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01/13/2025

A study of an absolutely obliterated and smashed-to-pieces set of once-slick and glorious pinball machines once mysteriously found stored away in an abandoned Cleveland, Ohio factory. For those that remember these old beauties in their initial state years ago, when this place first opened up its secrets, it breaks the heart to see just what has become of them at the hands of vandals and thugs. Still, in the state they are now in, one can find beauty in the destruction. Enjoy these captures of what remains of the old machines, once such a piece of history. Stay warm and have a great Monday out there, all. -Mr. P.

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01/12/2025

Scenes from the abandoned Catskill Mountains resort, Nevele Grand, last winter. This sprawling complex once allowed thousands to relax and enjoy the wilderness of the surrounding mountains and countryside until its demise in 2009. It has stood abandoned ever since. Sadly, this past weekend, a massive and raging fire destroyed the main building and spread to other parts of the property. Whether this was set purposely or by accident, a huge chunk of this historic resort is now gone forever. Enjoy these shots from last winter and have a great Sunday out there, all. -Mr. P.

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01/11/2025

The ruins of a long-closed and abandoned lumber yard in the Monongahela Valley town of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The Route 40 bridge over the Mon River looms in the background, and somehow (and I know there's a story here to be told), a school bus from the Wickliffe City Schools in the far-East Side Cleveland suburbs found itself stranded and stripped down, left behind a mere few hundred feet from the river. How? It's a mystery. The weather and the light was perfect for the mood this day as we poked around in this perfect example of Rust Belt entropy. Enjoy the shots and have a great day out there (and stay warm!) - Mr. P.

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01/10/2025

An abandoned scrap yard/recycling company found on the backstreets of Mansfield, Ohio. Not much to this one, but as always, if you go looking for interesting details, you'll find them. Clearly, this place has been defunct for a good long time. Even the old refrigerator in what must have been the offices for this place look to be decades old. Enjoy the view and have a great wrap up to your week! -Mr. P.

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01/09/2025

Today, something NON-abandoned yet still immensely intriguing and ultimately photogenic; a week or so ago, we ventured into downtown Cleveland, Ohio to shoot some of the beautiful gems that the city has to offer, and decided to stop in at the Cuyahoga County Courthouse, The building was constructed from 1906 to 1912 by the architectural firm of Lehman & Schmitt, in Beaux Arts style, and is constructed of Milford pink granite from Massachusetts. Statues of Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton are to be found reclining on either side of the steps up to the building, and many little statuary flourishes are to be seen as you get close up to the entrance. Inside, however, is the true majesty of this amazing building. The photos speak for the massive amount of money that went into building this structure, especially in the main stairwell, which of course we spent a good amount of time shooting. Enjoy this gem in Cleveland's crown of architecture and have a fantastic day out there! -Mr. P.

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01/08/2025

A few more shots from the now demolished yet hugely remembered (and very much missed) Packard Automotive Plant in Detroit, Michigan. These photos were taken in July of 2022, before demolition began. All of these vistas are now erased from the landscape, as if they'd never existed, and the future of the land is up for question. This is why we document these places; you never know when they'll be gone forever. Enjoy the set and have a wonderful day out there. -Mr. P.

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01/07/2025

On a recent road trip out into the rural areas of central Ohio, we took a pitstop in the small town of Plymouth, once home to the Plymouth Locomotive Works, to see if we could take a peek inside the long-abandoned ruins. No such luck; there were work trucks out back and activity in the yard going on, adding to the rain that had started up that afternoon. We had to content ourselves with outside shots, which in themselves were compelling considering the broken bricks and surrounding points of interest, such as an abandoned depot along a single rail line adjacent to the factory.

A little history: Plymouth Locomotive Works was a US builder of small railroad locomotives. All Plymouth locomotives were built here until 1997 when the company was purchased by Ohio Locomotive Crane and production moved to Bucyrus, Ohio in 1999. Production of locomotives has now ceased, and rights to the spare parts business have been sold to Williams Distribution. The plant still remains.

Hopefully, we'll get a chance to return to see the insides of this old historical landmark; time will tell. Until then, enjoy the shots we managed to get of the outside and have a great day, wherever you are! -Mr. P.

