tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post2773052610304903709..comments2024-03-14T03:43:02.583-04:00Comments on EPBOT: Urban DecayJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11888187687405622408noreply@blogger.comBlogger145125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-65925105044597925152013-02-19T00:48:52.809-05:002013-02-19T00:48:52.809-05:00I once climbed a chain-link fence to get into an a...I once climbed a chain-link fence to get into an abandoned mental institution overnight on Halloween. One of the creepiest places I'd ever been in. It felt like I was being watched the whole time.(shudder)Adellnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-75462767693063554242012-12-25T19:25:33.552-05:002012-12-25T19:25:33.552-05:00A great website with amazing photographs of abando...A great website with amazing photographs of abandoned theatres is Julia Solis's Stages of Decay (http://www.stagesofdecay.com/). She has a book coming out in the spring too!<br /><br />Kendranoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-53692206393193258072010-07-14T17:00:14.300-04:002010-07-14T17:00:14.300-04:00If you ever happen to be in Chicago again there ar...If you ever happen to be in Chicago again there are a ton of old art-deco style theaters here. My favorite (because I live next to it) is the Music Box on Southport Ave.<br /><br />http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/ogorkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10276294712375270753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-77667585118476477752010-06-30T00:20:49.805-04:002010-06-30T00:20:49.805-04:00There is a great book by Martin Cruz Smith(He wrot...There is a great book by Martin Cruz Smith(He wrote Gorky Park)called Wolves Eat Dogs. It's set in Pripyat, and talks about the Chernobyl incident. Very cool for some insight to the imagery.Kaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16980212267772518374noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-37010016871367114792010-06-29T22:55:33.938-04:002010-06-29T22:55:33.938-04:00I regret not taking any photos of it but I have an...I regret not taking any photos of it but I have an urban explorer friend who took me down a near-by storm drain this spring. We had to wade through a hip-dip, glacial run off stream to get in but once inside the tunnel was filled with graffiti dating back to the 50s. As we descended down the tunnel the graffiti petered out but what was left was fascinating - only left by the bravest explorers.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07843074393398048794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49204628106331513512010-06-29T17:32:43.143-04:002010-06-29T17:32:43.143-04:00I don't know if anyone has posted this website...I don't know if anyone has posted this website yet, but it's an awesome database of urban exploration locations all over the world. I love looking through all the photos! Kitsault, British Columbia is an absolutely fascinating place! Look it up on this site. http://www.uer.ca/Brandy T.noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-57275912193013815402010-06-28T14:24:52.579-04:002010-06-28T14:24:52.579-04:00I haven't gone through all the comments so som...I haven't gone through all the comments so someone may have already you linked you to photos of "Battleship Island", an abandoned metropolis off the coast of Japan.<br />This guy tried doing recreational trespassing there and got some pretty cool/creepy photos:<br />http://www.viceland.com/wp/2009/04/battleship-island-japans-rotting-metropolis/<br /><br />P.S. I am a loyal reader of Cakewrecks, and JUST discovered EPBOT...you are too awesome for managing not just one, but TWO blogs!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-85959968822604481402010-06-28T14:14:48.464-04:002010-06-28T14:14:48.464-04:00We visited the Sloss Furnaces in Alabama and while...We visited the Sloss Furnaces in Alabama and while they are a maintained historical sight they diffinately fit right in with the decaying buildings that are mentioned here. I got a very eery feeling walking amongst the ruins and I imagine it must have been a hot messy place in its prime. If you get out that way , they really are amazing to see.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-89613910334674933772010-06-27T01:18:05.781-04:002010-06-27T01:18:05.781-04:00As a teenager, it was popular to go to the closed ...As a teenager, it was popular to go to the closed down mental institution called "Fairview" in Salem, OR. <br /><br />http://www.salemhistory.net/brief_history/haunted_salem.htm<br /><br />http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairview_Training_Center<br /><br />We would go in the late evening to explore and dodge the security guards on patrol, hide in brambles and brush and ultimately get scared out of our wits.<br /><br />The place is definitely creepy when you consider its history of abuse and eugenics. <br /><br />A few months ago some teen burned down a building there and I think they are finally going to do something with the land.emmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13823123899729040229noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-72859432139724649172010-06-25T19:20:50.781-04:002010-06-25T19:20:50.781-04:00It's my life's ambition to go to Pripyat. ...It's my life's ambition to go to Pripyat. That photo made me cry.<br /><br />I love your blog, just wanted to let you know!Aunt Acidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02116560099585912561noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-24479445046857234332010-06-24T22:14:08.492-04:002010-06-24T22:14:08.492-04:00Do you know there's an abandoned theme park ne...Do you know there's an abandoned theme park near Berlin?<br /><br />It used to be known as "the Disney Land of the DDR", now it's just an overgrown place with large plastic dinosaurs and a ferris wheel that still works:<br /><br />http://vimeo.com/9644779<br /><br />Apparently, during the 90s, it was bought by someone who ran it into the ground and then used the rides to smuggle drugs.Sharonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12383128449697415608noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-49903109665212010982010-06-20T06:53:36.959-04:002010-06-20T06:53:36.959-04:00I just found this today I dunno if you've alre...I just found this today I dunno if you've already seen it but I thought I would share http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2008/02/abandoned-places.htmlAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-88130353286014273222010-06-19T23:57:08.514-04:002010-06-19T23:57:08.514-04:00when I was young, stupid and dating, I dated milit...when I was young, stupid and dating, I dated military guys who were stationed at the local shipyard. There's an abandoned prison there that we used to go wandering through.. *scary* place!Jeannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00676731612271461536noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-27585766083858779372010-06-19T21:11:26.611-04:002010-06-19T21:11:26.611-04:00I don't think I've ever explored any aband...I don't think I've ever explored any abandoned buildings. Mostly because as soon as something becomes abandoned here, they board it up and put up razor wire. <br />Anyways, this is my favourite abandoned building in my city. They're going to start developing it soon as loft condos so I was trying to take photos before that happened.