November 20, 2021
The most intriguing place on Long Island, Camp Hero’s remains keep drawing me back in. Every time is just as exciting and adrenaline-surging as the very first. But this time, in we went, knowing that access points fluctuate and an unfortunate accident on the frighteningly dilapidated stairwell, and the structure’s Read more…
November 13, 2021
Ah, how I love road relics like this! …Places that capture the wonderment of kitschy roadside attractions. This post shows the current state of one such attraction: Tom Gaskins Cypress Kneeland. Tom Gaskin opened his display of his beloved Cypress tree knees in 1951. It sat attracting tourists for about Read more…
November 12, 2021
The North Dade Detention Center served as a work release center from the late 70’s until the mid-2010. Since then, it sits abandoned, the canvas of some impressive local graffiti artists. I took a quick walk in to capture its current state during a recent visit to Florida, but didn’t Read more…
November 7, 2021
Some of the best things are found by chance–not googled or researched or even actively sought. There is a magic in discovery like that, especially in this day and this age. The Rocky Point Drive-in, which we saw in passing on our way elsewhere, opened in 1961 and quickly earned Read more…
November 6, 2021
Emboldened by company, I went far deeper into Pilgrim State Hospital‘s power plant than I’ve been before… and there’s still more to see. The King of all of Long Island’s Farm Colony hospitals, Pilgrim State still holds the record for patient capacity–13,875 in 1954. Such a massive campus would require Read more…
October 22, 2021
Another item on the things I want to do while in town for my Birthday list was doing long exposure in the abandoned tunnels of the old Rochester subway. But after watching a stranger walk into the darkness of the tunnels before setting up… and then hearing yelling within the Read more…
October 21, 2021
The goal was to get up on the roof of the brick factory I explored last time I was in Rochester… but half way up was just as good. With great city views, some hardcore machinery and impressive graffiti art, the prospect of going farther to tiptoe on a holy Read more…
October 20, 2021
Within the woods of Nanticoke, Pennsylvania is a ghost town–20 concrete duplex homes that have been chipping away by nature and man since abandonment in 1924. They were constructed in 1911 by by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad to house employees of the Truesdale Colliery, a thriving coal mine Read more…
October 17, 2021
All I wanted for my birthday during my Long Island Celebration was a trip to the morgue at Kings Park. Am I nuts? Kind of I suppose. But first a waiting in the car selfie on a glorious autumn day… Ok, so the goal was to enter Building 7 again Read more…
October 2, 2021
All of the photographs I snapped at Rockland State Hospital this past weekend could be oil paintings, dabbed texture, concentrated light source, chiaroscuro… Having not checked in for some time, the overgrowth around the relatively easy to access staff quarters was difficult to tip-toe through. I’ll return soon, Rockland, and Read more…
Last time I checked in on Letchworth Village a few weeks ago, I meant to hit the interior of the buildings on Ridge Road, adjacent to the golf course. Wanting to make my quick trip slightly north even more worthwhile, I added more to my Letchworth count… though so much Read more…
September 4, 2021
While I attempt to get my head in the game of returning to what will likely be the most ridiculous school year of my career, enjoy the happenstance exploration of this abandoned school in upstate New York.
You may have heard of David Abercrombie by way of of Abercrombie & Fitch, though he has nothing to do with the brand since 1907. Prior to 1907 he had established the brand of sporting equipment for the elite and very wealthy drawing from his many years of working as Read more…
August 28, 2021
August 27, 2021
Since I had a car, I thought I’d check in on Letchworth Village‘s grounds. Because when the sun blazes the temperature into the 90’s, nothing is more satisfying then slinking around putrid abandoned decay. To follow, the current state of things–in four parts. This is part 1: Congregation B’nai Israel.
August 24, 2021
It was a lovely and invigorating hike up (and down) to the abandoned ski lifts of the now-defunct Cortina Valley Ski Resort in Haines Falls, New York. Requiring quite a bit of bushwhacking, the hike was a bit of an adventure including hidden deep puddles of soaking ground and unknown Read more…
August 22, 2021
Stumbling upon magnificent decaying remains almost blindly, the enormous spaces we entered in Colonie, New York, north of Albany, were mind-blowing in scale. The rain, though a nuisance, made for slick breaks of texture and reflection. To follow, some of my favorite shots from three separate structures. That hole though… Read more…
August 21, 2021
Entry points a-fluctuating, my brief stop at KPPC was full of opportunity I seized while killing time on Long Island. It still floors me that I have yet to see its entirety of this hospital campus. While this post is exclusively of the asylum’s power plant, it was just a Read more…
After many, many visits to The Kings Park State Hospital, aka KPPC, I was able to enter Building 5, the Maintenance & Engineering Building. As I imagined, the utilitarian space was full of fascinating things to photograph. Building 5: Maintenance & Engineering Building
August 14, 2021
The Rochester Subway operated from 1927 to 1956, but now parts of it remain abandoned for easy exploration. To follow, some of my favorite shots from my brief visit. I plan to return with my tripod to capture some of the darker innards.
The abandoned water tanks are a training ground for graffiti artists in plain view for the curious. For scale… Ever-changing exhibits Color in every direction “I draw these bears so I don’t kill myself” Honoring the old skool nearer to the top Interpret as you will Inside Surreal views Nature Read more…
All in all, it was all just bricks in the wall… that were manufactured here.