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.
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‘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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The Nature of Reclamation: 5 Plants that Grow in Abandoned Buildings
From ruined churches consumed by greenery to abandoned houses hidden behind years of foliage, nature quickly begins to take over when man moves out of a building.
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The Striking Remains of Eastmoor Community Home
The former site of the Eastmoor Community Home in Leeds has sat abandoned for nine years to date, littered with debris from its many uses over the years.
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Promenade Plantée: Paris’ Popular Urban Green Space Transformed from Abandoned Railway
We’ve explored New York City’s High Line in earlier articles, but the Promenade Plantée in Paris is a new find for Urban Ghosts – despite it predating the High Line by almost 20 years!
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8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part Two)
The next installment of our weekly link round-up from friends, partners and the sites we admire covers an array of oddities from the ancient to the modern world.
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Haddo House: The Eerie Abandoned Mansion of Inverkeithny
Deep in the forests of Aberdeenshire, Scotland, this abandoned mansion, known as Haddo House, looks like it wouldn’t be out of place in a horror film.
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Two-Wheeled Urban Adventures: Abney Park Cemetery
Abney Park Cemetery was considered a pioneering project for its time and was the first cemetery in Europe to also serve as an arboretum.
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Detroit’s Heidelberg Project: Empowering Communities through Recycled Art
For 25 years, the Heidelberg Project has transformed two rundown blocks in Detroit into a recycled art installation, empowering communities to save forgotten neighbourhoods.
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8 Awesome Links of the Week (Part One)
Welcome to the opening of Urban Ghosts’ second weekly link round-up series detailing the best of our friends, partners and sites we like.
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Jonathon Denson’s Guide to Historic (and Abandoned) Pittsburgh
Jonathon Denson’s excellent website doesn’t just document Pittsburgh’s historic abandoned buildings. It also offers tips on how to buy and restore abandoned houses.
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A Final Glimpse Inside Kirkcaldy’s Last Historic Linoleum Factory
During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, Kirkcaldy was the world’s leading linoleum producer. Now, its most historic factory looks set for demolition.
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The Amazing Mould-Covered Urbex Art of Daniele Del Nero
Using black paper, flour and layers of mould, Daniele Del Nero has created miniature versions of forgotten houses which look every bit as haunting as their real-life counterparts.
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House in the Clouds: The Creative Transformation of Thorpeness Water Tower
From the time of its construction in 1923, the Thorpeness water tower in Suffolk was destined to become a residence – both in appearance and eventual reuse.
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Top 10 Links of the Week (Part 20): Abandoned Asylums, Airplane Graveyards, Urban Art & More
In Part 20 of our weekly link round-up, we’ll explore incredible airplane graveyards, strange guerrilla knitting, re-purposing and recycling tips, terrifying insane asylums and more.
