Animas Forks is along County Road 9, which travels through the Gunnison National Forest, outside the town of Silverton, Colorado. Animas Forks was a small mining community nestled on a system of roads now known as the Alpine Loop. The Alpine Loop is 65 miles of unpaved road all inRead More →
The formerly magnificent but now demolished USS Flagship Hotel was on what is now the Galveston Island Historic Pleasure Pier off of Seawall Boulevard, the city of Galveston, Galveston Island, Texas. A trip to Galveston, Texas, in 2010 led a wide eyed teen down Seawall Boulevard and past the gapingRead More →
The Tyler House is located behind the Dollar General at 4689 South Amherst Highway, town of Madison Heights, Amherst County, Virginia. The Tyler House was part of the Duckbill Plantation and was built in 1825 and completed by 1828. It is believed to have been built by Captain James LampkinRead More →
The Henery Apartments are at 121 South Sutter Street in the city of Stockton, San Joaquin County, California. The Henery Apartments were built in Stockton in 1913. The historic structure was designed by Glen Allen and constructed of brick and terra cotta. Arthur W. Cowell is said to have beenRead More →
The Derrick Motel is abandoned and resides at the intersection of the 1111 to 1405 North Louise Street and the 200 to 252 block of East 3rd Street, in the city of Atlanta, the county of Cass, Texas. A fantastic symbol of the Derrick Motel was a tall metal towerRead More →
The abandoned Jackling House Mansion resided at 460 Mountain Home Road in the small town of Woodside, San Mateo County, California. California architect George Washinton Smith designed Jackling House for Daniel Cowan Jackling in 1925. Daniel Cowan Jackling was a wealthy copper mining mogul. The home was built in SpanishRead More →
Following along Estaline Valley Road you will come across this beautiful rural home in Augusta County, Virginia. An amazingly styled 2-story house with a mix of Federal and Greek Revival architectural designs. The 2nd floor door was impressively detailed complete with a transom light and side-lights. It gave the facadeRead More →
This large abandoned school is in the midst of the neighborhood of Harlem on 525 W 145th Street, the borough of Manhattan, New York. This 5 story school was built in 1902 and designed in Italian Renaissance style. The towering school has an area of almost 100,000 square feet andRead More →
The abandoned home of the five black doors is at 13622 U.S. Route 29 (Wards Road) in Lynchburg, Virginia. Much of the history of this 3 bedroom home is hard to find. It is known to have been inhabited in 1995 but other than that it seems a mystery. NatureRead More →
The abandoned whale is all that is of an old time amusement park for kids known as Mother Goose Land. It began in 1954 by selling square feet to residents who were interested in backing a mother gooseland environment for children. Slogans included : “For Youngsters and the Young atRead More →
The original brewery for Olympia beer is across from the Tumwater Historical Park and along the Deschutes River at Capitol Boulevard South East, the city of Tumwater, Thurston County, Washington. Olympia Brewery was founded by the German immigrant, Leopold Schmidt, in 1896. It was originally named The Capital Brewing CompanyRead More →
The former Anshe Kenesseth Israel synagogue (later the Friendship Baptist Church and then the Shepherd’s Temple Missionary Baptist Church) was at 3411 West Douglas Boulevard, in North Lawndale, the West Side of Chicago, Illinois. This synagogue was demolished in 2012 but it began in 1913. It was built by theRead More →
The Fort Williams ruins are down an unnamed road turn off, off of Shore Road, on the coast of Fort Williams Park, the town of Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Fort Williams was built in part as a sub post to the Spring Point Fort Preble, in 1872. The militaryRead More →
This bizarre dome home is at 31604 on Chieftain Drive, city of Logan, Hocking County, Ohio. The concrete dome home was built sometime in the early 1970’s. It is said, but unconfirmed, that there was a small petting zoo on the property at sometime after it was built. The homeRead More →
This abandoned building is located at the 3 way intersection of Dorchester Avenue, Sycamore Street and Auburn Avenue in the Mount Auburn neighborhood, city of Cincinnati, Ohio. This amazing corner building is located in the historic district of Mount Auburn. Rich with obvious style the history seems minimal. It isRead More →