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« on: November 17, 2011, 11:54:32 am » |
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Yesterday I had a course about a calculation programme. The teacher mentioned a website he made about abandoned places. Old factory's, old ghost towns, abandoned buildings. Chronologically it's somewhere bitween Steampunk and Dieselpunk, but worth a look: www.abandoned-places.com |
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Herr Döktor
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« Reply #1 on: November 17, 2011, 12:16:46 pm » |
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One of my favorite places on the internet, he's had a couple of exhibitions of his pictures and a very nice book done, please pass on my appreciation should you see him again!  |
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« Reply #2 on: November 17, 2011, 11:11:28 pm » |
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Great site that. There was another i used to visit, had shots of an abandoned island city off Japan anyone know what im talking about?
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« Reply #3 on: November 18, 2011, 12:54:10 am » |
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« Reply #4 on: November 18, 2011, 04:18:16 am » |
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Abandoned places are one of my odd fascinations - the more decrepit and haunted looking, the better. My favorites are asylums, particularly when there are creepy gadgets and machinery lying amidst the rubble. I can't help but be morbidly drawn to pictures like those of the Lier Sykehus. I really enjoyed the recent Life Without People series on the History Channel, much of which was filmed at various abandoned sites around the world to see what effects nature would have on civilization without human influence. Interesting site - the design looks cool but the persons running it should continue improving the functionality  . I found it hard to navigate and gave up searching around it after just a few frustrating minutes - and I'm very interested in the subject matter! |
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« Reply #5 on: November 18, 2011, 08:48:27 am » |
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Abandonment and the like, check out the urbex00rs at |
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« Reply #6 on: November 18, 2011, 09:37:00 am » |
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pictures of places like this, brings back memories of my childhood. I used to explore several abandoned buildings with some of my friends. Back then we didn't have camera's with us. The knowledge of doing something illegal was enough thrills for us.
Most urban exploring sites mention that what you are doing is trespassing, in most cases. I'd say, no closed fence or closed door is an invitation to enter. With a good telelens or a way to come close to the object, without entering the building, you can get nice pictures as well.
When I think of it, there are a few abandoned buildings near where I live. Thing is, the places I'm thinking of are in plain sight, along a buisy road. So unseen entering would be a risk. I guess I'll just take pictures from the outside.
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« Reply #7 on: November 18, 2011, 12:23:50 pm » |
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that is a beautiful website. One of my highlights of the past year was finally getting to visit Spreepark Plaenterwald in Berlin, an abandoned fairground. I'd seen so many photos of it over the years but was never quite brave enough to trespass when in a foreign country, however this year they started to conduct photographic tours of the site. The tour was all in German of course but we were given free reign to take as many photos as we liked, even clambering over the rides within reason, as long as we didn't stray too far from the guides. Some photos from the website here: http://www.berliner-spreepark.de/fotos_fototour.phpand my own (on facebook, sorry, can't find them on my LJ blog at the mo!) https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150383289073179.410003.633373178&type=1&l=81f27898db |
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« Reply #8 on: November 20, 2011, 12:13:23 am » |
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No idea where this is -obviously somes evil lair! |
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« Reply #9 on: November 20, 2011, 07:08:33 pm » |
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No idea where this is -obviously somes evil lair! Oh, you've found me. Hmm, it reminds me I have to mow the roof.  |
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« Reply #11 on: November 21, 2011, 09:32:02 pm » |
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28days later is my favourite too. Hmmmmmm, I wouldn't put 28gayslater as a fave!! I do lurk over "there", but more to keep an eye on the "opposition". There is another well known forum I post on, a few years ago "Teh Paw of Aufroitee" told the urbex00rs to stop posting on his forum and form their own!! (as far as I'm concerned its water under the bridge, pm me for more details of exactly what I'm on about if you have an interest in underground, bunkers, mines etc!) |
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« Reply #12 on: November 22, 2011, 06:15:53 pm » |
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Greensteam-nope,don't see anything of value there  That must be sooooo tempting,I mean,to ask how much one would want for this and that. |
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« Reply #13 on: December 05, 2011, 11:42:31 pm » |
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Just watched the tv programme The Great British Property Scandal,
it had some great streets of housing totallly unused. all over the country.
Lots of rows of terraced housing and some great ones!
We are a couple looking for somewhere to live, and i just want to say we are happy to do diy and upkeep on a house in exchange for a peppercorn rent...
.i like the stuff the Empty Shops Network is doing, and have looked at being a property guardian but would really like more than 2 weeks notice to leave...all ideas and offers considered. Thankyou.