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01/06/2025

A ravaged yet winter-sunkissed abandoned school in Gary, Indiana, taken roughly three years ago on an impromptu weekend trip out to Northern Indiana. The school was, as far as I could tell, once a Gary Public School, later closed and sold to a religious organization, and then abandoned years after that. One of the highlights of this old pile was the massive collection of roller skates found in the gymnasium. As a GenXr, roller skating was a big part of childhood, and it made me a bit sad to see these old skates left behind in the grime. Enjoy the spread, stay warm and have a great kick-off to your week!

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01/05/2025

A look inside an abandoned water treatment plant somewhere in the Rust Belt. This was an interesting spot to explore on one of the final days of the year; rust, color, lines and shadows are all of the things that make for a good documentation! A lot going on in a small facility such as this one; stay warm, enjoy the tour and have a great end to your weekend! -Mr. P.

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01/04/2025

A small abandoned factory complex at sundown, after a long day of exploring and photography in Detroit, Michigan. The lighting and the colors in the Golden Hour times just before the sun goes down always provide for amazing photos, even in what might appear at first to be a basic spot. Enjoy and have a great Saturday out there! -Mr. P.

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01/03/2025

An amazing looking and century-plus old train viaduct that once belonged to the now-defunct Monongahela Railroad outside of Brownsville, Pennsylvania. The entire area around the viaduct was once the location of the coal-mining town of Century, just outside of Brownsville. The town is now long gone, and all that exists to show that it ever existed is a slew of stone foundations where houses used to exist. And of course, this and two other bridges. A neat find on a winter's day in late 2024. Enjoy the view and have a fantastic day out there! -Mr. P.

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01/02/2025

A brief tour through a slowly decaying middle school in Michigan, one of the last explores of 2024! The auditorium of this old school was the gem in its crown, though the gym was a close second. One has to wonder what it all looked like before it was closed, when it was an engine of adolescent education. Because of the conditions the day we went in, there was an upstairs hallway that had fog in it due to the cold temperatures inside the building colliding with the warmer temperatures outside! Enjoy the walk through and have a fantastic day out there, all! -Mr. P.

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01/01/2025

Happy New Year's, all! This morning, we look at a recent return visit to a very old and abandoned whiskey distillery in Western Pennsylvania (one we had last visited back in 2019), and spent a good part of a cold December morning documenting the rusting and crumbling facilities. There will be quite a few more from this place as the next week continues on, but enjoy this set on the first day of a brand new year! Stay tuned and have a great day out there! -Mr. P.

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12/31/2024

Some random shots near Detroit, Michigan's Lincoln Art Park to finish off the 2024 photography and exploration year! This area of the city always provides something interesting and/or compelling to look at and point your camera towards. Enjoy the view and have a fantastic and safe New Year's Eve! We'll see you on the other side! -Mr. P.

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12/30/2024

Way back in early 2020, we stopped to investigate a rather unique factory in Detroit, Michigan that we called the "Glass Black Factory," for reasons you'll discover in the photos below. It was half demolished after a fire had wiped out large sections of it back in 2013, and the result was an apocalyptic view of the wreckage. Later, after doing some investigation, we discovered that this sprawling mass of twisted up factory was once the LaChoy Foods company. It was finally erased from the landscape in 2023 to make way for the new Joe Louis Greenway that was planned to run through where the old factory once stood. Enjoy the photos of this vanished piece of Detroit's industrial history and have as great Monday out there! -Mr. P.

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12/29/2024

The long abandoned and crumbling Waterville Interurban Bridge southwest of Toledo, Ohio. The bridge is also known as the Ohio Electric Railroad Bridge and is a historic interurban railway reinforced concrete multiple arch bridge, built in 1908 to span the Maumee River joining Lucas and Wood counties near Waterville, Ohio. The span was once the world's largest earth-filled reinforced concrete bridge. One of the bridge's supports rests on the Roche de Boeuf, a historic Indian council rock, which was partially destroyed by the bridge's construction.

Photos taken in the spring of 2022. Enjoy the view and have a great kickoff to your weekend! -Mr. P.

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12/28/2024

A brief explore of what appeared to be a small, old office building in Mansfield, Ohio; one which at one time was converted to a private residence before being abandoned. Inside the wreckage of this place, we found a few treasures, including 1940's editions of a music magazine called "The Etudes" (25 cents). Whoever was last a resident in this place was a fan of Dean Koontz, judging by the moldering paperbacks on their bookshelf. In any case, enjoy the tour of this old mystery house and have a great day out there! -Mr. P.

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