfalls extrem und ich war froh als ich die kleine Dachluke endlich geöffnet hatte, auch wenn dort dann die Sonne ungehindert auch mich niederprasselte. Für einen kleinen Ausflug mit der Drohne hat es gereicht. Der Park an sich ist seit September 2019 wegen "Renovierungsarbeiten" geschlossen, steht zumindest so auf einem Schild, welches ich mit Google übersetzt habe, wobei ich ausser zwei Gärtnern und dem Wachpersonal niemand gesehen habe. Strom ist überall vorhanden (siehe im Berg und der Fahrstuhl). Die Bilder sind grob in folgende Rubriken gegliedert: a.) Eingangsbereich b.) Wasserpark c.) Geisterbahn d.) Berg (Aquarium) innen & aussen e.) Fahrgeschäfte f.) Dreamland g) Zoo h) Kunsthandwerk i) Restaurant j) Diverses Bilder vom 08/09-05-2020 20.997813, 105.732272

Austernfarm
Nachdem ich gestern schon über die Strassenseite zu diesem Lost Place wollte (welchen ich vom Hafen aus entdeckt hatte) und dabei von einem Hund attackiert wurde, (an der Strasse steht ein Hinweisschild zum Cafe 5), bin ich heute über die Meeres Seite zu diesem verlassenen Ort spaziert. Ich wusste nicht, worum es sich hier handelt, erst während ich durch die Anlage marschierte und die ganzen Austern sah, war mir klar worauf ich gestossen bin. Das Highlight war allerdings das Labor. Die Zeitung von 2015 lag im Chemieschrank, habe sie zum besseren fotografieren kurz rausgelegt. Ein Chemiestudent hätte hier wohl seine wahre Freude gehabt. Denke, wenn der Platz in Deutschland wäre, würde nichts mehr von den ganzen Utensilien hier herumstehen. Wollte eigentlich dann auch noch im Wohnhaus ein paar Bilder machen, aber als da dann plötzlich ein Hund auftauchte, liess ich es nach meiner gestrigen Erfahrung lieber bleiben. Bilder vom 20.05.20

Fischzuchtanlage
Knapp 200 Meter entfernt von der Austernfarm, ist noch ein Lost Place. Diese geschlossenen Fischzuchtanlage. Das vordere Haupttor ist verschlossen, aber auch hier kommt man ohne Probleme von der Meeres Seite auf das Gelände. Die meisten Türen sind (zu den wohl ehemaligen Büros) sind verschlossen, aber von ein paar "Zuchtanlagen" und kleineren Räumen konnte ich trotzdem ein paar Bilder machen.

Häuser Nationalpark
Auf meiner Motorrad Rundfahrt über Cat Ba bin ich auf diesen alten Zugang gestossen. Neugierig wie ich bin, natürlich durch das Loch gestiegen und dem zugewucherten Trampelpfad gefolgt. Zu meiner ssberraschung kam ich dann im Nationalpark raus. War wohl der ehemalige Zugang dorthin. Nachdem ich die alten verlassenen Häuser fotografiert hatte, bin ich dann allerdings zum regulären Eingang des Parks und habe meinen Obulus dafür entrichtet, ist immerhin auch noch das Eintrittsgeld für die nahe gelegene Höhle dabei. Die angegebenen GPS Daten sind der "freie" alte Zugang. Der reguläre Eintritt für den Nationalpark und die Cave sind rund 3‚ß‚‚‚‚‚¬, also auch nicht die Welt und allein für die Höhle schon das Geld wert.

Circus
Bei meiner Fahrt an den Pier zur Fähre bin ich gerade auf diesen etwas bizarren Circus gestossen. Ziemlich heruntergekommen und die meisten unter den Treppen befindlichen Lagerräume gleichen soweit ich hineinschauen könnte, eher einem Schuttablageplatz. Der Tribünenzugang ist leider verschlossen, so das ich nur durch ein paar Spalte hinein fotografieren konnte. Was jedoch erschreckend war, in einem Raum sind zwei Käfigreihen und in einem ist noch ein Affe gefangen (leider mit Vorhängeschloss gesichert, so wäre er jetzt frei) und im einem ebenfalls offenen !!! Bereich sind noch 5 Krokodile untergebracht... Bilder von 16.05.20

verlassener Park
Um in der verlassenen Park zu gelangen gibt es zwei Möglichkeiten. Früher konnte man die Wachen "bestechen, dies ist zur Zeit jedenfalls nicht mehr Möglich, da darüber nachgedacht wird, den Park wieder zu eröffnen. Für die erste Möglichkeit über den regulären Eingang, heisst es früh am Morgen kommen, da hier ab ungefähr 9 Uhr die Security steht und auch ab und an eine Runde mit dem Roller durch den Park fährt und jeden raus aus dem Park geleitet. (War nix mit freundlichen Worten und Bakschisch) Ich war gegen 7 Uhr im Park und wurde, als ich fast ganz durch war, eben in der Nähe des Eingangs "erwischt". Musste daraufhin zu meinem Moped, welches glücklicherweise mitten im Park stand, so das ich noch ein paar Bilder machen konnte, (hätte sonst direkt am Eingang raus müssen) und sofort raus. Vom Eingang aus zum Drachen ist der Steinpark mit etlichen verschiedenen Skulpturen namhafter vietnamesischer Künstler. Das hat mir natürlich keine Ruhe gelassen und so habe ich mich auf den Weg gemacht um über einen der ehemaligen Ausgänge doch noch einmal in den Park zu gelangen. Und siehe da, der versteckte Eingang ist zwar mit einer Kette und zwei Schlössern gesichert, aber genau daneben kann man durch die Bambushecke (Achtung stachelig) in den Park gelangen und muss nur über eine Steinbrücke und schon steht man vor dem Drachen.
Regulärer Eingang
Versteckter Eingang

weiss

Ägypten

Umm al Huwaytat - ehemalige Bergarbeiterstadt

Baron Empain Palace
The Baron Empain Palace now lies empty, though the lawns are still cared for, much of this grand home has been vandalized and left to deteriorate. Empain Palace was built by Edouard Louis Joseph, Baron Empain, a wealthy Belgian entrepreneur. The palace was designed after the Hindu temples of East India and Cambodia. Construction began in 1907 and was completed in 1911.
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Said Halim Palace
During his time, Said Halim Pasha asked Antonio Lasciac to design him a palace in 1899. The architecture of the Said Halim Palace was grandiose and included Baroque influences with classical arches and much expense with materials imported from Italy. The 19th century palace of Said Halim Pasha was confiscated by the British during World War I, in which Said Halim was sided with the Ottoman a German alliance. It was then transformed in the Al-Nassiriyah Secondary School for Boys. The backyard gardens and marble fountains and trees would later be removed with apartment buildings put up on the former spot. It is now derelict and abandoned but plans and ideas for restoration are on the rise!
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