Bright Climbing Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday

Bright yellow hearts climb impossible heights in the old swimming pool room.   I am so glad to have caught this unlikely combination of blue light fixture and yellow paint.

There is nothing left of the swimming pool building now.  It was located off to the left hand side of your screen.  Soon there will be a neighborhood and The Abandoned will be just a memory.  I do miss the mystery of the old days! 

Still--there is the forest.  It is still as beautiful as ever.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Yellow Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday

Though these buildings no longer exist, I still find delight in going through all the photographs I have taken over the years.  I love the contrast of the yellow hearts with the cobalt blue of the light fixture.  And how those young'uns ever climbed up that high--well, I guess I'll never know!  

Have a lovely day and Happy Guest Heart Thursday!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Pretty Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday

Just before the destruction of The Abandoned, we found a plethora of hearts had been added in the Swimming Pool area.  How they were able to get up along that wall is a mystery to me.  It sure made for a pretty picture!

Happy Guest Heart Thursday!

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Remembering the Artists of The Abandoned

Though The Abandoned is now a pile of rubble, I am still in awe of the incredible art once found there. These are only a few of the pictures I've taken over the years.  A big thank you to the Artists of The Abandoned.

From the walls of the swimming pool.

From one of the back rooms.

From the main auditorium.

 

From the end of the swimming pool itself.

Ice Cube Baby is one of my favorites, found in a back room.

Found along a downstairs hallway.


Happy Thanksgiving and Merry Christmas!

Lonely Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

Sissy and I found this lonely heart placed beneath the window on the second floor of the main building.  This area no longer exists.  The entire complex has been reduced to a field of rubble.

I haven't seen it up close yet.  It is so odd to look over where the buildings once stood and see a clear, clean skyline.  I remember when The Abandoned was built.  I remember the workers pouring the cement walls.  I remember feeling so sad at that time--because they'd made my beloved meadow into a cold giant hillside.  I missed seeing the foxes play and the birds that came there to nest.

Now I am sad to see this magical place compacted into dust.  Strange isn't it?

Soon over 400 homes will be built where this place once stood.  Progress, I suppose.

For more heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

Enter here little Ghostie

I was going through some photographs from my last walk with Sissie, when I discovered this interesting picture.  As you can see--there's a little ghostie in the middle at the bottom of the photo.  Brrrr....  (grin)  It was not shining full sunlight, so I found its presence to be interesting.

Looks like the Shadow People are still out and about!

Have a beautiful day.


WARNING: If you visit The Abandoned without permission, you risk getting arrested for trespassing. Please be careful.  Since the buildings have been demolished, some people question the presence of surveillance cameras. Don't assume there aren't cameras in place. Individuals who come onto the property without permission, should know the owners are VERY serious about identifying trespassers.   

Purple Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

Can you see the pretty curling purple heart on this door?  It is surprising there is even a door left standing in this place.  You can see where the windows next to it are busted out by the vandals.

For more wonderful heart art, photography and altogether fabulous heart stuff from around the world, visit Clytie at Random Hearts for Guest Heart Thursday.

WARNING: Anyone wishing to visit The Abandoned, must have permission from the owners.