When you get in the abandoned camp any special feeling is created.

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LA Zoo - 2008

This buildibg is located in one of the Kiev parks. It is sealed and obviously wasn't entered for at least several years.

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2) Bold all the items you’ve eaten.
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1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartare
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi
15. Hot dog from a street cart
16. Epoisses (a pungent unpasturised French cheese.)
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
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Went out to Ste. Elizabeth on Sunday with a friend.We explored what was left of the town which was a Catholic Mission up until 1950.Only three abandoned houses and the fully restored church remain.

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Rancho Palos Verdes House #1

fynoda and I wandered along the coast road. Our intent was to drive past the remains of Marineland of the Pacific and then find the wreck of the SS Dominator, which went aground off Whites Point. We never made it there. Instead we found two victims of the Portuguese Bend Slide area. Like the area around the Sunken City (San Pedro), the land is meeting the sea somewhat faster than the residents appreciate. In Los Angeles, one of the most expensive areas in the county is by the Pacific Ocean. The better the view, the higher the value. We were in million dollar territory. The slides have reduced the value of this and a second home we found.



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Rancho Palos Verdes House #1

fynoda and I wandered along the coast road. Our intent was to drive past the remains of Marineland of the Pacific and then find the wreck of the SS Dominator, which went aground off Whites Point. We never made it there. Instead we found two victims of the Portuguese Bend Slide area. Like the area around the Sunken City (San Pedro), the land is meeting the sea somewhat faster than the residents appreciate. In Los Angeles, one of the most expensive areas in the county is by the Pacific Ocean. The better the view, the higher the value. We were in million dollar territory. The slides have reduced the value of this and a second home we found.



( Slip sliding away [20 behind the cut] )

Rancho Palos Verdes House #1

fynoda and I wandered along the coast road. Our intent was to drive past the remains of Marineland of the Pacific and then find the wreck of the SS Dominator, which went aground off Whites Point. We never made it there. Instead we found two victims of the Portuguese Bend Slide area. Like the area around the Sunken City (San Pedro), the land is meeting the sea somewhat faster than the residents appreciate. In Los Angeles, one of the most expensive areas in the county is by the Pacific Ocean. The better the view, the higher the value. We were in million dollar territory. The slides have reduced the value of this and a second home we found.



( Slip sliding away [20 behind the cut] )

Abandoned Boathouse
Pittsfield MA

Supposedly Finnish pill-box, built in 20th-30th. Located in Leningradskaya oblast' (near Saint Petersburg ), around Vaskelovo village. I suppose this pillbox might be part of the front row of Finnish defense line ( Mannerheim's line)



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Conejo Gardens - 2008

If you're in the Chicago area, head to the Chicago Cultural Center (78 E Washington St) for a great showcase of Stephen Wilkes' Ellis Island photos. 2 galleries of large, vibrant prints.

I happened to stumble upon it yesterday =)

I went for a walk in the woods near a a relatives' house... I only had my little camera


 

and alittle bit farther down the trail was this...

   




Have a great week everyone!

I took a tour of the Historic Charleston Jail House last night, thought people would get a kick out of this one.
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Hi there. Long time lurker, first time poster.

I've long been fascinated with buildings in various sorts of decay.
The reclaiming of nature and entropy.

And while I've been taking these photos for years, I've never really shared them.

Which is just silly.

So, with minimal preamble, here's the first of many from a couple years ago.

An abandoned putt putt golf place in the city.




( Fridays are family nights, with 2 for 1 golf ball buckets )

Last week I went down to San Diego to visit a friend and she told me about this awesome city that was almost totally abandoned. We drive around 3 hours through the mountains and the desert to get to this completely unreal place, Salton City. According to Wikipedia, it was designed in the 1950's as a resort community, but the increasing salinity and pollution of the Salton Sea doomed it from the start, since the City was centered around the Marina. Still, a few people linger, from what I've seen most people live in run down houses and mobile homes.

I suggest you check out the google map of the area. First look at the map view to see all that was planned for the city, then switch to satellite to see how little of it is actually inhabited.

Anyways, here's some photos. I'm only an amateur, so sorry if they're not spectacular. I'd say they're worth a glance through though: