Chapter 11 File: Eleven Eerie Closed & Abandoned Libraries
Better dead than read? Though the librarians' shushing days are long past, you still won't find many places quieter than these 11 abandoned libraries. ...
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Fished to Freedom: Deserted Mall Full of Fish to be Demolished
Though the circumstances of their liberation seem somewhat more political than practical, the thousands of fish set to be freed into the wild may not care much about the reasons for the positive ...
Afterglow: Luma Tower, Glasgow’s Shining Art Deco Icon
Rising from the trashes of vandalism and neglect, Glasgow's former Luma Light Bulb Factory has recaptured its Art Deco glory as the residential Luma Tower. ...
Lost & Found: Underwater Ghost Town Resurfaces 30 Years Later
Like a corroded time capsule, this submerged village has risen from the depths after being flooded decades ago when the local lake broke its banks and left Epecuen under dozens of feet of water. ...
Town in a Tower: 14-Floor High-Rise Houses Whole Alaskan Hamlet
High-minded Modernists of the mid-1900s envisioned futuristic all-in-one cities in the sky where we would work, place, live and love, but would have been surprised to learn that their ideal has ...
Art in Abandoned Places: 15 Unexpected Urban Installations
Translucent jellyfish put on a serene display in the window of a derelict shop, ghostly images of long-dead patients seem to haunt a disused hospital and surreal oversized spider webs appear in ...
Trashed Resort: Japan’s Abandoned New Muroto Sky Rest
Vacation not “vacant” enough? Abandoned in 1978, Japan's New Muroto Sky Rest resort is apparently patronized only by zombies or those hiding from them. ...
Meltdown: 12 Dripped, Dropped & Abandoned Ice Cream Trucks
If ice cream trucks are rolling symbols of childhood happiness, abandoned ice cream trucks are sadder than a dropped double-scoop cone on a hot summer day. ...
Classy: Abandoned Saint Frances de Sales Catholic School
In search of an earthly savior, Saint Frances de Sales Catholic School in Powhatan, VA served from 1899 to 1970 as a school for young African-American women. ...
Radiocative Chernobyl: New Aerial Drone Footage of ‘The Zone’
Satellite images and pictures from the ground tell a limited story of one of the world's most dangerous abandoned places - this flyover footage fills in the gaps, covering the 20-mile nuclear ...
