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Author30 Must-Read Urban Ghosts articles of 2012
The coming year is set to be an exciting one for Urban Ghosts. As we move into 2013, we wanted to take a quick look back at a selection of articles that helped make 2012 our best year so far.
Edinburgh’s Melville Bar set to Reopen Soon?
The Melville Bar in Edinburgh’s West End has been closed for several months, conspicuous by its silence alongside two other thriving pubs, Bert’s Bar and Teuchters. But is it set to reopen?
Plates from Passchendaele (Third Battle of Ypres)
I wasn’t expecting to find battle-hardened antiques lying around my parents’ kitchen, but this year I finally discovered that the metal plates they use to keep food warm were present at the Battle of Passchendaele.
5 Top Links of the Week (Part 4)
The latest edition of our popular weekly link round-up features abandoned aquariums, paintings by a young Adolph Hitler, cathedrals of junk and more.
The Train Graveyard of the Atacama Desert (Pics)
Arguably one of the world’s most spectacular railway cemeteries, the train graveyard outside the Bolivian city of Uyuni has become a major tourist attraction over the years.
How US Flight 1549 finally “Arrived” in Charlotte
On January 15, 2009, Captain “Sully” Sullenberger successfully ditched US Airways Flight 1549 on the Hudson River. Three years later, it finally “arrived” at its destination of Charlotte, North Carolina. Find out how…
The Colourful Fishing Boats of India’s Konkan Coast amid an impending Monsoon
Wikipedia’s picture of the day for December 12, 2012 features the colourful fishing boats of Anjarle village on the Konkan Coast of Maharashtra, India.
The Temple: Victorian Toilet transformed into a Quirky Bar (Manchester, UK)
We’re big fans of adaptive reuse at Urban Ghosts and The Temple – a converted gentleman’s toilet from the Victorian-era – at 100 Great Bridgewater Street, Manchester, is a fine example.
Interview with Urban Explorer phill.d
Urban Ghosts is thrilled to have spoken to British urban explorer Phill.d, who has spent the last six years documenting many of northern England’s most endangered, historic and forgotten structures.
Abandoned Aviation Museum lingers amid Redevelopment of Moscow’s Khodynka Aerodrome
This aircraft graveyard in Moscow stands on what used to be Khodynka Aerodrome, a newly redeveloped area of the city where rusting Soviet relics contrast with modern Russia.
Plaque on a Gate Post marks former Entrance to a Forgotten Isolation Hospital
Surrounding a 1960s housing estate in the Lodge Moor area of Sheffield is a wall that clearly dates to an earlier time. Its original purpose is revealed by a brass plaque on a stone gate post that reads…
Jeff Friesen’s ‘Ghost Train’ puts a Twist on the Canadian Railway Journey Epic
In his “Ghost Train” project, photographer Jeff Friesen recreates scenes from the epic Canadian transcontinental railway journey, but with a twist. Find out more!
Viral Video: Brazil Ghost Prank is Truly Terrifying
This video shows people in an elevator confronted with the horrifying spectre of a ghostly child holding a doll, who lets out a terrifying scream that sends them into a panic.
Believe it or Not, this is a Church!
Briefly mentioned in our previous article 7 of the World’s most Overgrown Churches, this odd structure consumed by foliage is actually the remains of the parish church of St Remigius.
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