Verdun Waterfront (East Side)
Took a stroll along the waterfront a few weeks ago. The beach is going to be built behind the Auditorium so I though that would be a good starting point. […]
Category Archives: Abandoned
Metaphors for Abandonment: Exploring Urban Ruins
Excellent article posted at Archaeology and Material Culture. An astounding number of web pages document abandoned materiality, encompassing a broad range of architectural spaces including asylums, bowling alleys, industrial sites, […]
29 Abandoned Music Halls, Ballrooms, Theatres and Movie Palaces
Photo: Detroit Urbex Story
David Byrne’s Journal: 09.23.10: Don’t Forget the Motor City
David Byrne’s Journal: 09.23.10: Don’t Forget the Motor City. I’m here in Detroit to participate in a film directed by Paolo Sorrentino (Il Divo). The other day we performed the […]
The Abandoned Palace On Beekman Street
Fascinating photo essay about a building in Manhattan that has been empty for a decade, with some sections closed off as far back as the 1940’s. NOTICE: Well, folks, it […]
Abandoned Factory On Canal
Took this shot around 1982. it was located on the north side of the canal west of the Malt Plant. You can see the crane building condos there a few […]
Spreepark, Berlin
Have to admit to having a weakness for abandoned amusement parks. There is just something so profoundly surreal about them and the eerie feeling that you have been there! Spreepark […]
Kristyn Vinkour
Manteno State Hospital was a mental asylum in Manteno, Illinois. It was open from 1930 to 1985. It was a Kirkbride institution. Since it’s closure many people have explored the […]
Terrain A Vendre
Or Land For Sale. Former 2M Ressources glass recycling plant land. Not sure who would want to buy that especially if they know that they will be surrounded by a […]
Buckminster Fuller
From Wikipedia: Richard Buckminster “Bucky” Fuller (July 12, 1895 – July 1, 1983)[1] was an American architect, author, designer, futurist, inventor, poet and visionary. He was the second president of […]
Caprisol
I know someone who says that she checks the Transport Quebec web cams to see if there is a train on the back track at Turcot. Excellent idea. And you […]
Abandoned Couch
How did it get there? A blog about Abandoned Couches. The inevitable Flickr abandoned couches pool. Blue-Star abandoned couch gallery. Couch Potatoes.
Abandoned Roller Coaster In Japan
Speaking of fog, this is one of my all time favorite photographs. It can be found on this page along with a bunch of other nice shots. Here are some […]
The Rail Yards
Impressive site in lower Manhattan that is to be redeveloped. The Friends of The High Line have started a blog to trace the process. The High Line is an abandoned […]
the_redbird
And you can catch the_redbird’s Flickr page here.
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