March 25, 2023
March 11, 2023
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…
February 24, 2023
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…
February 23, 2023
It’s hard to get anywhere on Route 66 because there is so much abandonment that pulls me over. Even what isn’t abandoned looks abandoned, weather-worn and time-loved… crispy and texturous. To follow, some stray decay along the way.
With several exploration fails, I was happy to peep Fort Courage standing tall from Interstate-40. Braving the harsh temperatures and whipping winds, I made the most of my short stop. Currently for sale, this large collection of structures may soon have new life. Or it may not. Such is one Read more…
February 21, 2023
Growing up in the 80’s Lisa Frank stickers were the creme de la creme of my sticker book pages. Sticker books, for you young people, were places to show off how your cool taste and cred. So when I learned that the Lisa Frank headquarters sit abandoned in Tucson, Arizona–and Read more…
February 20, 2023
The ruins of the Yuma Territorial Prison is within a historical state park. Opened in 1876, the prison held 3,040 male and 29 female “outlaws” of the west during its closing in 1909. The park’s museum contains artifacts, many made by prisoners who were given free time for creating beautiful Read more…
February 19, 2023
Traveling Route 66 you’ll see evidence of its faded glory–in physical form. The construction of Interstate 40 made it impossible to travel its entirety; it bypassed some of Route 66’s stops leaving them suspended in a dead road, leaving their roadside stops left to decay. To follow, some of that Read more…
February 12, 2023
Another quick attempt at understanding how to work my drone! Like the previous test, this one also had some pretty terrible crashes. In the end we got the drone up to see the Cobbs Hill Water Towers, which was the goal. To follow, some shots from the ground and in Read more…
February 4, 2023
January 28, 2023
This visit to Staten Island’s Farm Colony we were taken aback by the clear walkways to all the structures, tagged trees, caution taped paths and overall feeling that the reliably accessible site might have an expiration date… eventually. Development of the site has been abuzz for several years, however this Read more…
Dropped in on Middletown State Hospital’s Vocational Center on a snowy Monday. It is in a sorry state, with many rooms having deep puddles and loud downpours of precipitation flowing from the roof. Let us look while it is still here… There are like 3 pool tables in this room Read more…
January 15, 2023
In I go… The mushroom house in collapse Winter is a great time to explore. Vocational Center I visited the first time The characteristic Sleighton stonework Inside the Education Center Lovely murals Higher learning The “@” wall “What is Right Is Not Always Easy” At the Gym Trying to look Read more…
After some additional recon, I was finally back at the Sleighton Farm School in Glen Mills, Pennsylvania. My first visit a couple years back was just a small taste of the decaying sprawl of the reform school for juvenile delinquent girls. We wanted badly to find the campus’s church, but Read more…
December 11, 2022
Why hadn’t I been to the New York Transit Museum before?! With its amazing collection of vintage train cars, complete with era-appropriate advertisements, I was in heaven. The purpose of my visit was to get some shots from my Dad. He has always been into trains; his Dad worked on Read more…
December 4, 2022
Long overdue, another visit to Kings Park Psychiatric Center! I’m happy to report on some new interiors as access points continue to change. Building 90: Business Office & Personnel Office Though I have been inside these connected structures, this was a first venture to the upper floor. The hallways were Read more…
October 29, 2022
Needing a little ‘me time,’ I looked forward to running away and getting in an abandoned site as my birthday extended into another weekend’s events. It was a mission that I was very excited for… finding another abandoned Poconos resort, the one with the champagne tub. I had a good Read more…
October 2, 2022
Because I had no luck finding my intended destination, I headed back to Summit Resort–another abandoned honeymoon resort I had visited back in February. I wanted to see if there were any structures besides the rooms… larger communal structures. But It seems that is what the huge pile of debris Read more…
The Poconos has several active and abandoned honeymoon resorts that continue to draw me in. Today, a roadside stop at a resort with a pretty colorful history, the abandoned Birchwood Resort. Once known as “the honeymoon capital of the world,” Pennsylvania’s Poconos region offered lovebirds expansive resorts to celebrate their Read more…
September 27, 2022
With a quick trip to Rochester, here are some outtakes. Starting with this great meal from Red Fern–their Oktober Fest Special: Vegan bratwurst with sauerkraut, apple-raisin chutney & creamy mustard mayo on a Pretzel Roll with a side of German potato salad. Very yum. Goodbye, NYC. Almost there after a Read more…
August 30, 2022
I had a very specific goal when I headed to Greycourt Prison/Camp Laguardia in Chester, New York. I wanted to see more of it since my last visit was so quick and get a general sense if access points were consistent or not. The path I had walked on my Read more…
These decaying buildings are all that remain of the area’s aviation production history. The area produced thousands of fighter planes from 1939 to 1965. Most of the space has since been converted into strip malls.
August 23, 2022
Inside Barcelona’s Parc Collserola, the ruins of Casino de l’Arrabassada lay decaying in the woods. It was once a luxury hotel. Its 1899 property was expanded in 1911 to include a casino and amusement park. But when the governor banned gambling, the site grew neglected until its ultimate closing in Read more…
El Castillo Torre Salvana has stood in Santa Coloma de Cervelló, Spain for over 1,000 years. That’s one thousand. It was once occupied by the Cervelló family who once ruled the area. But during the Catalan Civil War of 1224, the castle was besieged and the inhabitants were brutally executed. Read more…
August 12, 2022
Often, an abandoned building tells a story. But I am not all too clear what this one is saying. There were personal belongings littering what looked like a storefront and perhaps upstairs dining and lodging. Or it’s just been a dumping ground… a rather large trash receptacle. Whatever it may Read more…