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.

Blasted Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

I am always amazed at the beauty to be found in the broken chaos of The Abandoned.  There is a sort of rash beauty to this blasted heart, found in the windows two stories up, looking out over the main entry area. 

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.

Through a Glass Darkly - Weekend Reflections

There is an almost cathedral-like feel to this skylight glimpsed in a reflection from a shard of broken mirror found on the floor of The Abandoned.

For more wonderful reflections from around the world, be sure to visit James at Weekend Reflections.


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

Glowing Heart - Guest Heart Thursday

The light shining through the broken window in the ceiling of the main building of The Abandoned makes a perfect glowing heart here.

For more 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.

Reflections in The Abandoned - Weekend Reflections

Last week I had the privilege of introducing my Sister Clytie, to Linda--her biggest fan!  We had a marvelous time together.  Sissy and Linda hit it off wonderfully.  It was such fun to see The Abandoned through Linda's eyes.  She said it was all she thought it would be and more.  We spent hours looking through the old place.

She was mesmerized by the broken windows found at the top most office areas of the building.  As you can see from the photo above--the struts of the ceiling are very close!  This window looks like some amazing artist's painting.

 

Here you can see some of the broken glass in the window pictured above.  What is wonderful about this photo is, I actually caught Sissy's profile in the glass, from where she stood behind me!

This is me--taking a "reflective" photo in the broken window of a building near the infamous Cabin 5, where some people speculate a murder took place.  Such are some of the more gruesome stories behind this amazing place we call The Abandoned.

For more wonderful reflections from around the world, be sure to visit James at Weekend Reflections.


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

It's a UFO?! - Weekend Reflections

It's a UFO!!!  No--just lighting left unscathed in The Abandoned.  It is incredible these fixtures been spared the violence of the illusive vandals.

For more wonderful reflections from around the world, please visit James at Weekend Reflections.


NOTE: If you intend to visit The Abandoned, be sure to get permission from the owners first. If you do not have permission, you may be arrested and prosecuted for trespassing.