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

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

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:

Abandoned Olympic Venues Around the Globe

Revisit the derelict venues of Olympics past.

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

 

[Lumens]

Found on BBC news... Abandoned mines in Wales.

Wales’ Indiana Jones searching for lost mines in hills

Wooden crates still packed with dynamite sticks and even graves have been among his discoveries.

www.bbc.co.uk

It's always interesting to see people explore abandoned places but when you have somebody knowledgeable doing it it's even better.

Youtube channel:

https://youtube.com/@LostMines?si=EIHJdBjxydLUb0iJ