12:05 pm
Simon
There's lots of different names for this subject, but I chose the two above because I'm pretentious. Why is it only the ruins of lost civilisations and past times that people go to visit? This is a look at the exploration of disused, abandoned and decaying urban or man-made landscapes. There are far more links on this one than any of the previous 'fascinate' posts, so I'd suggest limiting yourself to the bold links unless this really piques your interest as it has mine.
There are many tangental interests in this one; some enjoy old municipal buildings, others military sites, I quite like tube stations- enough for that to be a post in itself later. I can't post every link I have, but I've tried to include some of every style to show the range of interest. I'm not sure where the fascination lies- I find 20th Century history, design, culture, etc. interesting because these semi-forgotten things were so recently part of our everyday experience, and I suppose Urban Speleology interests me in the same way; it's the little things that were never noticed in day-to-day life, and are rarely noticed now they're gone.
Concept, Overview & Reasoning
More people try to explain the hobby.
Individual's Sites
- ProjectZ
- Urban Glow
- Lost Destinations
- abandoned places This was the first site I found about the subject, and it's as good a place to start as any.
Places
- derelictlondon
- Undergroundkent
- Third Reich in Ruins Interesting look at how the history of the buildings was eradicated after the war.
- Infiltration | Paris Catacombs
- Removables.co.uk | Treweryn Short one this page; the village lost to Llyn Celyn (Celyn lake) reservoir- it was drowned to create the reservoir to supply water to Liverpool.
- London's Subterranean River Fleet
- The Williamson Tunnels Heritage Centre Just as a reminder that although these things are interesting to some, don't assume a guided tour will help you get the most out of it...
- Lost Indiana
- Ghost Towns Pictures of ghost towns in Arizona, California, Utah, Colorado, Nevada, New Mexico
- Forgotten NY
- Forgotten Detroit
- Centralia Mine Fire The town that sat atop a coal mine had to be abandoned when the coal seam caught alight. Aparently the fire's still burning!
- Fodors.com | The Shanghai Tunnels of Portland "their drink had been drugged, and their unconscious bodies carried through a series of underground tunnels leading to the waterfront, where they were sold to a ship's captain as slave labor"
- Ghost Towns and History of the American West
- Ruin Japan
- Hashima is Gunkanjima's real name.
- Gunkanjima Island A small island reef that became a mine with a population of 5,300. "Seen from the ocean, the silhouette of the island closely resembled a battleship - so, the island came to be called Gunkanjima, or Battleship island."
