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Daily Java (Photography)
08 December 2009 @ 07:22 am
Abandoned military complex, Norway
08 December 2009 @ 05:51 am
I don't know what this used to be...
07 December 2009 @ 10:12 pm
Enchanted Forest and Thistle Mill
I took a trip up to Elicott City early on Saturday morning. The weather and the hour made it a perfect time for exploring. We hardly saw a soul! Unfortunately, the rain also got the camera lens wet and messed up the quality of the photos. I hope you'll enjoy them anyway!
Our first stop was to Enchanted Forest, an abandoned nursery-rhyme themed amusement park. My dad actually visited this park as a kid, so he got a kick out of seeing it in its current state. These photos are all courtesy of a talented friend who wishes to remain anonymous.
We had to enter by climbing up a wooden fence. We did not realize thee was an unlocked gate until we left.
This was a storage room right by an entrance to the park. I'm not entirely sure of its purpose.
This is the gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel. It comes complete with a cage and oven for restraining and cooking small children!
What a beautiful family . . .
Inside the castle. I'm disappointed I don't have any more photos of the castle.
The main desk.
Our next stop was to the Seminary above the Patapsco River.
You think these steps are bad? That was only the beginning of the hill. And when we got to the top, we found that the site has been entirely demolished.
While on the road to the Seminary, we stumbled across Thistle Mill by complete accident. I wasn't even aware that it was the same mill Thehoodwatch had explored a few months ago until I searched extensively online for it. According to my dad, a local who grew up a few miles away, this used to be a paper mill. Beyond that, I know hardly anything about it.
We headed across the tracks to the mill . . .
When I got into this room, my jaw literally dropped. It was really one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. This was my first visit to a true abandoned factory, and it was stunning. The symettry and the lighted made it absolutely awe-inspiring.
The collapsing roof had a hard time keeping the rain out.
I've got to wonder how this got here.
There were a ton of tires around the mill. Maybe the river washed them up here?
You can't tell, but when we stepped outside again, snow had begun to fall.
Our first stop was to Enchanted Forest, an abandoned nursery-rhyme themed amusement park. My dad actually visited this park as a kid, so he got a kick out of seeing it in its current state. These photos are all courtesy of a talented friend who wishes to remain anonymous.
We had to enter by climbing up a wooden fence. We did not realize thee was an unlocked gate until we left.
This was a storage room right by an entrance to the park. I'm not entirely sure of its purpose.
This is the gingerbread house from Hansel and Gretel. It comes complete with a cage and oven for restraining and cooking small children!
What a beautiful family . . .
Inside the castle. I'm disappointed I don't have any more photos of the castle.
The main desk.
Our next stop was to the Seminary above the Patapsco River.
You think these steps are bad? That was only the beginning of the hill. And when we got to the top, we found that the site has been entirely demolished.
While on the road to the Seminary, we stumbled across Thistle Mill by complete accident. I wasn't even aware that it was the same mill Thehoodwatch had explored a few months ago until I searched extensively online for it. According to my dad, a local who grew up a few miles away, this used to be a paper mill. Beyond that, I know hardly anything about it.
We headed across the tracks to the mill . . .
When I got into this room, my jaw literally dropped. It was really one of the most beautiful things I've ever seen. This was my first visit to a true abandoned factory, and it was stunning. The symettry and the lighted made it absolutely awe-inspiring.
The collapsing roof had a hard time keeping the rain out.
I've got to wonder how this got here.
There were a ton of tires around the mill. Maybe the river washed them up here?
You can't tell, but when we stepped outside again, snow had begun to fall.
07 December 2009 @ 03:26 pm
Abandoned Church
07 December 2009 @ 03:36 am
Abandoned train station in Abkhazia
07 December 2009 @ 03:06 am
Question...
Hello group.
I have a question to ask all of you...
There are some places I wish to post here, however I do not wish to disclose their names.
All the historical information will be included and factual, but I would like to use an alias.
Additionally, if I make a post in which I am using an alias, I will state it up-front.
My reasoning for this is that I recently made an entry about a location
(not on here, on my myspace page)
which was taken and posted to an "Urban Explorers" website.
The location was then ransacked...
The entry has since been removed from the site, but the damage is done.
I now feel guilty to have brought such damage to this place I wrote about.
A place, which until I photographed it, sat safely and quietly in the woods.
My feeling are that if I'm doing a dis-service to the location, then what I am doing is counter-productive.
I wish to share these places out of respect to them, and the history they represent.
Most, if not all, of you here treat these places with a high regard.
This is made obvious by the passion in which you all write, be it as a post or comment.
I greatly enjoy the feeling of "community" here, and hope my inquiry does not offend anyone...
Just wanted input. If it is a problem I will simply not post the locations.
Also, I forgot to post this image with my Bennett School entry.
Which is a shame, because it's my favourite exterior shot...
I have a question to ask all of you...
There are some places I wish to post here, however I do not wish to disclose their names.
All the historical information will be included and factual, but I would like to use an alias.
Additionally, if I make a post in which I am using an alias, I will state it up-front.
My reasoning for this is that I recently made an entry about a location
(not on here, on my myspace page)
which was taken and posted to an "Urban Explorers" website.
The location was then ransacked...
The entry has since been removed from the site, but the damage is done.
I now feel guilty to have brought such damage to this place I wrote about.
A place, which until I photographed it, sat safely and quietly in the woods.
My feeling are that if I'm doing a dis-service to the location, then what I am doing is counter-productive.
I wish to share these places out of respect to them, and the history they represent.
Most, if not all, of you here treat these places with a high regard.
This is made obvious by the passion in which you all write, be it as a post or comment.
I greatly enjoy the feeling of "community" here, and hope my inquiry does not offend anyone...
Just wanted input. If it is a problem I will simply not post the locations.
