tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-45726592131792799272024-03-19T06:07:21.537-07:00UnplacesNew site - http://ontarioexploration.com - Urban and rural exploration photography and history from Ontario, Canada.Ontario Explorerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05445905443840117971noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-17034831062459851682021-02-27T11:29:00.001-08:002021-02-27T11:29:38.860-08:00Romania’s Casino Constanta<p> I heard about (and found photos online) of this building several years ago. I keep hoping it will be saved, in a way that it isn't destroyed. No luck so far. Here are more photos I found, from inside. Not sure of the original source. Likely they have been reposted several times already. </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvwTu9EEhDB4K0mipOt_Wt0yf3u2eSgh8euWu3Abb4OO7gcGeLi88s26o5mHyKA2lRBSab7mfzDR3iGkR1iOaO33AaOOECIRSOxtor9JkmJuH18Yy1jGwvfuyuIAsEYDEo4VB22SiXy0z/s735/romania0.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="490" data-original-width="735" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZvwTu9EEhDB4K0mipOt_Wt0yf3u2eSgh8euWu3Abb4OO7gcGeLi88s26o5mHyKA2lRBSab7mfzDR3iGkR1iOaO33AaOOECIRSOxtor9JkmJuH18Yy1jGwvfuyuIAsEYDEo4VB22SiXy0z/s320/romania0.jpg" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKlHs6O5_yX9udJf2_C_YYPmt5_PLIFcrLH2xZvfbITzxvIZb111TpHLPsLzNOtRLrPdUIFqXRraHm7CNV56_i-pH17XmMOLpJhaHFz7jbOwIaH7jJ4REwp27a4TEahn6Z43JIJ4kHFqKk/s736/romania1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; 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The lighthouse was used to warn boats of the treacherous currents surrounding Snake Island. <br>During one supply trip, the crew found the lighthouse abandoned and the door left open. Eventually the family was found, dead, along a path to the hillside. Legend has it that despite protective walls around the lighthouse, a snake had gotten in. <br>To this day, many who visit the island claim to hear a young girl's faint laughter floating on the wind. <p>From – <a href="http://www.discovery.com/tv-shows/treasure-quest-snake-island/journey-to-snake-island/" target="_blank">Discover, Treasure Quest</a>.<p>The following was cut and pasted from the archives of <a href="http://starcasm.net/archives/323491" target="_blank">another site</a>. Pretty much the same information from both sources. </p></blockquote><p><br><p><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-zes58b51-y4/Wb8r4n75LjI/AAAAAAAAOtA/A6r2Pv2u1BEVrDqtuR3K3grpYknJcLxoACHMYCw/s1600-h/snakeislandlighthouse1%255B3%255D"><img width="671" height="772" title="snakeislandlighthouse1" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="snakeislandlighthouse1" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-9pdmyQDh0a4/Wb8r5P9mD2I/AAAAAAAAOtE/IovdOqsgXvs-nER36PQObGenpvMhWYGUgCHMYCw/snakeislandlighthouse1_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a><a href="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-Y5BViNtBr7s/Wb8r5q5SxnI/AAAAAAAAOtI/_DtZ4Pa3yvIBTHDFSL7buDKnF39EuWCAgCHMYCw/s1600-h/snakeislandlighthouse2%255B3%255D"><img width="1028" height="560" title="snakeislandlighthouse2" style="margin-right: auto; margin-left: auto; float: none; display: block; background-image: none;" alt="snakeislandlighthouse2" src="https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-guXQINGE1bs/Wb8r50wv6II/AAAAAAAAOtM/292ZqjX-CzA3CDc4bk9z-OSuYDBR8EckQCHMYCw/snakeislandlighthouse2_thumb%255B1%255D?imgmax=800" border="0"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-18228919350365714262017-02-07T03:17:00.001-08:002017-02-07T03:17:01.028-08:00Save Outdoor Sculpture! | Flickr<a href="https://www.flickr.com/groups/saveoutdoorsculpture/">Save Outdoor Sculpture! | Flickr</a><br /><br />
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Save Outdoor Sculpture! (SOS!) is a program committed to the <br />
preservation and celebration of America's outdoor sculptures. SOS! works<br />
to generate appreciation, enthusiasm, and a sense of ownership for <br />
America's largest collection of art and to promote outdoor sculpture as <br />
an education resource.<br /><br />Nationwide, nearly 7,000 volunteers <br />
collected information about the history and condition of their <br />
communities' public sculpture. Unfortunately, they discovered that much <br />
of America's outdoor sculpture is at risk. More than half of the 32,000 <br />
public sculptures documented by SOS! volunteers needed conservation or <br />
maintenance. <br />
</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-9453384546795262012017-02-07T03:16:00.001-08:002017-02-07T03:16:02.750-08:00Save Outdoor Sculpture! / American Art<a href="http://www.americanart.si.edu/research/programs/sos/">Save Outdoor Sculpture! / American Art</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-10564100020301330382016-08-25T12:50:00.002-07:002021-04-11T14:59:41.525-07:00Urban Combing – Wrecky Rat BirdUrban Combing -
Think of it as beach combing for urban explorers. What can you find in your local area?Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-18051273039998449412016-08-25T12:39:00.006-07:002016-08-25T12:41:36.841-07:00My Canadian Urban Exploration LinksThese are sites I keep on Blogger/ Blogspot. I keep finding them abandoned on Blogger. I'm an editor for the Open Directory Project where a lot of old and interesting links get submitted, reviewed and listed or not. There are a lot of abandoned blogs. I've only saved a few.<br />
