October 6, 2009

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Exploring Mysterious Abandoned Mansions

Many of us would jump at the opportunity to live in a period property. The thought of reclaiming the character intrinsic within those old features and integrating it into a modern living space is irresistable, barring the price tag of course! Here’s a small selection of some very fine yet derelict mansions. If money were no object, how would you fancy taking on one of these as a renovation project?

A Visual Exploration (and Brief History) of Abandoned Cinemas

There’s something fascinating about abandoned cinemas, built to thrill large audiences, but left silent and forgotten. Many were demolished after the advent of television and some adapted for other uses. The most fascinating are those that linger on intact behind locked doors, frozen in the margins of existence.

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Urban Ghosts is a news and media site focussing on urbex, or urban exploration, which refers to the exploring of abandoned places and derelict buildings. In addition to urban art and documentation produced by urban explorers, such as urbex photos, Urban Ghosts also presents articles on the quirkier parts of our hidden cities – weird houses and strange industrial buildings, and the mainstream contemporary art that touches on issues related to urban exploring. Artists featured on Urban Ghosts have produced work about sustainability, exploration, decay and the way we interact with our built environment, and form an important part of urban explorer culture.

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