Machine Cemetery: Diggers Bury Selves in Unmarked Graves
A surreal testimony to the excesses of underground construction in London, developers have been intentionally burying still-functioning digging machines used to excavate subterranean ...
Tag: abandoned
Agony & Ivory: 12 Not So Grand Abandoned Pianos
88 keys and nothin' on... except dust, dirt & decay. These 12 abandoned pianos may irk music lovers but cheer those who live life slightly out of tune. ...
No Spoking: 11 Closed & Abandoned Bicycle Shops
Bicycle shops should be doing great in this era of energy conservation but the cold equations of business economics are, for many bike shops, all two wheel. ...
Imperial Remnants: 7 Abandoned Wonders of Historic India
The remains of once-flourishing empires of India, from the ancient Mughal to the British colonies, now stand in varying states of decay, from the perfectly-preserved to the ruinous. Ghost ...
Cracked Mirrors: 12 (More) Eerie Abandoned Observatories
These twelve abandoned observatories tell no universal tales; their heavenly visions now fatally fogged as their expansive domes lie locked and shuttered. ...
High-Speed Art: Murals Spray-Painted for Train Passengers
Made to been seen at high speeds, these colorful patterns intentionally form a sequential whole when experienced by commuters in adjacent railway cars. Katharina Grosse (with photos ...
Tuned Out: 11 Off-The-Air & Abandoned Radio Stations
Don't touch that dial or pause for station identification, these eleven decrepit, decommissioned and DJ-less radio stations have signed off forever. ...
Real-Life Panopticons: Deserted Dystopian Prisons in Cuba
Imagine life inside a ring of cells around a central watchtower, where you can never be sure whether you are being observed. This surreal setup became an extreme reality under dictator Gerardo ...
Diamonds Aren’t Forever: 10 Abandoned Jewelry Stores
These 10 abandoned jewelry stores, designed to be secure oases of luxury retailing, are now as lonely as a busted ring that's forever lost its sparkle. ...
Valley of the Dolls: Missing People Replaced with Puppets
It sounds like the premise of a science fiction film, but deep in a rural valley of Japan there is a town where eerily lifelike dolls have been slowly replacing actual residents of Nagoro for ...