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Canada<br />
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<li><a href="https://canadian.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Canadian Ruins</a></li>
<li><a href="http://canadianurbex.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Canadian Urban Exploration</a></li>
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Ontario</div>
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<li><a href="http://urbandecayontario.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Urban Decay Ontario</a></li>
<li><a href="https://ontariourbex.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Ontario Urban Exploration</a></li>
<li><a href="http://ontarioruralruins.blogspot.ca/" target="_blank">Ontario Rural Ruins</a></li>
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My main site is not on Blogger.<br />
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<a href="http://wreckyratbird.com/" target="_blank">Wrecky Rat Bird</a></h3>
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When my nephew was a little boy he called all the abandoned places "wrecky rat bird". The name stuck with me. </div>
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I photograph abandoned and derelict places in Ontario. </div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-47424858792487328462015-04-19T06:35:00.001-07:002015-04-19T06:35:39.188-07:00A Primer in Urban Exploration | Photofocus<a href="http://photofocus.com/2015/01/30/a-primer-in-urban-exploration/">A Primer in Urban Exploration | Photofocus</a>: <br /><br />
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<a href="https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/pengoopmcjnbflcjbmoeodbmoflcgjlk" style="font-size: 13px;">'via Blog this'</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-90179226151064892772015-04-18T10:12:00.001-07:002015-04-18T10:12:18.798-07:00New York's abandoned island - BBC News<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/sPOz5cfR5lE" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-20601884750642810612015-04-18T09:51:00.001-07:002015-04-18T09:51:40.235-07:00How Instagram Fuels the Urban Explorer Movement<iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="270" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/upmXZnAALcc" width="480"></iframe>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-60735551030550146922014-10-23T18:34:00.002-07:002021-04-11T20:23:35.390-07:00Ghost SignsGhost Signs
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<blockquote class="tr_bq">Before billboards advertising (names of businesses most often rather than ads as we think of them now) was painted on the sides of buildings.</blockquote>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-39481703873083278182009-09-11T00:12:00.000-07:002009-09-11T00:12:41.627-07:00Cemeteries, Graveyards<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/thecemetery/">Flickr: The Cemetery</a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-57787756888327875652009-09-10T13:17:00.000-07:002009-09-11T00:24:51.087-07:00Abandoned Places: Houses in DecayHouses:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/39993718@N00/">Flickr: Dilapidated Houses</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lonely_houses/">Flickr: Lonely Houses</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/606677@N22/">Flickr: Lost, Forgotten Homes</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/old_houses/">Flickr: Old, Abandoned Houses</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1164115@N20/">Flickr: House Abandoned</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/54998739@N00/">Flickr: Leaning Houses</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/eydibyli/">Flickr: Eyðibýli - Abandoned Houses </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedcottages/">Flickr: Abandoned Cottages </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/historichomes/">Flickr: Historic Homes</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-88765277450921250512009-09-10T13:10:00.000-07:002009-09-10T13:10:32.527-07:00Abandoned Places: Commercial or Retail DecayCommercial or Retail Buildings (not Industrial): <br />
<a href="http://www.abandonedtheaters.com/">Abandoned Theatres</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/28292781@N00/">Flickr: Former Theaters</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/banks/">Flickr: Old Banks</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/emptybuildings/">Empty Buildings for Economic Reasons</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/75745254@N00/">Dead Malls and Vacant Retail</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/59846932@N00/">Closed for Business</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedmotels/">Flickr: Abandoned Motels</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedhotels/">Flickr: Abandoned Hotels</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonded_gas_stations/">Flickr: Abandoned Gas Stations</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/deaddiners/">Flickr: Dead Diners</a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-86137946671352238892009-09-09T10:27:00.001-07:002009-09-10T16:45:16.489-07:00Abandoned Places: Rural DecayRural