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CarlosTheDJ Dazed and confused for so long its not true
Great Old One Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Total posts: 1874 Location: Sussex Age: 36 Gender: Male |
 Posted: 03-06-2013 11:23 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | London Necropolis Railway
Exploring little-known, morbid slice of London history
It’s hard to conceive, but 1848 was an even worse time to be dead than usual.
A cholera outbreak had recently swept through London, killing almost 15,000. Burial space was non-existent; as little as 300 acres had been allocated for the capital’s needs and space was tight even without an epidemic. During the winter of 1848, the graveyards reached saturation point. With nowhere to bury them, the dead began to pile up; corpses lay stacked beside churches, giving off an unholy stench. Recently-interred cadavers were dug up and discarded to make more room, while toxins seeped into the water supplies, increasing the chance of another outbreak. Simply, there was nowhere left to put the dead...... |
Continues (with pictures) here: http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2013/06/london-necropolis-railway.html |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1344 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 13-06-2013 11:40 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | The Mysterious Dome Homes marching into the Sea: Before & After
For many years, these bizarre buildings on the isolated southern tip of Marco Island in Cape Romano, Florida, were a bit of a mystery. Some locals and abandoned explorers thought it might have been the community home belonging to a secret cult while other rumours went as far as claiming they had been left behind by extra terrestrials. Today the domes are being claimed by the sea, marching inches further into their watery grave each day. But thanks to a local news site, Coastal Breeze, the mystery of the space age structures has finally been uncovered…
The Cape Romano homes are no more extra terrestrial than the alien-looking fish swimming around them today in the waters. A holiday home built in 1980 by a retired independent oil producer, Bob Lee, trying to fill his time with ambitious DIY projects, the houses was ahead of its time, self-sustaining, and solar-powered. |
http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y36/sherbetbizarre/Clipboard01_zps705c1223.jpg
Full story and pics:
http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/06/12/the-mysterious-dome-homes-marching-into-the-sea-before-after/ |
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| JamesWhitehead Piffle Prospector Joined: 02 Aug 2001 Total posts: 5543 Location: Manchester, UK Gender: Male |
| Posted: 13-06-2013 12:00 Post subject: |
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That's great but I was even more taken by the story linked beneath it:
"Bursting with nature’s overgrowth, the only humans to walk Varosha’s streets are the occasional Turkish soldiers on routine patrols looking for trespassers. They are authorized to imprison or even execute anyone they may find. For this reason, photographs of Varosha are rare to come by."
The Abandoned Resort that is Disintegrating in the Sunlight
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| McAvennie_ OBE Joined: 13 Mar 2003 Total posts: 2666 Location: Paris, France Age: 34 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 14-06-2013 16:31 Post subject: |
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| JamesWhitehead wrote: | That's great but I was even more taken by the story linked beneath it:
"Bursting with nature’s overgrowth, the only humans to walk Varosha’s streets are the occasional Turkish soldiers on routine patrols looking for trespassers. They are authorized to imprison or even execute anyone they may find. For this reason, photographs of Varosha are rare to come by."
The Abandoned Resort that is Disintegrating in the Sunlight
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Last holiday to Cyprus one of the trips was to the abandoned city of Famagusta, or rather as close as you can go... Unfortunately I chose the trip into the Trodos Mountains instead :/ |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1344 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 21-06-2013 01:10 Post subject: |
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Loads of pics here:
| Quote: | The Crumbling Chaos of Abandoned Amusement Parks
Even in the best of times, amusement parks are chaotic, occasionally ugly, and full of danger. But when they are abandoned, they become tragic too. Here are some of the most incredible and sad portraits of fun zones that have gone to seed. |
http://io9.com/the-crumbling-chaos-of-abandoned-amusement-parks-514682250
Gulliver's Kingdom is a classic  |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1344 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 02-07-2013 00:12 Post subject: |
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| McAvennie_ wrote: | I thought we had a general 'Abandoned Places' thread somewhere but maybe not...
Anyway, finally got round to visiting the 'ghost town' of Vieux Goussainville yesterday. Was interesting but a bit of a let down. Basically, when Charles de Gaulle airport expanded the village found itself under the flight path and practically everybody upped sticks and moved on to a new settlement about one mile down the road - although still pretty much under the flight path...
I'd say about 60-70% of the remaining buildings are abandoned and bricked up which does make for a very curious place to visit, however the other 30-40% are either occupied or are being reclaimed - thus, during my visit to a supposed 'ghost town' I ended up seeing more cars passing by and white vans of weekend renovators than I'd see in my own very inhabited village back home in the UK.