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« Reply #14 on: December 17, 2011, 01:02:23 am » |
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 This is the old Nike missile site overlooking Anchorage that I used to fly folks up to in the 80s. It was pretty open for hikers pre-9/11. |
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« Reply #15 on: December 17, 2011, 03:36:40 pm » |
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Berlin, Teufelsberg Radar Station:   It used to be a NSA listening station, during the Cold War. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teufelsberg#Listening_station |
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« Reply #16 on: December 19, 2011, 08:28:59 am » |
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Living in a dence populated country, it's hard to find abandoned places. Mostly it's an abandoned house but only abandoned for a couple of months. Old army depos are usually fenced and guarded. Pre-WW2 buildings are rare and most of them are reused or renovated. I did find a small abandoned place nearby, but it's hard to make a "abandoned" picture. Populated area is always in the background. I remembered an old lock close to where I live. Hasn't been used due to a detour of the canal back in the seventies. I went there this weekend and guess what? They are replacing it with a nice shiny new one.  |
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« Reply #17 on: December 19, 2011, 10:16:38 am » |
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Living in a dence populated country, it's hard to find abandoned places. Mostly it's an abandoned house but only abandoned for a couple of months. Old army depos are usually fenced and guarded. Pre-WW2 buildings are rare and most of them are reused or renovated. I did find a small abandoned place nearby, but it's hard to make a "abandoned" picture. Populated area is always in the background. I remembered an old lock close to where I live. Hasn't been used due to a detour of the canal back in the seventies. I went there this weekend and guess what? They are replacing it with a nice shiny new one. You'd be amazed at the number of abandoned places that just hide out in plain sight. here are some links to my URBEX pics on Flickr http://www.flickr.com/photos/dervish99/sets/72157626675848724/http://www.flickr.com/photos/dervish99/sets/72157625990359718/http://www.flickr.com/photos/dervish99/sets/72157625864893659/ |
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« Reply #18 on: December 22, 2011, 06:29:41 pm » |
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Living in a dence populated country, it's hard to find abandoned places. Mostly it's an abandoned house but only abandoned for a couple of months. Old army depos are usually fenced and guarded. Pre-WW2 buildings are rare and most of them are reused or renovated. I did find a small abandoned place nearby, but it's hard to make a "abandoned" picture. Populated area is always in the background. I remembered an old lock close to where I live. Hasn't been used due to a detour of the canal back in the seventies. I went there this weekend and guess what? They are replacing it with a nice shiny new one. I realize that it is a country away but what all is left of the Maginot Line?  Which country or area has the most abandoned places? Locally we have some old gold mining structures left but Juneau is hardly in the running for most ruins.   Old hospital. Apparently the old Mt. Roberts mine has more miles of abandoned tunnels than we have paved roads in Juneau. Plenty of old places to explore here.  |
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« Reply #19 on: December 23, 2011, 01:32:02 pm » |
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« Reply #20 on: January 15, 2012, 01:48:58 pm » |
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This is a website about old abandoned factories by Frank Gómez: Unfortunately most of the web is not available in English (only Spanish and Catalan). |
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« Reply #21 on: January 15, 2012, 03:45:14 pm » |
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This is a website about old abandoned factories by Frank Gómez: Unfortunately most of the web is not available in English (only Spanish and Catalan). The website is easy to use. To bad the pictures are not that big. |
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« Reply #22 on: January 15, 2012, 09:01:22 pm » |
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This is a website about old abandoned factories by Frank Gómez: Unfortunately most of the web is not available in English (only Spanish and Catalan). The website is easy to use. To bad the pictures are not that big. In his blog ( http://www.passatindustrial.blogspot.com/) pictures are bigger.I was lucky to see them in a projector |
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« Reply #23 on: January 15, 2012, 11:46:33 pm » |
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There was similar thread in one Finnish messageboard about month ago and i really liked this photo set from abandoned mansion built in 190 years ago. http://kotisivu.surffi.net/~pvola/since1822/since.htmlI don't know the direct location, but it's probably somewhere in South-Finland. I remember one comment from that messageboard, that somebody have already purchased that place and started to repairing it, so i don't know what it looks like in nowadays, but those pictures are taken maybe about five years ago. |
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« Reply #24 on: January 16, 2012, 09:58:27 am » |
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There was similar thread in one Finnish messageboard about month ago and i really liked this photo set from abandoned mansion built in 190 years ago. http://kotisivu.surffi.net/~pvola/since1822/since.htmlI don't know the direct location, but it's probably somewhere in South-Finland. I remember one comment from that messageboard, that somebody have already purchased that place and started to repairing it, so i don't know what it looks like in nowadays, but those pictures are taken maybe about five years ago. I think here I'll find my new wallpaper |
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