Places:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/437898@N22/">Flickr: Rural Deterioration</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ruraldecay2/">Flickr: Rural Decay 2 </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ruralexploration/">Flickr: Rural Exploration</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned_farms/">Abandoned Farms</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/old_building/">This Old House, Barn Building</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/661188@N20/">Farms, Barns and Old Homesteads</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/48088345@N00/">Barns, Sheds and Other Rustic Rural Buildings</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/derelict-farms/">Derelict Farms</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/murdershack/">Flickr: Murder Shack</a> - pictures of rural shacks, sheds, or houses.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-39520865472427812442009-09-09T09:26:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:22:42.757-07:00Abandoned Places: Urban DecayUrban Places: These are not specific to any regional location. Also, does not include Industrial Decay. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanexploration/">Flickr: Urban Exploration</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/decay/">Flickr: Urban Decay</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned_city/">Flickr: Abandoned City </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urban_explorers/">Flickr: Urban Explorers</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urban-decay-squad/">Flickr: The Urban Decay Squad</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/secretandforgotten/">Flickr: Urban Secret and Forgotten Places</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/83908885@N00/">Flickr: Urban Exploration Picture Group </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1172405@N21/">Flickr: Urban Explora</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/staticpulse/">Flickr: Statics Urban Exploring</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/some_urban_decay/">Flickr: Some Urban Decay</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/306614@N24/">Flickr: Urban Abandonments</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/artofurbex/">Flickr: Art of Urbex</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbex/">Flickr: Urbex: Urban Exploration</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanexploring/">Flickr: U.E.</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanexploration/">Flickr: Urban Exploration: Exploring Abandonments</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/836064@N25/">Flickr: Urban Lemons</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1201105@N22/">Flickr: Passion for Urbex Stairs</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1179365@N21/">Flickr: Urbex Portraits</a> - Self portraits of urban explorers.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bakedurbex/">Flickr: Baked Urbex</a> - "not just any HDR shots of Urban settings, but shots that are heavily <i>baked</i> with tools like Photomatix, Photoshop, etc. The more crispy the shot, the better". <br />
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<a href="http://www.webring.com/hub?ring=draining">Urban Exploration Webring</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.urbexforum.com/forum/">Urbex Forum</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-20083499016433121642009-09-09T09:11:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:15:04.203-07:00Abandoned Places and Things: Generic SitesGroups or sites which don't have a specific location or type of abandoned place/ thing. Generic abandonment. Sites without niches. <br />
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<a href="http://www.talkurbex.com/">TalkUrbex</a><br />
<a href="http://www.uer.ca/">UER</a><br />
<a href="http://www.explonation.com/">ExploNation </a>- photographic view of the normally unseen or off-limits parts of urban areas or industrial facilities. <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/640516@N25/">Global Infiltration</a><br />
<a href="http://www.infiltration.org/">Infiltration</a><br />
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<a href="http://community.livejournal.com/abandonedplaces/">LiveJournal: Abandoned Places</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/trespassing/">Flickr: Tresspassing</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/30706537@N00/">Flickr: Infiltration</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldandbeautiful/">Flickr: Old and Beautiful</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/iloveabandonment/">Flickr: I Love Abandonment!