Bronze Aged: Cornwall’s Scenic Abandoned Metal Mines
Nearly 4,000 years ago, Cornish miners singlehandedly jump-started the Bronze Age by digging, scratching and clawing copper and tin ores from mines hacked deep beneath Cornwall's fertile soil. ...
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.Living In A Box: China’s Shipping Container Apartments
All across China, millions of migrant workers are on the move, looking for jobs and – once they've found them – places to live. At the same time, China's booming economy has generated a vast ...
‘BUMPS In Beijing’: Breaking Free From Drab Slabs
Call it “urban jungle lite.” BUMPS In Beijing is a 5-building, mixed residential and commercial apartment complex located in the Chinese capital's prestigious Chaoyang District. Japanese ...
Just Mist It: Foghorns Worth Sounding Off About
Though lighthouses have captured much of the glory when it comes to seacoasts, shorelines and shipwrecks, their usefulness quickly fades when thick mists and pea-soup fogs roll in. At times like ...
Border Wars: 12 Offensive Fences Worth Picketing
The esteemed poet Robert Frost once opined, “Good fences make good neighbors.” If that's the case, then these 12 fiendishly offensive fences must make good neighbors... furious. Though haters ...
Soviet Yum-Yum: Russia’s Red October Chocolate Factory
On the hunt for Red October? Then get your taste buds to Moscow and the iconic red brick Red October Chocolate Factory, where top quality confectionery packaged in jewel-like wrappers have been ...
Upwardly Immobile: 15 Sky High Statues From 15 Countries
Statue of limitations, you say? Not applicable in these 15 countries, at least. This monumental selection of sky-high statues showcases the tallest figural sculptures in their respective countries ...
Smoke & Mirrors: Fire Training Facilities To Beat The Heat
When you're a firefighter, practice makes perfect... but where do they practice? Even the most sophisticated computer simulator can't replicate the hazards real towering infernos pose to ...
Have a Gas! Japan’s Artistic Gas Storage Tank Paint Jobs
Though Japan's troubled nuclear plants have hogged the spotlight of late, atomic power only provides about 20% of the Asian nation's energy needs. Petroleum products provide much of the rest, and ...
Viva Viagra! The ‘Little Blue Pill’ Turns Teenager
Viagra was approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration as a treatment for ED (erectile dysfunction) on this date in 1998, and the world of interpersonal relationships would never be the same ...
