Pete Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 If not for a smoked hard drive, I'd have some pics of the best preserved ghost town in Fl. I'm planning on going back and shooting in the next few weeks. Here's some pics I shot in Southern Italy in 2010. A Greco Roman ruin... Paestum Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheGoodBits Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 So I wasn't surprised to see this bumped today but figured it would have been because of this: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/fukushima-google-street-view_n_2971098.html Google maps street view of the roads through Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster area, abandoned two years ago after the earthquake without ever being cleaned up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 That abandoned amusement park in ren's link was creepy as hell. Good stuff. There used to be a show on either Natgeo, Discovery, or The History channel, about what many of the major cities around the world would look like, hundreds of years after humans just vanished without a trace. Pretty awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skin'emAlive Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 China has alot of these types of places. Most of which are never talked about. This is Lingshui; a mostly abandoned town in the north east of China. It was mostly burned down by the Japanese during the Sino wars: Stray/wild dogs are everywhere These walls are all that are left after everything was burned to the ground. old home Old school yard and medical ward Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Huge nerd of Asian affairs so thanks for posting the Japanese and North Korean pics. Will have to take a look. Two abandoned places stand out when I think about them: the abandoned park in New Orleans and the abandoned cities in China. New Orleans Six Flags park was closed after Katrina. The damage was so bad that they never bothered to fix it. The park was abandoned after that. It's very eerie to look at pictures of the place, especially the marquee. "Park closed for storm." The second is the abandoned cities in China which I saw on 60 minutes a few weeks ago. There's a lot of building in China, but no one is going to any of the buildings. There are just abandoned cities, abandoned theme parks, abandoned homes. It's eerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fan since a Fetus Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 That abandoned amusement park in ren's link was creepy as hell. Good stuff. There used to be a show on either Natgeo, Discovery, or The History channel, about what many of the major cities around the world would look like, hundreds of years after humans just vanished without a trace. Pretty awesome. Nara Dreamland. Here is a website that discusses a man's trip there to take pictures while sneaking around and hiding from the guard. http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2010/09/nara-dreamland-japans-last-abandoned-theme-park/ Here is the video in that same blog if anyone is interested: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Nara Dreamland. Here is a website that discusses a man's trip there to take pictures while sneaking around and hiding from the guard. http://www.michaeljohngrist.com/2010/09/nara-dreamland-japans-last-abandoned-theme-park/Here is the video in that same blog if anyone is interested: That's awesome. Really nice pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissance Posted March 29, 2013 Share Posted March 29, 2013 Huge nerd of Asian affairs so thanks for posting the Japanese and North Korean pics. Will have to take a look. Two abandoned places stand out when I think about them: the abandoned park in New Orleans and the abandoned cities in China. New Orleans Six Flags park was closed after Katrina. The damage was so bad that they never bothered to fix it. The park was abandoned after that. It's very eerie to look at pictures of the place, especially the marquee. "Park closed for storm." http://blog.al.com/press-register-sports/2009/08/medium_sixflags2.jpg The second is the abandoned cities in China which I saw on 60 minutes a few weeks ago. There's a lot of building in China, but no one is going to any of the buildings. There are just abandoned cities, abandoned theme parks, abandoned homes. It's eerie. I remember seeing the park from the road when I was driving to the city a couple months after Katrina. Combined with the number of abandoned cars still sitting along the road, it was a really eerie scene. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pjfootballer Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 That abandoned amusement park in ren's link was creepy as hell. Good stuff. There used to be a show on either Natgeo, Discovery, or The History channel, about what many of the major cities around the world would look like, hundreds of years after humans just vanished without a trace. Pretty awesome. Life After People. That was an awesome series with some pretty cool CG. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Sisko Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Here's a good site with a bunch of these: http://www.fallout-ue.com/locations/ Did anyone else notice that a lot of the buildings seem to be abandoned mental hospitals? Probably a commentary on deinstitutionalization and the lack of resources we provide for mental health. I grew up in FL and go there relatively frequently to visit family and I had no idea splendid China even existed. I'll definitely have to try to check that out one day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Did anyone else notice that a lot of the buildings seem to be abandoned mental hospitals? Probably a commentary on deinstitutionalization and the lack of resources we provide for mental health.I grew up in FL and go there relatively frequently to visit family and I had no idea splendid China even existed. I'll definitely have to try to check that out one day. According to Wiki, it was being torn down in 2011. