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This site is devoted to the aesthetic appreciation of abandoned and decaying old homes and other buildings and such, and is the official companion web site to the wildly popular Abandoned in Virginia page on Facebook. (by Kipp Teague) Via Skuuppilehdet 
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Sylvain Margaine has been photographing ‘forbidden places’ since 1998. He tells Fiona Macdonald about his haunting images of prisons, churches and mental asylums.
Deanna Dahlsad's curator insight,
November 5, 2015 4:07 PM
If you love the history of abandoned places...
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The City of Detroit has gone through a major economic and demographic decline in recent decades. The population of the city has fallen from a high of 1,850,000 in 1950 to 701,000 in 2013. The automobile industry in Detroit has suffered from global competi…
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New Jersey officials say that Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, which operated from 1876 to 2008, is beyond repair, but a group is fighting to preserve it.
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Chicago's magnificent and opulent Patio Theatre at 6008 W. Irving Park is one of the last movie palaces left still showing films in Chicago. Even though it's been around since 1927, I first saw a film there only a year ago.
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A photo journey to entice the brain to stir one's past memories and also use the viewers...
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The name of the Bordello was le Chabanais and it was no back-alley hotel. “The Chabanais was practically a national monument. It was listed as a site to see by the travel agencies,” says Madame Canet who began compiling and selling old erotic photos at the Paris flea market after giving up her career as a cabaret artist.
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I see a headline from the Fargo Forum: “Pushing Tin: Fargo History Found In Early Garages“. Of course, I know exactly what they’re talking about — one of my favorite things is the Rusk Auto House, a product of the Fargo Cornice and Ornament Co, designed to solve the problem, “the automobile has just been invented, now where do we keep it?”
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Over the years, Hollywood stars have often made the headlines by being involved in a wide variety of scandals, murders, suicides, accidents and controversial deaths - even occasional acts of celebrity heroism. From Fatty Arbuckle to O.J. Simpson, these incidents have gripped the imagination of the American public. And many of them happened right here in Los Angeles. Where can you find the scene of the crimes for such infamous L.A. cases as The Menendez Brothers, the Black Dahlia, Patty Hearst, the Manson Family, the Robert Blake case, and the Nicole Simpson murders? It's all here, and more.
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Drop a bomb on Times Square. It's over. The Cafe Edison is being evicted.
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Generally, A-list celebrities enjoy a sweet life of luxury, power and pampering when they hit the big time, so when their time is up on earth, it's no wonder they don't want to leave it.
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Alley oops! From lustrous lanes of leisure to the gutters of despair, these 10 eerie abandoned bowling alleys have all gone so quiet you can hear a pin drop.
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at the bauhaus art school, two original buildings designed by walter gropius have been restored and reinterpreted by german practice BFM architekten. Via association concert urbain
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Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, New Jersey, opened in 1876 and was once America's largest building, with more than 7,000 patients including folk singer Woody Guthrie.
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Angry demonstrations in Athens after public buildings around the Acropolis and other landmarks included in privatisation list Via David Connolly, Skuuppilehdet
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A gorgeous farm house untouched by vandalism with some older furniture and appliances left behind. Everything else was cleaned out, so I had no clues for dat...
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A temple thought to have been dedicated to the goddess Minerva has been discovered beneath Milan’s cathedral, and a stone floor and a section of an arcade of the ancient Mediolanum Forum have been found under the basement of the seventeenth-century building that houses the historic art gallery, Pinacoteca Ambrosiana, and the library, Biblioteca Ambrosiana. Via Starr Price, SIN JONES, Skuuppilehdet
Starr Price's curator insight,
February 1, 2014 12:58 PM
A temple thought to have been dedicated to the goddess Minerva has been discovered beneath Milan’s cathedral. 
elizama ramirez's curator insight,
February 3, 2014 6:33 PM
A temple that was dedicated to the goddess Minerva was discovered under Milan's cathedral. More rooms were discovered under the basement as well.
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Drilling through a lancet window at a 13th century castle once used against Viking invasions, archaeologists have opened a view last seen by a Scottish clan 500 years ago. Via No Such Thing As The News, Mike Busarello's Digital Storybooks, Skuuppilehdet
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When it was built in 1964, the New York State Pavilion or "Tent of Tomorrow" was made to inspire visitors of the World Fair with its Space Age look. Today its one-of-a-kind runs remain a historic landmark in Queens, New York. Via Skuuppilehdet
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You see the hauntingly beautiful pictures of the fallen grandeur of abandoned buildings, and you think, "I want to see those for myself." But watch out. Some of the world's most fascinating modern ruins are also the most hazardous. Here are some abandoned sites that you could risk life and limb to visit.
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Amalfi where you can see how the buildings were built right into and around the mountains. At the top of the heap is the Church of San Biagio (or Saint Blaise). The zigzag staircase leads to the entrance of this church, which was founded in 1082. It has one nave and a lovely 18th-century ceramic tile floor, but unfortunately it is rarely open. Good to note before you climb several hundred steps to get there! I’ve only been inside one time years ago for a special mass for San Biagio, which is celebrated on February 3rd. Via Mariano Pallottini
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The North London street where billionaires can buy homes, never live in them, let them rot and still make millions Via Skuuppilehdet
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A world-class chunk of industrial archaeology slowly sinking to ruin because no consensus can be reached over funding or care. A look through the Coflein catalogue of images will show just what has been lost at this site in ...
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An opinionated woman obsessed with objects, entertained by ephemera, intrigued by researching, fascinated by culture & addicted to writing. The wind says my name; doesn't put an @ in front of it, so maybe you don't notice. http://www.kitsch-slapped.com
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Colorful Prism Of Racism
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