Abandoned Places

Big Bully · Mar 1, 2009

Jaszek said:
Smallpox Asylum-Roosavelt Isnland, NYC, NY. Damn security didn't let me go inside.

Wow what a beautiful building! Are they in the process of tearing it down? What happened to it? This has to be my favorite shot of your series. Nice job!

Jaszek · Mar 1, 2009

Big Bully said:
Wow what a beautiful building! Are they in the process of tearing it down? What happened to it? This has to be my favorite shot of your series. Nice job!

Thanks. I think they are renovating it. It was supposed to be tared down for condos (like all the old buildings in NYC) but since it was built in the 1850's they decided to conserve it. I wanted to get inside. I crossed the fence and then the security saw me. lol.

Mrs.Doe · Mar 3, 2009

Here's a total newb shot, the view beyond my backyard fence.

dcclark · Mar 3, 2009

I can't believe I didn't notice this thread before. I live in a (formerly) one-industry region: mining. You can't throw a brick without hitting an abandoned building, foundation, or shaft. These are also my very favorite subjects.

Here's one -- just across the river from my house. This is the ruins of a boiler at the Quincy Mine. Enjoy!

(There are tons more like this at my blog -- ruins are truly my favorite things to photograph.)

Big Bully · Mar 3, 2009

Mrs.Doe said:
Here's a total newb shot, the view beyond my backyard fence.

That's awesome.. What was it?
Welcome to the forum!

Mrs.Doe · Mar 3, 2009

It has to have been a cabin. There is a mix of cabins and homes along the bluff here. When I moved in, there was a family of baby goats living in/under it, but they have moved on.

Thanks!

MBasile · Mar 6, 2009

I was exploring Fort Ord in Monterey today with a friend

92sir · Mar 7, 2009

This is an old building a town away from where I live.

MBasile · Mar 8, 2009

Another one from Ft. Ord

timethief · Mar 8, 2009

Here is one from me.

Chiller · Mar 8, 2009

Managed to get to a few places on the weekend. This is a place called the Ringwood Mansion. Here is a little blub on it from a newspaper
"The mansion was built in 1876 by a prominent railway contractor, Barnabus Gibson, displaying a composite of 19th Century Canadian architectural styles. After a number of prosperous years, a decline in railway construction forced Mr. Gibson to mortgage the house, and in 1897, the bank foreclosed on it. The building underwent extensive damage in February 2005 when sub-zero temperatures caused its aged pipes to burst and a year later, in June 2006, a fire tore through the structure's walls. Ringwood was previously owned by Trinity Property Management and also once served as the headquarters for the Durham Business Advisory Committee. "
I looked for a place to get in, but it was sealed up pretty tight. There was one open window, but inside was unsafe cause of the fire. :er:

Chiller · Mar 8, 2009

Another place I got into was the Bowmanville POW camp, also known as Camp 30 . There is some good reading here>>
Camp30

I saw this place featured in the newspaper, but did not think I could get inside. Actually I did not think I was thin enough to squeez in the opening I found. :lol:

This used to be the Gymnasium facility.

The floors entering this building were a little....soft. Looks like a previous visitor went through.

After leaving this building, I was asked to leave the property. The person that runs the tractor company across the road has been playing "police officer" since the media covered this place. He has had to call the police a few times.
I never made it over to the school. :grumpy:

MBasile · Mar 8, 2009

Chiller said:
Another place I got into was the Bowmanville POW camp, also known as Camp 30 . There is some good reading here>>
Camp30

I saw this place featured in the newspaper, but did not think I could get inside. Actually I did not think I was thin enough to squeez in the opening I found. This used to be the Gymnasium facility.

The floors entering this building were a little....soft. Looks like a previous visitor went through.

After leaving this building, I was asked to leave the property. The person that runs the tractor company across the road has been playing "police officer" since the media covered this place. He has had to call the police a few times.
I never made it over to the school.

I wouldn't be surprised if the local youth/riffraff find it as a suitable place for vandalism and general being up to no good, which is why the gentleman across the road tries to keep people away. Maybe approach him that you're a local photographer and just wish to document the property as part of your portfolio.

Chiller · Mar 8, 2009

It looks like some have already got inside a lot of the buildings. Tons of broken glass and things tossed around. This is going to be torn down in the very near future, to make room for a subdivision. I might try to get back again next week or week after. I heard in one of the buildings there is a mound of dirt that is still there, from where the prisoners tried to escape back in the 40s.
Thanks for your comments. Appreciate it.