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 So I wasn't surprised to see this bumped today but figured it would have been because of this:http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/28/fukushima-google-street-view_n_2971098.html Google maps street view of the roads through Japan's Fukushima nuclear disaster area, abandoned two years ago after the earthquake without ever being cleaned up. I remember watching Rock Center when Richard Engel went to an abandoned Fukushima town...basically the cows ran all over the city. It was eerie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted April 14, 2013 Share Posted April 14, 2013 Been really interested lately in hidden cities. I listen to a radio show, and the host has recently begun urban exploring through NYC. He actually went to the top of the Chrysler building, inside the spire. Normally people aren't allowed there, but there's no signs at all that tell you it's off limits. It's kind of cool. There are a lot of hidden parts of cities which are pretty interesting. Also, these guys "illegally" climbed the Pyramids. You can be thrown in 3 years in jail for that. http://gawker.com/5992398/the-unbelievable-photos-taken-by-the-crazy-russians-who-illegally-climbed-egypts-great-pyramid Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bang Posted October 12, 2013 Share Posted October 12, 2013 http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/10/adventures-of-a-serial-trespasser/100604/ Adventures of a serial trespasser. Some neat stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MEANDWARF Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 This is not my picture, but I was there on a field trip for Nursing School. Place was very creepy. Another Pix of one of the old buildings of Medgeville State Mental Hospital. The newer parts of the hospital are up to todays standards, Thank God. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted October 13, 2013 Share Posted October 13, 2013 After reading up on Centralia, PA last year, I've thought about maybe going out there and taking pics. Fortunately I'm not crazy enough to actually go through with it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
f_trizzy Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 Inspired by a link I saw on weather.com for abandoned hotels and resorts... 2 resorts in the Poconos Penn Hills Resort and the Unity House (White Pines) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chew Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 You guys might wanna check out this guy on Youtube, TheUnknownCameraMan https://www.youtube.com/user/TheUnknownCameraman/videos?view=0&flow=grid He travels all over the northeast exploring abandoned buildings. Some of his vids are better than others, but definitely cool to watch. He's got at least 40-50 uploads. His intro music is boss too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dfitzo53 Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 http://www.theatlantic.com/infocus/2013/10/adventures-of-a-serial-trespasser/100604/ Adventures of a serial trespasser. Some neat stuff. [pic of a dude up on a skyscraper] I get the willies just looking at that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grego Posted March 7, 2014 Share Posted March 7, 2014 According to Wiki, it was being torn down in 2011. as of last summer, it was still there. well, at least most of what you could see from the outside, which isnt much. funny story. i love pics of abandoned places. i had seen pics of splendid china a couple of years ago. kinda forgot about it. a month or so later, i went down to kissimmee for vacation with my family. we had rented a house and were a little early and couldnt get in the house yet, so i stopped the car to let the dogs out. i'm walking down the road, look to my left and see the back side of this: i said 'holy crap! splendid china!. i also stayed in a nearby neighborhood last year and, now that i think about it, i think this building may have been at least partly torn down. i really wanted to go inside to check it out, but ive seen security guards or someone parked in the old entrance. heres a great site where you can see birds eye views of what it looks like now. http://www.thethemeparkguy.com/park/splendid-china-florida/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ixcuincle Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 It's amazing how many Olympic venues are abandoned The ones in Sarajevo and Berlin as well as those from as recent as Beijing are abandoned http://www.distractify.com/culture/sports/haunting-images-of-abandoned-olympic-venues/ Creepy The big Birds Nest stadium they used for the Opening ceremonies in Beijing is now pretty much a tourist attraction, since they don't use it for any sporting events that much. It's amazing they're still able to generate so much off an abandoned stadium. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HogNose Posted March 8, 2014 Share Posted March 8, 2014 Here's a cool Facebook page that has gotten some press lately.....Abandoned in Virginia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
China Posted July 7, 2014 Share Posted July 7, 2014 They're bulldozing a fifth of Detroit No more ruin porn? Bad news for fans of ruin porn: Detroit is hoping to rid itself of its unique collection of dilapidated buildings and elegantly rubbish-strewn abandoned lots, and all within the next five years. In May, a group ominously titled the “Detroit Blight Removal Task Force” released a report claiming that around 22 per cent of the city’s properties were “blighted” – vacant, damaged or considered dangerous. They also found that, of the 84,000 properties owned by public entities, just over 5,000 were occupied by squatters, making the city of Detroit, the report’s authors noted, “a very large and inadvertent landlord”. Click on the link for the full article Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted November 8, 2014 Share Posted November 8, 2014 This state,(for that matter just here in town),is full of all kinds of abandoned building and ghost towns. We went on a trip to Great Basin then to Utah,(which has its own share of the same things),and on the way back managed to go by some of the abandoned structures and one ghost town. Right outside of Ely,there's about 8 or so old structures. 100+ years old. We pulled on to a dirt road and walked up to them,(they border someone's house and land). Wasn't until I googled some stuff when we got back that I found out we were wandering around the remnants of a place called Lane City. The original settlement for Ely. It's not super spectacular or anything,but still kind of cool. Been having a blast taking pics of all of the old,falling apart barns and cabins around the area. Definitely am going up to Virginia City to take some pics up there of some of the old mine structures before they tear them all down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PCS Posted December 1, 2014 Share Posted December 1, 2014 Few more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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