Store Age: Eerie Abandoned Brick Warehouse In Richmond
An abandoned warehouse in Richmond, VA, exquisitely photographed by Joel Handwerk of Lithium Photo, is an earthbound example of magnificent desolation. Apollo 11 astronaut (and second man ...
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.Small Steps: One Man’s Down-To-Earth Lunar Lander Home
The Lunar Lander Home, inspired by the LM that took NASA's Apollo astronauts to the Moon, is a visionary boat designer's Space Age living space. Most people like homes with lots of ...
Purse Spective: Thrashbird’s Valley Of Secret Values
Street artist Thrashbird has gone off the beaten track to transform huge stone blocks at an abandoned concrete factory into enormous designer handbags. Like Banksy, LA-based Thrashbird ...
Once A Pawn A Time: 12 More Abandoned Pawn Shops
These dozen closed and abandoned pawn shops refute the myth of a robust economy where tax cuts and less regulation trickle down to those in the greatest need. Pawn shops are the canaries ...
Good Lock: 15 Kool Key Cutting Shops & Signs
Key cutting shops may be circling the retail store drain but their doom isn't quite locked in, as these 15 classic key cutting shops and signs illustrate. Key cutters occupy a cluttered ...
Attention Choppers: 9 More Abandoned Helipads
You may think you've made it when your military base, hospital or corporate HQ boasts a helipad but sooner or later, the whirled WILL come to an end. Genting Highlands Resort (now ...
Blades Of Allegory: 10 Artistic Painted Wind Turbines
Big fans of artistic expression should check out these creatively painted wind turbines whose cylindrical towers stay green even when they're multicolored. Modern wind turbines pose unique ...
Das Bus: 15 Quirky & Kitschy German Bus Shelters
These 15 bus shelters from Germany express a distinctive design aesthetic that reflects the tension between stolid practicality and startling creativity. These two bus shelters face each ...
Going Going Gone: 12 Closed & Abandoned Travel Agents
Online trip planning has decimated storefront travel agents and these closed & abandoned travel agencies show the loss goes beyond just tour three. The Jet Age saw an explosion of ...
Missed Fortune: 15 Closed & Abandoned Psychic Shops
Psychic reader shops and palmist kiosks advertise the promise of a happier, more successful future yet somehow never foresee their own unfortunate demise. The old "botched prediction" ...
