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More Time at Middletown State Homeopathic Hospital
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The Spirit of Rochester
Abandoned on the Genesee River {Pictorial}


Walpack, New Jersey Ghost Town
Tocks Island Dam

On the way back to Western New York, a quick abandoned stop that has long been on my bucket list. Though I cannot even recall how or when I learned of an abandoned observatory near the grounds of the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, a landmark of passing on Read more…


Returning to the Abandoned King Zogโ€™s Estate
Syosset, New York

As promised a few years ago, a visit to King Zog’s estate in the barren winter. Thwarted at two previous visits, I finally saw the ruins of these ruins, formerly the Knollwood Estate. It was purchased by the exiled ruler of Albania, King Zog, in 1951. But King Zog, who Read more…


The Holiday Spirit Underground ๐ŸŽ„
Rochester’s Abandoned Subway Tunnel {Pictorial}


Rolling Hills Asylum
East Bethany, New York

A quick drive from Rochester is Rolling Hills Asylum, formerly The Genesee County Poor Farm and now a haunted attraction. I took the self-guided tour and was lucky enough to be the only visitor who showed up! To follow are some of my favorite shots of the day…


Abandoned, Temporarily
Sylvan Beach Amusement Park

Ok, so this amusement park isn’t abandoned per se, but it is vacated for the winter season… shut down and stripped of its colorful cars… and exuding the same eerie energy. I captured the vacant color close to dusk on a brisk autumn day. The structures seemed to pang for Read more…


Austin Dam Memorial Park &
Bayless Paper Mill Ruins

Austin Dam Memorial Park In all its spectacular color, and in spite of the persistent rain, we went to see the sights at Austin Dam Memorial Park in Austin, Pennsylvania. The ruins of the dam are in it of itself cause for a stop in… but in autumn, the surrounding Read more…


A Quick Stop at the Allegany County Poorhouse

It is now my birthday weekend, so that means I call all the shots. So on the way south to our cabin accommodations, I wanted some decay. Since Allegany County Poorhouse is along the way, we stopped in. This is an epic room of newspapers that is completely wide open Read more…


Autumn in Letchworth Village {Pictorial}

On the way home, I had to hit another sprawling abandoned campus, missing their proximity dearly. I stopped at Letchworth Village in Rockland County. The foliage was gorgeous.


Back at Kings Park Psychiatric Center

Of all the places I miss in the New York City area, it is the Kings Park Psychiatric Center that hits most. Such a massive campus of decay, I chose the Quads. Desolate and sounding like a rain-powered xylophone, I spent some time in its halls once again. As always, Read more…


I Spy With My Little Eye…
Abandoned Freight Trains

I have likely said this before… but I’ll say it again. Discovering a place to explore by happenstance is always very exciting. I drove by some railroad tracks and did my usual (lifted my feet and made a wish. But in the corner of my eye, the colorful view of Read more…


Abandoned New Jersey Transit Trains {Pictorial}


Abandoned in Remote Nevada, Part 2

Do you sometimes wind up crawling under barbed wire to an abandoned hot springs resort on your vacations? If yes, then we may be able to travel well together. To follow, a very brief stop because: fear of a lone gunman on a horse in the distance. It may be Read more…


Abandoned in Remote Nevada, Part 1

The best abandoned places are the ones you find along the way, the ones you seize the opportunity to visit–in a split second from 70 mph to 0 to out of the car. Currant, Nevada is one such place: a motel, restaurant and bar sitting still waiting for me. Here Read more…


I’m Not In Kansas Anymore…
the Wayne County Fair {Pictorial}


Abandoned School
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania


Union Pond Mill
Manchester, Connecticut

This textile mill was constructed in the early 1900’s. Now it offers some views of glorious decay.


Abandoned Bowling Alley
Albany, New York

On the way back to the Brooklyn area, a quick stop off my to-do list… heading over to an abandoned bowling alley before there is nothing much left. The alleys were completely ripped up, stacked haphazardly about the floor. Stray pins, balls and bowling shoes occasionally illuminated by my flashlight, Read more…


At Low Tide
Staten Island Boat Graveyard

The Witte Marine Equipment Company was once the only marine salvage yard in New York City. But they could not dismantle and resell crafts as quickly as all kinds of industries were dumping them off. The result, a variety of historic ships still sit on what is now known as Read more…


Abandoned Sand Plant Silos
Toms River, New Jersey {Pictorial}


Abandoned Movie Theater
Sayreville, New Jersey

On a recent trip back from the Jersey Shore to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn by way of the Outerbridge, this location caught my eye. An “eyesore” for many is pleasing to mine… a dilapidated multiplex, covered in plywood, tagged and overgrown with weeds. Ah, such things lure me in, boggle my Read more…


Alleghany County Poorhouse

I would call the place a mess but it seems that even back in 1864 a county physician called it “rotten and filthy.” Still it persisted in some form until the 1960’s. Since then it lay on this land abandoned, a dumping site for many–which makes its allure multifaceted. Here Read more…


Beach House
Abandoned in the Sand


Staten Island Water Tower

After some errands in New Jersey, by way of Staten Island, I did what I usually do when I have to come through. I hit Pastosa in Eltingville for vegan ravioli and I found something to take pictures of. I had put this water tower on my list of things Read more…


Into the Desert Wilderness๐ŸŒต
Wheel of Misfortunate
Henderson, Nevada

11 years after street artist Aware snuck into in an abandoned mine to create the Wheel of Misfortune, a 250-foot wide Vegas-inspired wheel of fortune… complete with colorful segments containing dollar values (all $000) as well as “Lose A Job,” “Lose A Home,” “Lose All Hope,” “Bank Owned” and “Bankrob”… Read more…