</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1007790@N20/">Flickr: <span style="font-size: 100%;">Abandoned : No HDR, No Tints, No crazy vignetting</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned/">Flickr: Abandoned</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/old__forgotten/">Flickr: Old and Forgotten</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldabandonned/">Flickr: Old and Abandoned</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/47799877@N00/">Flickr: Abandoned Places and Things </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/decaying/">Flickr: Decaying</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/rotsquad/">Flickr: Rot Squad</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/82707788@N00/">Flickr: Abandoned but Not Forgotten</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned-places/">Flickr: Abandonment</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/decayed_yet_haunting/">Flickr: Decayed Yet Hauntingly Beautiful</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanlincs/">Flickr: The Decayed and the Abandoned</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned__neglected__weathered__rusty/">Flickr: <span style="font-size: 100%;">Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty</span></a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/neglect/">Flickr: The Beauty of Neglect and Ruin </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/537663@N20/">Flickr: Beautifully Ruined</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedadventures/">Flickr: Abandoned Adventures</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/883993@N24/">Flickr: Abandoned Beauties</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/633669@N24/">Flickr: Abandoned Buildings and Such </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1189688@N22/">Flickr: The Abandoned and the Forgotten </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/gfe/">Flickr: Abandoned Places </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/18521420@N00/">Flickr: The Abandoned</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/beauty_of_decay/">Flickr: Decay</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/94642640@N00/">Flickr: Beautiful Decay</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/47619725@N00/">Flickr: Eerie, Creepy or Spooky Places</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/1075923@N20/">Flickr: Spooky Exterior</a> Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-89124582432169985282009-09-09T09:05:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:21:45.813-07:00Abandoned Things: Transportation in DecayVehicles, Railroads, Boats and Roads, anything to do with transportation. <br />
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Vehicles:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/316909@N24/">Flickr: Jalopy or Junked</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedbuses/">Flickr: Abandoned Buses </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/forgottencars/">Flickr: Forgotten Cars</a> <br />
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Railroads:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/vanishing-rr-tracks/">Flickr: Lost Railroad Tracks</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/559073@N25/">Flickr: Abandoned Railroad Grades or Roadbeds, Bridges, Tunnels </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ryp/">Flickr: Railway Preservation </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/32008539@N00/">Flickr: Train Stations - The Older the Better</a> <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned_bicycles/">Flickr: Abandoned Bicycles</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedroads/">Flickr: Abandoned Roads </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-54217721462495951512009-09-09T08:57:00.000-07:002009-09-09T09:35:31.567-07:00Abandoned Places: Industrial DecayIndustrial places and locations.<br />
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<a href="http://industrialdecay.blogspot.com/">Industrial Decay Blog </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/indecay/">Flickr: Industrial Decay</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/719820@N25/">Flickr: Post Industrial World </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/32108276@N00/">Flickr: Industry_Industrie_Industria </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/endofindustry/">Flickr: The End of Industry </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/industrialculture/">Flickr: Industrial Culture </a>- A lot of decayed places, but not all are abandoned. Not required for this group.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/33738667@N00/">Flickr: Industrial Abandonment</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-43055176799379033312009-09-09T00:09:00.000-07:002009-09-09T00:17:58.634-07:00Ghost SignsGhost signs, faded signs, signs for businesses which have moved on (one way or another) and left a trace of themselves.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/10285999@N00/">Flickr: Ghost Signs </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ghostsigns/">Flickr: GhostSigns</a> (Same name but a different group).<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/ghostneon/">Flickr: Ghost Neon Signs </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/fadedsignage/">Flickr: Faded Signage</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/deadsigns/">Flickr: Dead Signs</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/chicago_ghost_signs/">Flickr: Chicago Ghost Signs</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-27979990681278493392009-09-07T19:23:00.001-07:002009-09-09T10:08:57.670-07:00Ghost Towns Generic sites or groups will be listed here. Check by location for more ghost towns.<br />
