Poison Ivy League: Abandoned Letchworth Village Asylum
Letchworth Village was hailed as an advanced institution at its 1911 opening but chronic overcrowding and underfunding took an alarming toll on the asylum and its inmates. Gotham's ...
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Catskill Keep: An Abandoned Cursed Castle In Upstate NY
Abandoned Dundas Castle in upstate New York is said to be cursed: its builder died and his family were committed to asylums before they could even move in. Ralph Wurts-Dundas (1871-1921) ...
Banksy’s Dismaland to be Reused as Refugee Housing in France
The dystopian bemusement pop-up theme park known Dismaland, a project of UK artist Banksy, is now closed but its dismantled pieces and parts will find second lives as architecture and ...
7 Haunting Abandoned Hotels, Hospitals, & Churches
What is it about abandoned buildings that's so alluring? What causes us to be fascinated by the deserted and forgotten ruins of structures that once teemed with life? It may have something to do ...
