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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.

Cut It Art! Paper Cut-Outs Cut Landmarks Down To Size

An imaginative Instagram user's unique way of capturing the world's most famous landmarks for posterity involves a scissors, paper and a camera. ...

Baker’s Doesn’t: 13 Sweet Abandoned Donut Shops

Sorry Homer (and countless men in blue), these closed and abandoned donut shops have served their last sprinkled, frosted and/or creme-filled delicacy. DOH! ...

Taped Shut: 15 More Closed & Abandoned Video Stores

Since you can't rewind time, these 15 abandoned video stores sit paused in retail limbo waiting for hipsters to spark an unlikely VHS cassette revival. ...

Pizza Hurt: 12 Stale & Crusty Abandoned Pizza Hut Stores

Pizza Hut has over 11,000 restaurants worldwide but it once had even more... until these dirty dozen outlets were abandoned like a leftover stuffed crust slice. ...

RV There Yet? Abandoned Trailers Of The Salton Sea Shore

California's Salton Sea was once a sparkling desert oasis, attracting vacationers in mobile homes and RVs. The people have gone but their trailers remain. ...

Don’t Lets Tart: 10 Odd & Unusual Pop-Tart Flavors

Introduced in 1964, Kellogg's Pop-Tarts have become a pop culture phenomenon boasting a host of odd & unusual flavors only a Nyan Cat could love. ...

Sweet Transit: Japan’s Cute Fruit-Shaped Bus Stops

Originally built for a 1990 travel expo, these fruit-shaped bus stops from southern Japan still look as tasteful (and tasty!) as they did 25 years ago. ...

Taking Their Lumps: 12 Bitter Sweet Abandoned Sugar Mills

Obesity epidemic notwithstanding, the world boasts more abandoned sugar mills than you can shake a peppermint stick at. ...

Fender Bender Menders: 15 Abandoned Auto Body Shops

Auto body repair requires extensive training and expensive tooling these days, setting classic independent auto body shops squarely on the road to ruins. ...

Dry Doc: 10 Abandoned Walk-in Public Health Clinics

It's prognosis negative (and not in a good way) for these abandoned walk-in clinics – obviously everyone within walking distance was perfectly healthy. ...

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