October 23, 2020
With a full afternoon on my own at Yellow Dog Village, I shot three memory cards full of pictures. I greatly appreciated the means to explore on my own in safety. But there was a heavy heartache in what remained, in the remnants of life preserved in each room.
I spent the afternoon exploring the deserted homes within Yellow Dog Village, a town stricken by many hardships. Many of the families of Yellow Dog left their belongings. And as the current owner of attempts to bring it new life as a historical village, he allows photographers beyond the electric Read more…
October 21, 2020
Of all the things that you might encounter lying about abandoned, a nuclear particle accelerator would be my last guess. And yet… the 65-foot Westinghouse Atom Smasher reclines on its side outside Pittsburgh, easily accessible for mind-blowing pictures. Once a symbol of pride for residents and the industrial science community Read more…
October 18, 2020
Camp Hero State Park. This might just be my favorite place for a star shoot. Abandoned / Dark sky / Conspiracy theory / By the Ocean. I mean, c’mon. Though the horizon is always filled with light, the site makes for some gorgeous shots. And because I wasn’t alone and, Read more…
Ah, going through a fence is always the sign of a worthy adventure. Though this abandoned site in Camp Hero State Park is a hazardous place, indicative by the big pieces of the radar that now lay on the grass. And the structure seems to breathe and drip like a Read more…
September 29, 2020
The decaying Brooksbrae Terracotta Brick Factory sits over the railroad tracks along Pasadena Woodmanse Road in the tiny New jersey town of Pasadena. Though the location is in Google Maps, the directions brings you to a dead end of residential homes. Upon my arrival, oddly, there was a man in the road Read more…
September 28, 2020
Hidden at the end of Southern New Jersey is the mostly abandoned resort town of Seabreeze. Though easily accessible, the gorgeous coast facing Delaware was desolate save for some fisherman. An interesting stop with haunting views, it is a great place to explore for that isolated post-apocalypse feel.
Emblematic of our nation’s doctrine of expansion, the train was opportunistic engineering at a grand scale. But now their metal parts are often strewn about defying nature in striking ways that I like to photograph. Metal graveyards, like this on Staten Island, are alluring to me in this way. I Read more…
September 6, 2020
An astroshoot in New York City? Sure, let’s do it. There were a few stars and a very bright Jupiter and Mars, though the billions of other celestial bodies were shy of the bright lights in the big city. Still very worth the while… The 9/11 Tribute lights were on. Read more…
August 24, 2020
Rhyolite was another Gold Rush Boomtown. It’s quick rise was short-lived, however–the Panic of 1907 rocked Rhyolite and it never recovered. Its mine closed in 1911 and the town officially died in 1916. Now it has some new life as the recipient of various art installations including Albert Szukalski’s Last Read more…
August 23, 2020
The International Car Forest of the Last Church is actually an attraction in Goldfield, not Tonopah. But it is a quick 25 mile drive. The collection of automobiles strewn about the desert landscape is a striking visual thought up by artists Chad Sorg and Mark Rippie and has nothing to Read more…
I didn’t know much about this abandoned mine in Rachel, Nevada when I meandered over from my accommodations across the street. But I thought it looked as if Tusken Raiders might inhabit the place. Had I had more time in the area I would have pulled into every abandoned hint Read more…
August 21, 2020
Well right next to Two Arrows is Two Guns, the location of a very colorful abandoned KOA campsite. The roadside attraction contained a campsite, gas station, pool, a small zoo–other such rotating attractions to bring in the road weary. Now it sits abandoned though apparently that are campers who utilize Read more…
Built in the 40’s, this old trading post is from the Route 66 hey-day. Route 66 Americana weirdness is one my personal kitsch favorites, being a lover of the road and all things vintage. And as I explored the roadside wreck I decided that I would do a road trip Read more…
August 20, 2020
Somewhere in Arizona, a gas station has seen better days, it’s conjoined facilities—abandoned, scrapped, but not vandalized.
Of course I took any opportunity to explore roadside abandoned sites. And there have been a lot! First, two Anasazi Inn locations. They are both large complexes within various states of decay. Wide open, I explored without much worry, even meeting a equally excited gal from Wisconsin who had also Read more…
August 13, 2020
I will be seeing several ghost towns on my trip through Nevada, Utah and Arizona. Though most will be at the latter end when I am away from the tricky landscapes–within previous Gold Rush hot spots. But Grafton, established 1859 on order of Mormon bigwig Brigham Young, is right outside Read more…
August 12, 2020
Back at The Kings Park State Hospital… with reinforcements! Though this post summarizes two visit to this rapidly changing site of ruins, I have still yet to explore the tremendous campus in its entirety… Which is fine as everyone that accompanies me to the site wants to return. Below is Read more…
August 9, 2020
Roosevelt Island (Manhattan) Formally Blackwell’s Island, nicknamed Welfare Island, was the historic home for New York City Lunatic Asylum–whose deplorable conditions would prompt the construction of massive asylums in the farm lands of Long Island, one of which I am visiting today! But from afar on a boat you can Read more…
August 8, 2020
With its service recently reinstated, I booked a ferry reservation some weeks back hoping to explore Governors Island‘s historical district with ease on my bike. So across the Buttermilk Channel I go, excited to conquer its 172 acres. In it: abandoned buildings (though the best are off limits), a couple Read more…
July 23, 2020
Just happened to see this behind some trees as I pulled up to James River State Park. Nice to find it by chance, especially at a dark sky park! It had such nice faded pastel hues. I guess I could have just stayed in there overnight! But it was structurally Read more…
Though most of the old Western State Hospital, whose history I summarized here in my DeJarnette post, has been repurposed or is in some phase of construction to be repurposed, there are still some parts to explore. Like the old steam plant–available for sale! And it looks very much like Read more…
Of course I had a couple of abandoned spots on my recent itinerary, starting on day one as I drove through Baltimore. Though I devoted a good amount of my morning trying to access Forest Haven Asylum, all my efforts were in vain. It was actually quite humorous as I Read more…
July 18, 2020
Like a lot of New Yorkers, I picked up a rental car today. My secret for an affordable price is to rent on my neighbor, Staten Island. While I was there, multitasking as usual, I planned to hit up a Caribbean eatery that offers a vegan dish. So I had Read more…
July 13, 2020
Last time I was on the Creedmoor State Hospital grounds, State Troopers had me delete all my photos. So this time I was ready to read all the signs carefully, use multiple memory cards and hopefully capture some of what I had to delete back in January. I arrived by Read more…
July 2, 2020
This was the destination that sealed Ohio’s fate as my post-school year mini excursion. The historic Ohio State Reformatory. Though I wouldn’t have to worry about trespassing or finding a hole to crawl in! It’s open for self-guided tours. And on this steaming hot summer’s day, the parking lot was Read more…