Abandoned Places

[John_05]

Wow! I really need to explore the forums more often. So many excellent shots here.

There's a couple of abandoned places here I want to get to. I may have a chance to get to one before winter, hopefully. There's some abandoned buildings at the psychiatric center here I've been in years ago that I'd love to explore again, but with a camera this time.

 

[Double H]

Alright, here are some more, but not the psych hospital pics. I am propagationg DNS settings of my domains, and the good shots aren't available yet. So for now, enjoy this set from a very pristine location in the anthracite coal region of PA. Built in 1921, it was the largest coal breaker of her kind. Operations ceased around 1961, leaving everything pretty much where it was left on the workers' last days.

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for more, goto: http://explorerh.com

 

[bradster76]

Really great photos, DoubleH! :thumbup::thumbup: Diggin that huge place! I bet it would take all day to fully explore. Fave is #5!

 

[Double H]

Really great photos, DoubleH! :thumbup::thumbup: Diggin that huge place! I bet it would take all day to fully explore. Fave is #5!

Thanks bradster, I have spent entire days there, four to be exact. Each time, I find something new. The best time is early in the morning, just as the sun is coming up.

 

[Big Bully]

Those are cool, Meg. How long has it been abandoned? And why? Sorry for asking a lot... Looks like there is a way to get in, like Art said. GL!!

I have lived here for 16 years. And as long as I have been here there have never been kids at that school and it has been condemned. I've heard stories that the reason they condemned it was because part of a ceiling fell on a kid. I might be able to find out if I ask the right people.


:hailH!!!! :hail:I am soo not worthy! #2 is absolutely stunning, and #5 almost had me in tears. Beautiful, awe inspiring series!! Wow.. Wow is all I can say!

 

[Artograph]

Love them DoubleH!!! Love #s 2, 3, 5, 7, 9, 10, 11....can't decide on a fave!

Thanks for sharing!!!!

 

[Big Bully]

I went back to the school today to get some more shots. This time I took my boys with me.

I got a reflection of me looking into the door.. lol

Looks like an old meter.

 

[Artograph]

Wow....is it just me, or is there something really creepy about the windows above the double doors!!!

 

[joecoulsonphotography]

Doubleh, 2 and 5 are simply fantastic!

 

[Big Bully]

Wow....is it just me, or is there something really creepy about the windows above the double doors!!!

Yes, I can't stop looking at them, and I drive by this school every day!

 

[ferny]

Hurry up and get in there.

 

[bradster76]

Hurry up and get in there.

lol, I second that! But I don't see anything with those windows...just tattered window coverings. Dunno...it is early and under a lot of stress..

 

[Double H]

Thanks everyone for the great comments. i am still waiting to resolve some issues with my doublehmedia domain, so the psych pics will have to wait.
For now, here is Raymark Raybestos, photographed in her final days. As a high-school student in the town where this plant sustained a lot of jobs, I can still remember the smell of asbestos manufacturing. At one time this company had the largest contract with the US military during WWII as a supplier of brake linings for military vehicles. After too many asbestos and cancer lawsuits in the ’90s, Raymark of Manheim, PA shut down for good. Only the Laboratory building still stands today, the rest was razed two years ago. Enjoy. (pardon the different borders and such)

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[Double H]

Ok, I hope I'm not breaking major laws here on the forums, but without further adeu, a certain Psychiatric Hospital somewhere in New York state. I shot all images using my Nikon 10.5mm. The title of this gallery is "Focal Edema"

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for more goto: http://doublehmedia.com

 

[John_05]

The pool and last shot are awesome!

I like them all, but those 2 are my favorites.

I really want to get to the psychiatric center here to shoot an abandoned building there, but it won't be easy. The rest of the facility is still in use, and they have security all over the place. I might call ahead and see if I can get permission.