September 1, 2010
Blog ArchivesSpooky Glen Echo Park’s Abandoned Crystal Pool
This peeling facade was once the grand entrance to the Crystal Pool at Glen Echo Park, a long-gone attraction in what is a now a slightly spooky incarnation of its former self. While still in existence, there’s a sense that time and technology have long since passed the park by.
Disused Rochester Subway: City Asset or Dangerous Abandonment?
Subways reduce the number of commuters congesting city streets and tackle the environmental impact of countless car exhausts. So it’s a strange sight indeed to find an entire subway system abandoned, and a city with no real idea of what to do with it. Welcome to Rochester, New York!
Surbexing DC: Abandoned Washington and Great Falls Electric Railroad
Streetcar lines were a common sight in America’s towns from the late 1900s, and by the early twentieth century the golden age of rail travel was upon us. But many routes have now been dismantled, lost in the long grass that has replaced their tracks. Today, the discerning explorer may still find a surprising amount of evidence of their existence.