Another Rubble Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

Curiously the last time I was in The Abandoned I could still find hearts in the rubble.

Indeed rubble is all that's left of The Abandoned.  Since this picture was taken these chunks are now just pea gravel!  One can find the neatest agates and rocks in those piles.

Happy Guest Heart Thursday and have a good day!

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

Fallen Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

So sad to see this amazing place turned into rubble.  I will miss its magic.  Though I wonder if some of that special sense of wonder will still remain.  With the forests of old growth nearby, perhaps it will.

Perhaps the shadow people will roam the halls of all those new homes which will soon sprout like so many mushrooms.

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

Piles of Rubble -Guest Heart Thursday

When I visit the old Home place, I can hear the rock biters crunching and crumbling all that is left of The Abandoned.  I will miss this place -- There is still magic in the forests, but I wonder how long that will last with the huge housing development which will grow here.  Will people be careful of the woods and the intricate delicate beauty to be found there?

It is beautiful to note, if one looks closely, one can still find a heart in The Abandoned.

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

Ridged Rubble Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

It is amazing how many hearts one can find in a pile of rubble--and they're quite lovely in their own way!  Have a lovely day, everyone 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.
 

Rubble Hearts -Guest Heart Thursday

On our last walk together through the rubble of The Abandoned, Sissy and I found several hearts, held barely in place by twisted rebar.

There are few walls left standing.  In a year or two, thankfully all of this will be gone.  Brand new homes with manicured lawns will take its place.  All that will be left of The Abandoned will be the memories and photographs of what once was here.  It will be abandoned no more.

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

WARNING: If you visit The Abandoned without permission, you risk getting arrested for trespassing. Please be careful. Since the buildings have been demolished, some 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.

Rebar Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

There's something theatrical in the rebar touching the skies.  Below one can find beautiful twisted rebar hearts in the rubble.  Strange that hearts can be found in  the midst of such destruction, they are so graceful.

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

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.   

Pink Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

This is another rubble heart found while walking with my Mother and Sister through what is left of The Abandoned.

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

WARNING:  If you visit The Abandoned without permission, you risk getting arrested for trespassing. There are some who question the presence of surveillance cameras, since the buildings are being demolished.  Don't assume there aren't cameras in place. Those who would come onto the property without permission, should know the owners are VERY serious about identifying those who would trespass here.  Especially now.

Heart in Rubble -Guest Heart Thursday

When the big machines grew quiet in the evening, Sissy, Mom and I went for a walk.  Not much is left of the original buildings.  Yet it is amazing how much artistic beauty can yet be found here.

Happy Valentines Day to the Shadow people and to those who grew up loving this enchanted place.

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

WARNING:  If you visit The Abandoned without permission, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Green Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

This green heart is long gone. 

The halls and most of the walls of this place have been flattened into the earth.  I will miss this place with its rare halls and high ceilings. 

Still, the magic of The Abandoned lives on.

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

WARNING: If you visit The Abandoned without permission, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Graceful Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

Another graceful heart imprinted above the piled rubble.  Soon pictures of this place will be all that's left.

Those and our memories.  I wonder if the magic that was here will still linger?

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

WARNING: With the demolition of these buildings, The Abandoned is especially dangerous. You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Soil Sample Heart -Guest Heart Thursday

 

This is a soil sampling which, to me, looks to be in the shape of a heart.  Sissy Clytie, however, said it looked like mud cake.  (grin)  Chocolate, perhaps?

We've heard the reason they're taking soil samples, is because within the next month, they will be leveling this complex to make room for around 400 homes. 

Soon all that will be left of The Abandoned will be a pile of rubble.  I will miss the magic of this place.  The surrounding woodlands will still be there and I will continue to post many of the photos I've taken of this place, over the years.

Besides the high cost of running a building such as this even when it was functional, the terrible damage which tweekers, vandals and the destructive kids from nearby neighborhoods have inflicted on the complex makes it nearly impossible to salvage.  The Abandoned has now become an attractive nuisance.  I don't blame the owners for wanting to take it down.

It is a shame--the rare architecture of this wonderful building will be lost forever soon.

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

WARNING: You shouldn't visit The Abandoned without permission from the owner or caretaker. If you do, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Rubble Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

This rubble heart was one we found beside one of the huge piles of rock, walls, carpeting and anything you might imagine.  Malaya says, "I like this heart very much."  So does the stuffed cat.  (grin)


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

WARNING: Think twice about visiting The Abandoned without permission. You risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Chunk Pile Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

It wasn't until after I was home, perusing all the photos I'd taken in The Abandoned, that I noticed this Chunk Pile Heart.  I knew there was something I liked about the composition of the picture I'd taken, but I didn't notice what it actually was until then!  I thought it perfect for Guest Heart Thursday!

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

WARNING:   If you visit The Abandoned, without permission from the owners, or the caretaker, you risk getting arrested for trespassing.

Heart in Rubble - Guest Heart Thursday

Sissy and I were exploring The Abandoned  last week--such a wonderful time.  I walked out onto the roof outside the upstairs office area and found this unexpected Heart in the Rubble.

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