Hello Good Buy: Black Friday Outside The Box
Black Friday, the busiest shopping day of the year, marks the unofficial start of the annual Christmas shopping season in a big, bad, bargain-hunting way! ...
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.Aren’t We Nautical: 10 Swell Ship-Shaped Buildings
From the fish out of water department: Landlubbers leery of getting their feet wet can live vicariously by visiting these 10 swell ship-shaped buildings. ...
Landing Stripped: 8 Grounded & Abandoned Spaceships
If abandoned spaceships weren't so hard to find (please don't look for any in Antarctica), we wouldn't have to make them for movies, TV, art or just for fun. ...
Sounds Of Sirens: 10 Alarmingly Abandoned Firehalls
Made to last and styled to please, these abandoned firehalls silently linger on long after the factories and buildings they were built to protect have gone. ...
Retro Rockets: 9 Outrageous Roadgoing Spaceships
As the Space Age rocked, rolled and rocketed into pop culture, fantastic one-off wheeled wonders embarked upon a more prosaic mission: launching new products. ...
Don’t Tag Me Bro: The World’s 9 Most Vandalized Landmarks
These 9 famous international public landmarks, artworks and tourist attractions attract vandalism and graffiti that's usually (but not always) unwanted. ...
Candy Corn-ucopia! 9 Sick Sweet Seasonal Snack Spinoffs
Ahh, Candy Corn... we can't seem to get enough of it or get rid of it fast enough. Take (or give) these 9 pancreas-pulverizing variations on a sugary theme. ...
At The Hops: 9 Loud & Proud Rock ‘n’ Roll Beers
If a party ain't a party without beer and rock 'n' roll, then beer brewed by, for & about rock 'n' rollers is practically a party in a keg, bottle, can or case! ...
Floors So Vain: The World’s Ten Tallest Vanity Heights
The Council on Tall Buildings and Urban Habitat (CTBUH for short) has coined the term “vanity height” to describe the empty, unoccupied space atop the world's tallest towers. Here are the top ...
The Unloved Boats: 8 Abandoned Cruise Ships & Liners
Call out "Abandon ship!" and what do you get? Abandoned ships. These 8 abandoned cruise ships and liners are all that's left of what was left to Poseidon. ...
