October 20, 2023
It is now my birthday weekend, so that means I call all the shots. So on the way south to our cabin accommodations, I wanted some decay. Since Allegany County Poorhouse is along the way, we stopped in. This is an epic room of newspapers that is completely wide open Read more…
October 16, 2023
On the way home, I had to hit another sprawling abandoned campus, missing their proximity dearly. I stopped at Letchworth Village in Rockland County. The foliage was gorgeous.
October 14, 2023
Of all the places I miss in the New York City area, it is the Kings Park Psychiatric Center that hits most. Such a massive campus of decay, I chose the Quads. Desolate and sounding like a rain-powered xylophone, I spent some time in its halls once again. As always, Read more…
September 30, 2023
I have likely said this before… but I’ll say it again. Discovering a place to explore by happenstance is always very exciting. I drove by some railroad tracks and did my usual (lifted my feet and made a wish. But in the corner of my eye, the colorful view of Read more…
September 16, 2023
August 19, 2023
Do you sometimes wind up crawling under barbed wire to an abandoned hot springs resort on your vacations? If yes, then we may be able to travel well together. To follow, a very brief stop because: fear of a lone gunman on a horse in the distance. It may be Read more…
The best abandoned places are the ones you find along the way, the ones you seize the opportunity to visit–in a split second from 70 mph to 0 to out of the car. Currant, Nevada is one such place: a motel, restaurant and bar sitting still waiting for me. Here Read more…
August 14, 2023
July 19, 2023
This textile mill was constructed in the early 1900’s. Now it offers some views of glorious decay.
July 7, 2023
On the way back to the Brooklyn area, a quick stop off my to-do list… heading over to an abandoned bowling alley before there is nothing much left. The alleys were completely ripped up, stacked haphazardly about the floor. Stray pins, balls and bowling shoes occasionally illuminated by my flashlight, Read more…
May 19, 2023
The Witte Marine Equipment Company was once the only marine salvage yard in New York City. But they could not dismantle and resell crafts as quickly as all kinds of industries were dumping them off. The result, a variety of historic ships still sit on what is now known as Read more…
On a recent trip back from the Jersey Shore to Bay Ridge, Brooklyn by way of the Outerbridge, this location caught my eye. An “eyesore” for many is pleasing to mine… a dilapidated multiplex, covered in plywood, tagged and overgrown with weeds. Ah, such things lure me in, boggle my Read more…
April 14, 2023
I would call the place a mess but it seems that even back in 1864 a county physician called it “rotten and filthy.” Still it persisted in some form until the 1960’s. Since then it lay on this land abandoned, a dumping site for many–which makes its allure multifaceted. Here Read more…
March 11, 2023
After some errands in New Jersey, by way of Staten Island, I did what I usually do when I have to come through. I hit Pastosa in Eltingville for vegan ravioli and I found something to take pictures of. I had put this water tower on my list of things Read more…
February 24, 2023
11 years after street artist Aware snuck into in an abandoned mine to create the Wheel of Misfortune, a 250-foot wide Vegas-inspired wheel of fortune… complete with colorful segments containing dollar values (all $000) as well as “Lose A Job,” “Lose A Home,” “Lose All Hope,” “Bank Owned” and “Bankrob”… Read more…
February 23, 2023
It’s hard to get anywhere on Route 66 because there is so much abandonment that pulls me over. Even what isn’t abandoned looks abandoned, weather-worn and time-loved… crispy and texturous. To follow, some stray decay along the way.
With several exploration fails, I was happy to peep Fort Courage standing tall from Interstate-40. Braving the harsh temperatures and whipping winds, I made the most of my short stop. Currently for sale, this large collection of structures may soon have new life. Or it may not. Such is one Read more…
February 21, 2023
Growing up in the 80’s Lisa Frank stickers were the creme de la creme of my sticker book pages. Sticker books, for you young people, were places to show off how your cool taste and cred. So when I learned that the Lisa Frank headquarters sit abandoned in Tucson, Arizona–and Read more…
February 20, 2023
The ruins of the Yuma Territorial Prison is within a historical state park. Opened in 1876, the prison held 3,040 male and 29 female “outlaws” of the west during its closing in 1909. The park’s museum contains artifacts, many made by prisoners who were given free time for creating beautiful Read more…
February 19, 2023
Traveling Route 66 you’ll see evidence of its faded glory–in physical form. The construction of Interstate 40 made it impossible to travel its entirety; it bypassed some of Route 66’s stops leaving them suspended in a dead road, leaving their roadside stops left to decay. To follow, some of that Read more…
February 12, 2023
Another quick attempt at understanding how to work my drone! Like the previous test, this one also had some pretty terrible crashes. In the end we got the drone up to see the Cobbs Hill Water Towers, which was the goal. To follow, some shots from the ground and in Read more…
February 4, 2023
January 28, 2023
This visit to Staten Island’s Farm Colony we were taken aback by the clear walkways to all the structures, tagged trees, caution taped paths and overall feeling that the reliably accessible site might have an expiration date… eventually. Development of the site has been abuzz for several years, however this Read more…