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<a href="http://ghosttowns.com/">Ghost Towns</a> - US and Canada.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/863159@N25/">Flickr: Geisterhäuser Ghost Houses </a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-90762267783296983852009-08-21T23:32:00.000-07:002009-09-09T09:31:44.212-07:00Miscellaneous<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/969607@N21/">Flickr: Abandoned // Polaroids</a> - Abandoned places captured on Polaroid film.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/macrodecay/">Flickr: Macro Decay</a> - Macro photography.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/derelictlight/">Flickr: Derelict Light</a> - For patches of light found among the wreckage.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-59270827011839093822009-08-21T22:03:00.000-07:002009-09-09T00:23:17.624-07:00Lost Architecture<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/98998769@N00/">Uncovered Architecture</a> - The main focus is of old ornate structure that have had its beauty covered in modernizations, only to have them uncovered some time later, leaving beauty not seen in years.<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/bi-passed/">Flickr: Bi-Passed</a> - This group is about old buildings or businesses that exist in the shadow of more recent highways, overpasses and other road construction.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-65030334312180682452009-08-21T21:52:00.000-07:002009-08-21T22:46:26.919-07:00Nature Reclaims Abandoned Places<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/naturelaughslast/">Nature Laughs Last</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanvegetation/">Urban Vegetation</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/arbortecture/">Arbortecture</a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/naturesreclamation">Nature's Reclamation</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-29542951202120146602009-08-21T18:24:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:03:57.957-07:00International: Abandoned Places and Things This is a post in progress. I know Canada and the US are part of the world but for me it is easier to sort them this way (for now). <br />
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USSR:<br />
<a href="http://www.abandoned.ru/">Abandoned</a> - Photos by Uryevich.<br />
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Japan:<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/956501@N24/">Ghost Towns in Japan</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbexmalaysia/">Flickr: Urbex Malaysia</a> <br />
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Europe:<br />
<a href="http://forgotten.pl/">Forgotten.pl </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/656356@N24/">Flickr: Benelux Urban Exploring</a> - Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg.<br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/869486@N23/">Flickr: Urban Explorers (Nederlands)</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/labbandono/">Flickr: L'Abbandono</a> - Italy.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4572659213179279927.post-74098070585922295812009-08-04T08:29:00.000-07:002009-09-09T10:24:50.442-07:00Forgotten/ Abandoned ThingsBy things I mean objects versus locations. Trying to decide whether some things are a thing or a place, like pools, for instance. But, if I don't get confused it should work out. <br />
<br />
<a href="http://www.foundmagazine.com/">Found Magazine</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mothballer.com/">Mothballer Found Photos</a><br />
<a href="http://www.pbase.com/amirko/walking_the_dead">Found Film</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/868627@N23/">Flickr: Lost, Abandoned and Photographed</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/theforgot/">Flickr: Forgotten</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/795318@N21/">Flickr: Derelict and Abandoned Things</a> <br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/retiredobjects/">Flickr: Retired Objects</a> <br />
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Furniture: <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/chairsatabandonments/"></a><a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/64267544@N00/">Flickr: Abandoned Furniture</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/44716947@N00/">Flickr: Abandoned Chairs </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/chairsatabandonments/">Flickr: Chairs at Abandonments</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/forgottenfurniture/">Flickr: Forgotten Furniture</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/sofafree/">Flickr: Sofa Free!</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedpools/">Flickr: Abandoned Pools </a><br />
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Clothing:<br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/12888523@N00/">Flickr: Lost or Abandoned Shoes</a><br />
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Machinery: <br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/52239914863@N01/">Flickr: Wonders of Oxidation </a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/501032@N25/">Flickr: Abandoned Machinery</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldplayground/">Flickr: Old Playground Furniture</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/887456@N22/">Flickr: Abandoned Playgrounds</a><br />
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/lonely_houses/"></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0