(Image: Kenny Holston, cc-nd-3.0; featured on Environmental Graffiti)

Welcome to the opening of Urban Ghosts’ second weekly link round-up series detailing the best of our friends, partners and sites we like.  While most articles will be timely that week, others will be older stories that are still relevant, fun and well worth viewing.  Let’s begin!

Ruin Lust: Our Love Affair With Decaying Buildings (The Guardian)

7 Most Incredible Tank Graveyards on Earth (Environmental Graffiti)

Discovering Historic Pittsburgh (Jonathon Denson)

Transit Advocates Oppose QueensWay Park (NY Daily News)

Recycled Art: 66 Masterpieces Made from Junk (Hongkiat)

When Old Soda Cans Blossom into Beautiful Flowers (Environmental Graffiti)

Repurposed Building: Green Design will Save World (inhabitat)

Recycled Art – Eco Friendly Art Made from Recycled Materials (RecycledArt)