This castle was to be the emblem of the largest amusement park in Asia. But, even from the highway, it's clear that something is not quite right with this attraction. The castle looks more like a rocket launch tower rather than the centerpiece of an amusement park.
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Not much remains, of this sawmill, but inside are several chopped up vehicles and other oddities.
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This development of minimalist concrete cuboidal villas was almost complete. Housing developments that are built, unfinished and demolished are nothing unusual in China
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Designed as a vanity project, a year after opening the Zhuhai Opera House still appeared unused and unfinished. The cultural and commercial spaces were nearly entirely vacant. Construction materials were piled up around the Opera House.
Read MoreEncountering a rusted and forgotten car during a hike over an unmarked trail yields one question. Resting far from any road, the surrounding terrain could only allow off-road vehicles. How did it get there?
Read MoreThis old traditional house was discovered hidden in the forest off the Lo Fu Tau Trail on Lantau Island
Read MoreThe plant reduced production over the next few years until it was finally closed in 2011. These pictures are taken later in 2011, many from the abandoned 碧霞元君庙 temple on an adjacent hill to the west of the Shougang site.
Read MoreA modeling shoot during the prime period of one of the largest abandoned steel plants in the world.
Read MoreThis might have been the last modeling shoot done at this theme park before it’s demolition.
Read MoreClosed in 1988, the Pizitz department store is representative of the migration out of urban centers in the United States. The 8-floor store was iconic in the city, yet it still fell victim to the gradual loss of economic activity in Birmingham
Read MoreHidden amid the northern regions of Greater London resides what appears to be an abandoned cemetery. By day and night, Abney Park emanates an eerie impression, with densely packed tombs overgrown with vines. Ancient trees have tilted or completely upset most of the headstones and monuments.
Read MoreAt one point long after its pinnacle, the Lyric theatre was only valued at $10. That was in 1993 …
Read MoreThe Thomas site has been a unique enclave for artists since 1993.
Read MoreIncidentally, some of the 1992 David Diesing photos at the Library of Congress are nearly the same view as mine. It is interesting to compare what has changed in the nearly two decades of time that has elapsed.
Read MoreRepublic Steel Thomas By-Product Coke Works was built in the 1920's and deactivated in the 1970's. It is perhaps the most well preserved specimen of that era that still remains.
Read MoreA second aesculapian complex exists on the Jemison Plantation called the SD Allen Intermediate Care Facility. This facility was a mental health institution which operated from 1976 to 2003.
Read MoreThe Jemison Center is inexplicably omitted from nearly all accessible written records regarding the Bryce Asylum.
Read MoreTCI Ensley Works is an anomalistic sight. Nature has nearly covered this brownfield site yet the monolithic ruins that remain expose it's industrial past. In the snow, TCI takes on an a more mystical delineation.
Read MoreSee inside the power plant of this ammunition factory, all that remains after 70 years.
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