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Jun 12, 2018

Fires, Wrecking Balls, And A Plea For Help: A Look At The Current State Of ‘Abandoned’ Sites

How are these decaying properties holding up?

Mar 07, 2016

St. Elizabeths Stories: How The World’s Most Notorious Lobotomist Got His Start In D.C.

Relics tell the story of Dr. Walter Jackson Freeman and one of the most controversial medical procedures in human history.

Jan 26, 2016

Photos: After The Blizzard, Virginia’s Presidents Park Was Even More Otherworldly Than Usual

In Williamsburg, Va, the presidential busts we featured this summer made for a surreal scene the day after Snowzilla hit.

Oct 28, 2015

St. Elizabeths Stories: Turning the Lights Back On With Long-Forgotten Images

Long-forgotten lantern slides give a unique glimpse into life many, many years ago at St. Elizabeths Hospital.

Jul 21, 2015

Abandoned States: The (Not-So) Abandoned Land of Oz

On the peak of Beech Mountain in North Carolina lies a defunct, Wizard-of-Oz-themed amusement park. It’s a surreal sight for sure, but it’s far from abandoned.

Jul 16, 2015

Abandoned States: Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Turnpike

In Breezewood, PA, a ruin for the masses: a publicly accessible, 13-mile stretch of abandoned highway, begging to be explored.

Jul 15, 2015

Abandoned States: Pennsylvania’s Streetcar Graveyard

Deep in the woods of a small, Pennsylvania town, 50 or so vintage streetcars are slowly falling to ruin.

Jun 19, 2015

Abandoned States: The Dead Malls of Ohio And Pennsylvania

In Ohio and Pennsylvania, two prime examples of a rapidly growing American phenomenon: the dead mall.

Jun 15, 2015

Abandoned States: The Decline of the Silverdome, a Michigan Icon

Once a motor city icon, the Silverdome has now become an icon for all the wrong reasons, a powerful symbol of the area’s fall from grace.

Jun 08, 2015

Busted: A Presidential Park Lies Dormant Near Williamsburg, Va.

In rural Virginia, a local business man has collected 20-foot-tall busts of every past U.S. President – and put them out to pasture.

 
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