<br />http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k378/AliceDarling/104931908.jpgSorahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08579328052382794832noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81663219260057060162010-06-19T16:10:04.474-04:002010-06-19T16:10:04.474-04:00and here i thought i was the only one fascinated b...and here i thought i was the only one fascinated by abandoned places! im dying to get inside my old elementary school building! its been shut down for10-12 years and just to be able to go in and LOOK around inside it and see what its become would be so awesome!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-29892140053122253502010-06-18T15:10:27.098-04:002010-06-18T15:10:27.098-04:00I love the new blog! Looking at your Urban Decay p...I love the new blog! Looking at your Urban Decay photos reminded me of some photos that can be seen at http://www.vladstudio.com/siberianwoodenhouses/ - they are of Siberian wooden houses, and I always wonder about the people that lived in the houses. <br /><br />Keep up the blog and have a great day!Amynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-71257371277977999382010-06-18T08:57:27.075-04:002010-06-18T08:57:27.075-04:00I'm going to second the Ransom Riggs recommend...I'm going to second the Ransom Riggs recommendation. His photo essays of abandoned places are amazing.<br /><br />A lot of them are here: http://www.ransomriggs.com/photo-essays/<br /><br />And many more at http://www.mentalfloss.com/blogs/archives/category/strange-geographiesBlueAloenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-73740110345114164072010-06-17T22:47:26.725-04:002010-06-17T22:47:26.725-04:00My favorite author of all time wrote an outstandin...My favorite author of all time wrote an outstanding book about Urban Explorers - David Morrell, "Creepers". Check it out - it will NOT dissapoint!MLHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18359626671797252845noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-18099166130531966382010-06-17T16:44:51.459-04:002010-06-17T16:44:51.459-04:00You should check out Paper Towns by John Green, it...You should check out Paper Towns by John Green, it is set in Orlando and there is good bit in it about urban exploration and towns that don't exist.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-91888190904162305362010-06-17T11:10:13.603-04:002010-06-17T11:10:13.603-04:00There is a series out there called "Life afte...There is a series out there called "Life after People" -- it gives you CGI (pretty good ones at that) images of what happens to the major cities 5, 10, 50, 100, 1000, 50,000 years after people just vanish from the face of the earth. <br /><br />I think it's based on a non-fiction book that came out a few years ago? It also talks about how long that seed bank up in the glaciers does as well as other attempts at immortal construction. :)<br /><br />Unfortunately without maintenance bots -- it amazing how fast it all falls apart. :)<br /><br />It's really interesting. Particularly what happens in Boston when the river goes back to it's natural flow!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-70692338161788919702010-06-16T19:33:58.011-04:002010-06-16T19:33:58.011-04:00I love abandoned places. It's just amazing wha...I love abandoned places. It's just amazing what happens to a place once humans leave it. For my final photography project in college my theme was "Forgotten" and I took this series from an abandoned 1860's mansion in NJ:<br /><br />http://alucier.deviantart.com/favourites/#Forgotten-SeriesAngela Lucierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10110214302096615298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-81767101745223206732010-06-16T19:15:00.700-04:002010-06-16T19:15:00.700-04:00Have you ever heard of the artist Anna Schuleit? ...Have you ever heard of the artist Anna Schuleit? (She was a MacArthur fellowship winner a few years ago.) She did an installation in an abandoned mental health facility in response to the fact that you rarely see flowers in such institutions. 28,000 potted flowers and 5,000 sq ft of sod later and you get this: <br />http://www.1856.org/anna/bloom.htmlKatrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03786300278424215248noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-44964267231108817632010-06-16T15:56:11.602-04:002010-06-16T15:56:11.602-04:00Oh so awesome! My good friend's favorite photo...Oh so awesome! My good friend's favorite photography subject is abandoned buildings. He recently took a trip to an abandoned steel mill and has a really cool series of shots here: http://buweneke.blogspot.com/2010/06/carrie-furnace-1.html and here: http://buweneke.blogspot.com/2010/06/carrie-furnace-2.html<br /><br />He has plenty other post-apoplectic themes on his blog tooGracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01534983358039048180noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-77738284806402031862010-06-16T13:53:51.581-04:002010-06-16T13:53:51.581-04:00I hear you Jen. I love abandoned buildings too. Yo...I hear you Jen. I love abandoned buildings too. You should check out this site I found not too long ago. It's amazing! There are a ton of abandoned castles and such on it. http://abandonedireland.com/start.htmlAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07750772248638867495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1724594058209899258.post-845115342263297052010-06-16T11:32:37.489-04:002010-06-16T11:32:37.489-04:00I’m completely fascinated with pictures of derelic...I’m completely fascinated with pictures of derelict buildings and whatnot. Have you seen http://www.abandoned-places.com/ ?Kara @ Curious Tales of a Souther Lifehttp://notasouthernbelle.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com