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cdevon Location: west county Gender: Male Total Likes: 909 likes \| \| \|	A Real Gem < on 8/2/2013 2:22 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20.
	When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store.

kenfagerdotcom Location: Madison, WI Gender: Male Total Likes: 458 likes American Urbex... yeah. That was me. \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 1 on 8/9/2013 12:32 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	This town looks like it has certainly seen better days. Cairo, IL by chance?
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cdevon Location: west county Gender: Male Total Likes: 909 likes \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 2 on 8/9/2013 4:37 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	yes it is. if you want to see it, get there quick. they are knocking buildings down at a rate that WWII Air Force B-52's would envy.
	When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store.

Greencheese Location: Wisconsin Total Likes: 29 likes Let's get saucy. \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 3 on 1/16/2014 6:34 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	10 looks great. I would love to explore an abandon theater.

iliamo1986 Location: Central Iowa Gender: Female Total Likes: 29 likes \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 4 on 1/16/2014 9:53 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Don't know how out of the way Cairo is on the way to my family in Tennessee, but I think a side trip is in order next time we go south.
	"The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes." -Simone Weil

relik Location: 44.26126°,-88.41502° (Appleton, WI) Gender: Male Total Likes: 1082 likes There is no truth, Only a perspective. \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 5 on 1/17/2014 12:03 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Any problems while you were there? EDIT: Meh, nevermind. I was debating making the trip, as i was cruising around in street view, but after i zoomed out, it looks like they've torn a lot of the city town. [last edit 1/17/2014 12:07 AM by relik - edited 1 times]
	"When it rains, just find bigger drains."

dammband Location: Atlanta, Georgia Gender: Male Total Likes: 454 likes \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 6 on 1/17/2014 12:05 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Great shots once again.

seicer Location: New York Gender: Male Total Likes: 87 likes \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 7 on 1/17/2014 3:07 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	Looks like The Gem has some structural issues now. I was in there last summer and there was some trees that had snagged themselves around that wall pretty tight. My friend (urban planner) refused to come in due to its condition. Sad.
	Abandoned

cdevon Location: west county Gender: Male Total Likes: 909 likes \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 8 on 1/17/2014 8:27 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	this is an older thread... maybe a resplore is in order....
	When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store.

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Posted by cdevon
this is an older thread... maybe a resplore is in order....

Yes yes yes

"The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes." -Simone Weil

iliamo1986

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Posted by seicer
Looks like The Gem has some structural issues now. I was in there last summer and there was some trees that had snagged themselves around that wall pretty tight. My friend (urban planner) refused to come in due to its condition. Sad.

Getting OT here, but your photo...

...the hell?! o.O

"The destruction of the past is perhaps the greatest of all crimes." -Simone Weil

Slim Jim Noble Donor Location: St. Paul, MN Gender: Male Total Likes: 117 likes Maze is 100% done now!!! Someday when it's -10 out and the generators won't start I might upload th \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 11 on 1/18/2014 2:16 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	When I was there, we got into the Gem and they were restoring it. Seemed a little odd for such a loser town. All the other buildings were much cooler on the outside than the inside.
	I want to be different. But I want to be different just like everybody else, because if I really were different, everybody would think I was crazy and weird. Iowa is Minnesota's bitch. There's an art to pooping.

ohok Total Likes: 17 likes \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 12 on 1/20/2014 4:16 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	killer work..

Colossus Location: The Nether Gender: Male Total Likes: 8 likes \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 13 on 1/20/2014 7:10 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I can't masturbate to this
	Everyone, chill the fuck out! I got this.

Freak

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Posted by cdevon
yes it is. if you want to see it, get there quick. they are knocking buildings down at a rate that WWII Air Force B-52's would envy.

Pretty sure the B-52 was introduced in the mid-50s, and with original payload could have knocked down all of Cairo at once

Turn off the internet and go play outside.
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cdevon

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Posted by Freak

Pretty sure the B-52 was introduced in the mid-50s, and with original payload could have knocked down all of Cairo at once

don't confuse the issue with facts.

When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store.

kensonet Location: Tuscaloosa, Indianapolis Gender: Female Total Likes: 8 likes \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 16 on 2/26/2014 7:37 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	I love the colors! Great shots, lucky day for such a pretty sky background.
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cdevon Location: west county Gender: Male Total Likes: 909 likes \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 17 on 2/28/2014 5:57 AM > \| Reply with Quote

	it was a nice day, thanks.
	When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store.

urbexchick07 Location: Illinois Gender: Female Total Likes: 40 likes \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 18 on 8/16/2016 8:07 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	has anyone been here recently?

cdevon Location: west county Gender: Male Total Likes: 909 likes \| \| \|	Re: A Real Gem < Reply # 19 on 9/18/2016 11:08 PM > \| Reply with Quote

	Yes. Just a few weeks ago. The Gem is still there. Others are gone.
	When I say I'm 'clean and sober', it means I've showered and I'm headed to the liquor store.

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