The Thread of Abandoned Places

[Allegra]

The abandoned places in abundance:

Rust Paradise - Ghost Buildings | ARTE in English

 

[Perpetual Man]

Brilliant, thanks Allegra!

 

[Anthoney]

I saw a few stories about this a few years ago.

 

[Dave]

Everywhere I go now, I'm looking for these just because of this thread.

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Edit: Sorry, the Gallery had to be removed, and I can't remember what that picture was now (I have so many).

 

[AlexH]

I entered a couple of abandoned place photos in this month's photo challenge: https://www.sffchronicles.com/threads/572442/

I can't post them here as it's against the contest rules.

 

[Lumens]

Lana Sator has explored abandoned places for years, in Russia and eastern Europe mainly.

Заброшенные здания, бомбоубежища, военные объекты, мёртвая техника

Urban exploration in Russia and somewhere else

lana-sator.livejournal.com

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Run a google translate on her site, there is a wealth of great pictures and info there.

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

This reminded me of an article I read a few years ago about an abandoned tourist resort, Varosha on Cyprus

Varosha: The abandoned tourist resort

Varosha is the booming Cyprus tourist resort abandoned after the events of 1974 - now former residents dream of turning it into an eco-city.

www.bbc.co.uk

Searching for it led me to this website

Skyscanner | Find the cheapest flights fast: save time, save money!

Compare millions of flights, as well as car hire and hotels worldwide - for free! Skyscanner is the travel search site for savvy travellers.

www.skyscanner.net

And this rather apt site for this thread

Abandoned Places Map

abandonedplacesmap.com

 

[AlexH]

This former car showroom is one of the most post-apocalyptic places I've visited. I loved the rust against the greys.

 

[Allegra]

Amazing documentary:

There are quite a few episodes under the same title on youtube.

 

[Allegra]

Life finds a way: when nature reclaims abandoned places | BBC Science Focus Magazine

What happens to a human environment when all the people leave? Nature takes it back.

www.sciencefocus.com

 

[AlexH]

Life finds a way: when nature reclaims abandoned places | BBC Science Focus Magazine

What happens to a human environment when all the people leave? Nature takes it back.

www.sciencefocus.com

I was due to visit Houtouwan (the overgrown village in China) in 2018, but the weather forecast was bad, and there was no guarantee I would've got a boat back to Shanghai in time for my flight. If it wasn't for the flight, I would've gone. Hopefully some other time. I did wander around a small abandoned guesthouse village in the mountains later in the trip.

 

[Dave]

I liked these from an old brewery.

 

[Don]

Henry Hintermeister hosts a ton of abandoned barns on flicker.

 

[AlexH]

I've been sorting through some old photos recently. Here's the entrance to Camelot Theme Park, recently demolished:

 

[Extollager]

Olympics sites that have become ruins:

Athens from Abandoned Olympic Venues Around the Globe

A view of the disused Olympic softball stadium in Athens, June 11, 2012. After the games there in 2004, the village was used as a worker housing project. Eight years later, many of the venues remained abandoned or rarely used.

abcnews.go.com

 

[Lumens]

Some stunning pictures in this short feature:

The friends who explore abandoned buildings

Alex, Alistair and Theo are among a community of "urban explorers" who document the history of decaying structures.

www.bbc.co.uk

Their website:

UrbandonedTeam

Urbandoned aims to locate and capture on the most fascinating derelict sites through documentary style videos and photographic reports.

www.urbandonedteam.com

 

[BAYLOR]

I've been sorting through some old photos recently. Here's the entrance to Camelot Theme Park, recently demolished:
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Fixed up and, as is, would have made an intriguing residential development.

 

[Montero]

I've been sorting through some old photos recently. Here's the entrance to Camelot Theme Park, recently demolished:

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Puts me strongly in mind of the opening of Murakashi's "Spirited Away"

 

[M. Robert Gibson]

I've been watching the series Abandoned Engineering. There are some truly fantastic places
Like this once hidden underground city Vardzia

Vardzia - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org