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Abandoned Windsor Wax Building – Then and Now
The abandoned Windsor Wax Building has been a landmark of Hoboken, New Jersey since the company was established in 1923 by Leo Fleischmann, a chemist, explorer and adventurer.
6 Incredible Abandoned Gateways to the World
“Gateways to the World” can have many meanings. In this article we explore six incredible abandonments that contributed to the progress of our society before fading into obscurity.
Military Aircraft Graveyard at Burgas Airport in Bulgaria
Abandoned planes and aircraft graveyards are popular subjects of urbex photography. This rusting Cold War collection, at Burgas Airport, is a hangover from Bulgaria’s membership of the Warsaw Pact.
Recycled Tube Trains Serve as Artists’ Studios in London
Standing on Great Eastern Street in London, a glance several metres above eye level with reveal two recycled Tube trains, now the sustainable studios of Village Underground.
Cold Warning: The Abandoned Radar Stations of the Arctic Circle
The Arctic’s proximity to the Soviet Union made Alaska, Canada and Greenland ideal locations for Cold War early warning radar stations – some now hauntingly abandoned.
Pete Dungey’s Pothole Gardens Highlight Poor State of Britain’s Roads
Oxford-based guerrilla gardener Pete Dungey creates pothole gardens to highlight the extensive problem of surface imperfections on Britain’s roads.
Confined Places: The History of High Royds Insane Asylum
Well known to British urban explorers, High Royds Insane Asylum first opened in 1888 and operated as psychiatric hospital for more than a century until its final closure in 2003.
The Doors of Dublin: A Colourful Paddy’s Day Tale
Around St. Patrick’s Day 1970 a poster appeared in the window of the Irish Tourism offices in New York City that was destined to become one of Ireland’s most iconic modern images – “The Doors of Dublin”.
8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part Three)
This installment of our weekly link round-up takes us to dank prison cells, dark mines, abandoned asylums and strange urban art installations. Enjoy!
Half-Finished Buildings at Idaho’s Tamarak Resort
This slightly haunting cluster of buildings isn’t your average ghost town or abandoned village. In fact, Tamarak Resort in Idaho had never been inhabited when these photos were taken.
Tiny Worlds: The Stunning Model Buildings of Takanori Aiba
These amazing “bonsai buildings” are the brainchild of Takanori Aiba, who designed them based on his experience of working as an art director for architectural spaces.
The “O”: An Alternative Means of Exploring Abandoned Railway Lines
The “O”, an innovative pedal-powered vehicle by Davide Bonanni, enables people to explore abandoned railways without requiring their tracks to be removed first.
Another Overgrown Church at the Heart of a Lost Village in England
The abandoned church of St Felix is all that’s left of Babingley, one of Norfolk’s lost villages. Little more than an ivy-clad shell, the abandoned building has a mysterious history.
A School Bus – Transformed into a Bus Shelter!
This recycled art installation in Athens, Georgia is at once ironic, humourous and functional – a retired school bus transformed into a bus shelter, incorporating the seats of an Atlanta city bus.
‘Bug Mansion’ Constructed from Recycled Pallets, Bricks and Carpet
This unusual pile of discarded building materials at the disused West Grinstead railway station in England is actually a ‘bug mansion’ inhabited by beetles, spiders and butterflies.
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