April 2012
Monthly Archives(Sub) Urban Exploration: A Closer Examination of the Abandoned Helensburgh Railway Station
In this article, we delve deeper into the abandoned and heavily overgrown Helensburgh railway station in New South Wales, Australia.
Giethoorn: Where the Streets Have No Name – Because There Aren’t Any!
The Dutch village of Giethoorn is known as Venice of the Netherlands because it has no streets, using a network of canals for transportation.
Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre: Figures Carved from Discarded Objects Recount Stories of Life & Death
It’s hard to find a better way of describing the bizarre work of Sharmanka Kinetic Theatre than in the words of the artists themselves…
Upcycled Pallets Provide Instant, DIY Bike Rack
Treehugger said it was the simplest DIY product they’d ever reported on – a bike rack adapted from two simple wooden pallets.
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 8): Underground Cities, Urban Exploration, Adaptive Reuse & More
This week’s link round-up covers urban exploration and abandoned buildings, urban art and adaptive reuse, Beijing’s Underground City and more.
Múli: A Living Ghost Town in the Faroe Islands
Despite serving as home to four remaining residents and a summer holiday destination for former locals, the living ghost town of Múli has been abandoned since 2002.
Abandoned: Helensburgh Railway Station Hidden Amid Decades of Greenery & Plant Life
Hidden virtually out of sight in a deep cutting and teeming with plant life, this former railway station at Helensburgh, New South Wales, has been abandoned since 1915.
Then & Now: The Deterioration of Abandoned St. Agnes’ Church in Detroit
This conjoined image underscores the relatively short space of time necessary for an abandoned building to decay once it’s no longer maintained.
5 Pillars of the Abandoned World: Fallen Institutions, Lost Industry & More
As time has moved on and science progressed, many great institutions have fallen into disuse. Explore these 5 Pillars of the Abandoned World.
The Mummies of Guanajuato: A Mexican Museum for the Morbidly Curious
The Mexican city of Guanajuato is home to the macabre Mummies’ Museum, an offbeat tourist destination featuring the preserved remains of 19th century locals who died of cholera.
Tomb Adapted as Home in Cairo’s City of the Dead
On the plus side it’s sturdy, ready-made and relatively decorative. But this extreme example of adaptive reuse, situated in Cairo’s impressive City of the Dead, was never intended for the living.
Praça Cantão: Favela Painting Set to Span Entire Neighbourhood in Rio de Janeiro
In the Santa Marta slum of Rio de Janeiro, an art project called Praça Cantão has transformed a run-down town square into a vibrant display of colours.
Seattle’s Stunning Blue Trees Highlight Global Deforestation Issues
Located in downtown Seattle, these stunning “blue trees” have been coloured with a water-based environmentally-friendly pigment to draw public attention to deforestation.
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part 7)
Check out our latest link round-up featuring urban exploration, abandoned insane asylums, transformers recycled from scrap, subterranean sewers, urbex photography, urban art and more.
Urban Explorer Creates Ghostly Images in Abandoned Buildings
Urbex images are visually compelling in their own right, but French urban explorer Bousure has gone a step further, adding ghostly figures to his photographs of an abandoned mansion.