Also, I forgot to post this image with my Bennett School entry.
Which is a shame, because it's my favourite exterior shot...
07 December 2009 @ 01:35 am
abandonedplaces @ 2009-12-06T21:41:00
These pictures were taken just outside of Trona, CA. Trona is a tiny desert town 30 miles northeast of Ridgecrest.. pretty much in the middle of nowhere. The road to Trona is narrow and riddled with potholes and deserted, which definitely sets a certain mood for the trip. Trona itself is mostly abandoned. This trip was actually a split-second decision made as the sun was setting so we (myself, ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif)
inneedofescape, and her boyfriend who also took pictures) didn't get a lot of exploration time but we did take some pictures of a "neighborhood" right on the outskirts.. basically two houses that were inhabited (but barely looked it..) surrounded by abandoned houses. I joked that the natives would run out and chase us off with rifles but all they did was wave to us from their houses while a huge dog watched us from a makeshift chickenwire-fenced yard.
Prior to us coming here, we had made a day of exploring a nearby abandoned prison in Boron.. pictures of that trip will be posted tomorrow maybe.
The neighborhood
Floor tile.. I thought it was too charming!
Searles dry lake bed in the background. This picture does not do the area justice.. it's quite beautiful in a strange, desolate way.
An old Jeep radio! I have two Jeeps (one old..one new) so this made me happy!
An old, rusted.....something
Moving on to the next house...but then my batteries died!
After reloading new batteries.. we wandered to check out a nearby shed
One of the factories in Trona.
inneedofescape, and her boyfriend who also took pictures) didn't get a lot of exploration time but we did take some pictures of a "neighborhood" right on the outskirts.. basically two houses that were inhabited (but barely looked it..) surrounded by abandoned houses. I joked that the natives would run out and chase us off with rifles but all they did was wave to us from their houses while a huge dog watched us from a makeshift chickenwire-fenced yard.Prior to us coming here, we had made a day of exploring a nearby abandoned prison in Boron.. pictures of that trip will be posted tomorrow maybe.
The neighborhood
Floor tile.. I thought it was too charming!
Searles dry lake bed in the background. This picture does not do the area justice.. it's quite beautiful in a strange, desolate way.
An old Jeep radio! I have two Jeeps (one old..one new) so this made me happy!
An old, rusted.....something
Moving on to the next house...but then my batteries died!
After reloading new batteries.. we wandered to check out a nearby shed
One of the factories in Trona.
06 December 2009 @ 11:02 pm
The Death of Transfiguration
We stopped by Philadelphia's "Church of the Transfiguration of Our Lord" to photograph the progress of the demolition. Some loyal viewers may remember this place from a couple sets I posted up last summer.
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06 December 2009 @ 12:45 am
Abandoned House in South Carolina
I drove by this house every day for a week while pet-sitting for a co-worker, I finally had to stop and take pictures of it. It was right next to a fire station, which on one hand made me nervous about getting caught, but on the other hand made me feel safer about being in this abandoned place... Anyway nothing happened. The place is actually for sale, has a sign and everything. Talk about a fixer-upper.
Check out the bricks falling off the chimney:
The whole porch and front walk were covered in these brambles. I was wearing sandals and got a whole crop of tiny thorns in my toes.
Another shot of the brambles. See that blue thing on the doorknob? The house had a security system. Which is why I didn't even step onto the porch, much less try to get inside.
I couldn't stop staring at this fan. The whole house seemed so depressed.
What first caught my eye from the road: This astonishingly sad flag-banner thing. If they were hoping to attract buyers with this, they should have given up three or four years ago.
The back porch. Looks like maybe they kept some kind of pet there?
The side door. Someone needs to tell the bramble vines about the security system.
I got pics of another place right down the road from this, a house that apparently burned. I'll post that later, along with the Tale of the Red Bugs. Peace and happy house hunting!
Check out the bricks falling off the chimney:
The whole porch and front walk were covered in these brambles. I was wearing sandals and got a whole crop of tiny thorns in my toes.
Another shot of the brambles. See that blue thing on the doorknob? The house had a security system. Which is why I didn't even step onto the porch, much less try to get inside.
I couldn't stop staring at this fan. The whole house seemed so depressed.
What first caught my eye from the road: This astonishingly sad flag-banner thing. If they were hoping to attract buyers with this, they should have given up three or four years ago.
The back porch. Looks like maybe they kept some kind of pet there?
The side door. Someone needs to tell the bramble vines about the security system.
I got pics of another place right down the road from this, a house that apparently burned. I'll post that later, along with the Tale of the Red Bugs. Peace and happy house hunting!
05 December 2009 @ 04:01 pm
instant film from the victory building
It's been so long since i've posted here. There have been a lot of new explorers in my area and it's made it really dangerous to do it. (not to mention cleveland has been pretty rough lately)
I finally scanned in some of the instants I took last time I was at the victory building.
These supplement my last post on this place: here.
Also, I finally got around to making my mini-web housing all my explorations, over at ruined-nation, so if you've missed some of the locations i've been to previously, you can check them all out there in the galleries section- there were also some places i never posted here. :)
I finally scanned in some of the instants I took last time I was at the victory building.
These supplement my last post on this place: here.
Also, I finally got around to making my mini-web housing all my explorations, over at ruined-nation, so if you've missed some of the locations i've been to previously, you can check them all out there in the galleries section- there were also some places i never posted here. :)
05 December 2009 @ 05:08 am
abandonedplaces @ 2009-12-05T03:23:00
While on StumbleUpon, I found this site, serving a portion of the site called "100 Abandoned Houses." The fifteen below the cut are only a few in Detroit, Michigan. According to the site, Detroit, once a city of almost 2 million, has since lost over half its population over the last 60 years.
