Dirty Camp 30: Canadian POW Camp Battles Neglect & Decay
Camp 30, located east of Toronto, was one of Canada's main World War II POW camps and although named a National Historic Site, continues to be neglected. ...
Author: Steve
An outstanding researcher and clever writer who has been with WebUrbanist for over ten years, Steve brings a twist of creative humor into the mix with articles covering abandoned shops and buildings, offbeat signage & branding, eyebrow-raising architecture and much, much more. Steve can also be found exploring green innovations at WebEcoist and examining jaw-dropping pet products and pet-related news at PetsLady.Blocked Out: 10 Closed & Abandoned Hat-Making Factories
The golden age of hats – what George Costanza called a “bald paradise” - has long passed and along with it, so have hundreds of huge hat-making factories. ...
Yellow Brick Ode: The Mainly Abandoned Land Of Oz Theme Park
Closed since 1980, the Land of Oz theme park only opens for one October weekend annually. The rest of the time it looks like it's been abandoned 35 years. ...
Looking Grave: 12 Spooky & Scary Abandoned Funeral Homes
Funeral homes are mortal, much like their clients. When funeral homes are abandoned, however, they're left to decay, deteriorate and decompose in public. Built in 1870 during the difficult era ...
Lost Soles: 10 Abandoned & De-Feeted Shoe Repair Stores
Abandoned shoe repair stores, once ubiquitous elements of the urban tapestry, epitomize small Mom & Pop stores that "progress" has kicked to the curb. Here's one shoe repair store that won't ...
Punched Cards: 12 Abandoned, Closed & Boarded-Up Bingo Halls
These 12 closed and abandoned bingo halls couldn't compete with an increasing variety of online gaming options and the gradual spread of gambling casinos. ...
Empty Chambers: 10 Closed & Abandoned Gun Stores & Shops
If your business involves getting fired, going off half cocked or triggering bankruptcy, you just might be one of these 10 closed and/or abandoned gun shops. ...
Posts With The Most: 12 Cool & Creative Traffic Bollards
Never mind the bollards? Uh-uh: these traffic stoppers halt wayward vehicles like no traffic cone can. The best bollards, though, are designed to look great! Leicester City Council faced ...
Big Game Hunting: The World’s 9 Biggest Board Games
Board games may be old fashioned to some but they're anything but boring no matter how big a board they're played on. Here are 9 of the biggest. ...
All Washed Up: 11 Abandoned Coin Laundries & Laundromats
Abandoned coin laundries, laundromats and washaterias (for you Texans) have proliferated as utility costs rise and prices for domestic machines fall. We've chosen artist Lori Nix's ...
