In April 1986 a meltdown at the nuclear plant in Chornobyl caused a widespread disaster. Whole towns and cities were evacuated including the town of …
My very first experience with fantastical architecture had to be from fairy tales. I used to get lost in the illustrations rather than the stories themselves. Fairy tales illustrations must have …
Crumbling, abandoned American mental asylums from the early 20th century—like the one in One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest—aren’t places most of us would want to hang out. Photographer Jeremy Harris, on the other hand, has been going out of his way to explore and document their spooky ruins for almost 10 years. “I just […]
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Although they look unsightly or scary in some ways, abandoned places tend to have a beauty unique to them that has been polished over time. To truly stop and appreciate small things means to understand what might have happened there and the reasons why the place was set aside. Mansions, cinemas, castles, theaters, pieces of incredible architecture design, and even abandoned ships in the seas are part of an endless photo series, taken by visual artist Kim Zier.
I would like to thank imagecatcher 66 for inspiring me to find this place with her photographs. After dropping my wife off near the St. Louis airport last Friday I made made my way across the river to Alton Illinois where this mansion is. I got there within an hour and the storm was coming and getting dark. While I was photographing this the tornado warning sirens were going off in town. What I didn't know until later that St. louis on the other side of the river was being hit by a tornado and many houses were destroyed and a roof torn off a terminal at the airport! I made my way north after Alton and escaped the storm mostly and seen mammatus clouds.. That was a crazy day. McPike Mansion was built in 1869 by Henry McPike who was the mayor. It has been abandoned since the 50's. It is being slowly restored by the owners. www.mcpikemansion.com. This house is famous for being haunted with up to 11 ghosts. Its been on several T.V. shows and been investigated by numerous paranormal groups who have found the hauntings to be authentic. www.rodneyharveyphotography.com/
Es difícil pensar en un lugar abandonado como algo bello, como un rincón que nos gustaría visitar, pero todo depende de los ojos con que se mire. Todd
An old empty ice box in an abandoned house. Whole Store and more details: https://www.paisajesverticales.com/en/aerial-image-bank/
-Denis Fontaine Abandoned Estate in Finland (The Main House) (click link below to see it, and please thumb up :) ► https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZsBp6xo-E0 Please thumb up the video, and...
Old abandoned houses tell a story. Even if the story is not documented in history, each abandoned home gives us a glimpse into a life once lived.
