Members Lonely: 10 Closed & Abandoned Social Clubs
These closed & abandoned social clubs recall the pre-internet age when people seeking the company of others did so in person, not via keyboards and webcams. Scotch Scratched Even after ...
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Contained: 7 Closed & Abandoned Package Stores
Liquor by any other name may sell the same but these closed and abandoned 'package' stores couldn't succeed in what most say is a can't-miss business. The OTHER White Castle What the heck ...
Clubbered: The Closed Fort Henry Men’s Club
For well over a century the Fort Henry Club in Wheeling, West Virginia served as a home away from home for local wheeler-dealers of the male persuasion. No Girls Allowed The Fort Henry Club ...
Fully Cocked: 10 British ‘Cock’ Pubs & Taverns
Call it a Cock & Bull story but a disproportionate number of British pubs, bars and taverns have 'cock' in their name. What's up with that? Ye Olde Cock While we're on the topic, why ...
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) ...
When Infrastructure Costs More Than Money: History’s Deadliest Projects
Construction is a deadly industry. Falls, electrocution, blunt force trauma and mishaps with heavy machinery are just a few of the hazards workers face on project sites around the world, whether ...
Deco Rated: The Sears Crosstown Building In Memphis
The former Sears Crosstown Building in Memphis, TN was a high rise, Art Deco retail showcase designed to meet the needs of a car-driving America on the move. Things were looking up back in ...
From Pompeii to Gaza: The History of Street Art as a Voice for the People
Over the past half-century, street art has evolved from squiggled lettering on subway cars to a cultural force practiced in virtually every corner of the globe. It began unsanctioned and ...
Cough-y House: Abandoned Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium
The abandoned Cresson Tuberculosis Sanatorium once housed TB patients seeking relief and recuperation amidst Pennsylvania's rugged Allegheny Mountains. Sanatoriums (not to be confused with ...
Fairly Sore: The World’s 10 Most Dangerous Festivals
Festivals rank high among humankind's most cherished traditions but if you think these annual gatherings are all fun and games, you'd be VERY wrong. The poster child for "dangerous ...