The abandoned church and ruined Château were pretty cool and late at night or perhaps on a weekday it may seem a bit more otherworld or creepy - my biggest fear while strolling around was the numerous graffiti tags and threats of violence to intruders from the 'neuf-cinq' gangs.
Gallery of pics, craftily taken to accentuate the scale of abandonment... 
https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151609271236352.1073741827.579136351&type=1&l=9f821e213f |
Messy Nessy just went there too -
http://www.messynessychic.com/2013/07/01/the-suburban-paris-ghost-town/
| Quote: | Responsible for the abandonment of almost 150 properties in the village, the airport authorities were forced by decree to buy the abandoned houses and look after them. It had probably not been taken into account that Goussainville’s Renaissance church, Saint-Pierre-Saint-Paul was ranked as a historic monument along with all of the buildings within its perimeter. Of the 144 houses, the airport acquired 80.
With no option to demolish them, they were walled up and despite the agreement, left to decay.
There is no peace to be found in this seemingly picturesque suburban village. Upon arrival, you will be greeted with the screeching of airplane jets. Not more than a minute will pass before the sounds of chirping birds is eclipsed. You’ll have to raise your voice to finish your sentence. |
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| bigphoot1 Great Old One Joined: 30 Jul 2005 Total posts: 866 Gender: Unknown |
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| OneWingedBird Great Old One Joined: 19 Nov 2012 Total posts: 417 Location: Attice of blinkey lights Age: 44 Gender: Female |
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| CarlosTheDJ Dazed and confused for so long its not true
Great Old One Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Total posts: 1874 Location: Sussex Age: 36 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 02-07-2013 15:25 Post subject: |
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| Ah poor thing - he's not even going to be able to get up again with those ickle arms. |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1344 Gender: Male |
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| krakenten Great Old One Joined: 03 Feb 2012 Total posts: 175 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 13-07-2013 16:02 Post subject: |
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How about an abandoned building story with a happy ending.
In the 1950s-80s, real estate in Downtown Baltimore went begging, neglect and abandonment were common fates for structures, even landmarks.
One woman, Rose Perkins, bought many of these buildings, and made what profit she could, but no maintainance was on the agenda. She also borrowed against the properties, to second and third mortgages.
When she died, her estate was so tangled, it was unsettled for years, and her considerable holdings stood mostly vacant.
One of her investments was the Brexton Building, a hideous Gothic pile that was Baltimore's answer to the Dakota in NYC. It was in bad shape when it was stranded as part of the estate, a strange, trapezoidal design that used every square inch of the lot-land was precious then.
Standing empty didn't help things, and the fact that there was no place for parking, or even a dumpster was a drawback. Several landlords with holdings in the area chipped in a million dollars to fix the roof and stave off collapse, still it was empty.
Finally, it was repurposed as a hotel catering to patients of Johns Hopkins and their families. Refurbished, it's open for business after close to thirty years of abandonment and vacancy.
Steven King could have bought it for a business headquarters, and felt right at home. If this place is no haunted, no place is, a lot of very ugly stuff happened there.
Now, there is mercy and healing there. Happy ending? |
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| liveinabin1 Great Old One Joined: 19 Oct 2001 Total posts: 2114 Location: insert witty comment here Gender: Female |
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| krakenten Great Old One Joined: 03 Feb 2012 Total posts: 175 Gender: Unknown |
| Posted: 14-07-2013 14:59 Post subject: |
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Seems to skip over the years it was a cheap place to live for people on the way down.
I was glad to see it refurbished, I lived in Mt. Vernon for many years, and the near saturation crime, herds of homeless bums and general decay was sad to behold.
Now, the area is rebounding as crime declines and the vagrants are going elsewhere-they killed the American urban downtown by making life too miserable to handle. When you have to dodge five panhandlers(many of them very aggressive) to the block, skirt around puddles of urine, chicken bones, fast food wrappers and piles of human waste to get into your building, it takes a toll.
Last time I was there, things were much brighter.
Place is still Gothic, though! |
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| sherbetbizarre Great Old One Joined: 04 Sep 2004 Total posts: 1344 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 23-07-2013 00:45 Post subject: |
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| Quote: | The Creepy World of Abandoned Asylums
The abandoned asylum, soaked in tragically crazy ghosts, is a staple of the horror genre. And for good reason. These real-life decaying asylums will give you the shivers. |
http://io9.com/the-creepy-world-of-abandoned-asylums-817071572 |
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| skinny Roaring Fortean
Great Old One Joined: 30 May 2010 Total posts: 169 Location: Adelaide Age: 42 Gender: Male |
| Posted: 23-07-2013 05:20 Post subject: |
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Well creepy. Nice find. I wonder what happened to the people who were interned in those places. They say ... that some of 'emmm ... still roams them 'alls. |
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