The exterior of this place was hugely misleading - extremely run down, not a nice looking farmhouse by any means, looking like it would be completely empty, maybe frames left inside or odds and ends. We drove by it multiple times, thinking it wouldn't be special, until one day we finally stopped. Were we ever surprised to find this when we stepped inside...


Fur Elise by Storytrail, on Flickr



Next, let's see an old board game in an abandonment.

A board game in a musty basement:








A cool old trunk/chest.

Posted by Sanitarium Sean A cool old trunk/chest.

Not necessarily old, but cool as hell. Unfortunately the critical space item was missing.


Space by Anom, on Flickr

High Society

Posted by IndoAnomaly Not necessarily old, but cool as hell. Unfortunately the critical space item was missing. https://farm4.staticflickr.com/3704/19340827509_a2ee0f1879_c.jpg Space by Anom, on Flickr High Society

Wow that is really cool, any story behind the place you found it? Here's some high society.


What You Do In The Dark Will Be Brought To The Light by Bumblebee, on Flickr

A photo of something that really hit home.

Posted by Bvmblebee A photo of something that really hit home.

For me it still remains this place...


Overwriting Vandalism with Meaning by Ground State Photos, on Flickr

Next Up?: Orange

I haven't been here in awhile so forgive me if this has been recently done...
how about some history? Documents, photos, etc. from when the location was operational.

Posted by Bvmblebee Wow that is really cool, any story behind the place you found it? Here's some high society.

Well, the building was built in the 1930's and originally used by the federal government to classify and evaluate imports for duties and taxes as they came into the port of Houston. However, as the port grew, the building could no longer house the expanding operations. In the late 1990's, the property was sold off by the federal government and bought by an individual who it appears enjoyed collecting. Antique cars, antique bikes, statues, dirt bikes, furniture, etc. At some point one of the rooms in the building was converted into the beginnings of a grow operation, complete with fertilizer, lights, and grow kits. There were no actual plants when I visited. That's as far as the history as I could come up with. Sadly we are on hiatus from revisiting to develop a greater history; a man paid to watch the property pulled a gun on a fellow explorer the day after I visited. One of the most interesting buildings I have ever been inside.

I don't think we stumbled upon an active grow operation. Even that appeared abandoned. Still scary.

Posted by DawnPatrol how about some history? Documents, photos, etc. from when the location was operational.

Here - Have some old woodworking books from a furniture factory.

Buckstaff Furniture Factory #14 by relik, on Flickr

Oops. Almost forgot..
Show me some NUTS.

How about one nut?


Untitled
by Dee Ashley, on Flickr


Not much to this one, I'm afraid. Found it in an abandoned parking garage and couldn't resist the compulsion to take the picture. It was already posed and everything.

... How about something sentimental on paper (or just a medium), like a diary or scrapbook?

Posted by IndoAnomaly Well, the building was built in the 1930's and originally used by the federal government to classify and evaluate imports for duties and taxes as they came into the port of Houston. However, as the port grew, the building could no longer house the expanding operations. In the late 1990's, the property was sold off by the federal government and bought by an individual who it appears enjoyed collecting. Antique cars, antique bikes, statues, dirt bikes, furniture, etc. At some point one of the rooms in the building was converted into the beginnings of a grow operation, complete with fertilizer, lights, and grow kits. There were no actual plants when I visited. That's as far as the history as I could come up with. Sadly we are on hiatus from revisiting to develop a greater history; a man paid to watch the property pulled a gun on a fellow explorer the day after I visited. One of the most interesting buildings I have ever been inside. I don't think we stumbled upon an active grow operation. Even that appeared abandoned. Still scary.

Wait, is this the one that had the DOJ sticker on the door and I was raving about the stairs from one of your photos? I didn't hear the part about someone else getting a gun pulled on them! Yikes.

Posted by Dee Ashley Wait, is this the one that had the DOJ sticker on the door and I was raving about the stairs from one of your photos? I didn't hear the part about someone else getting a gun pulled on them! Yikes.

The very same one. The scary part of exploring in Texas.

I suppose I should post a set about the place. It was pretty damn intriguing. I would love to go back and get more shots, but I have plenty to explore without having to worry about being shot.

Posted by Dee Ashley ... How about something sentimental on paper (or just a medium), like a diary or scrapbook?

Later finding the letter from the hospital outlining the death of the child this card was written for who died not long after his 6th birthday of acute leukaemia (in 1970) absolutely floored me. To this day it is the saddest thing I have ever found in an abandonment.



Some sealed foodstuffs.

Posted by mookster Some sealed foodstuffs.

It sure isn't open.



Let's see some Brutalist abandonment. In case someone doesn't know what Brutalism is...

https://en.wikiped...alist_architecture

Posted by ktotakov. Let's see some Brutalist abandonment. In case someone doesn't know what Brutalism is... https://en.wikiped...alist_architecture

That's like half of Queen's U, the other half was designed by Bruce Kuwabara or is 200 years old.

I didn't know there was a name for it so I just called them all Stalinist (no fun/colour, only concrete for the proletariat.)

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And what is your request sir?

Posted by IndoAnomaly And what is your request sir?

Those aren't my pics so I think it still stands.

Posted by ktotakov. Let's see some Brutalist abandonment.

if it fits, than lets see something "powerful"

Posted by cdevon if it fits, than lets see something "powerful"

Peace of mind.

I just want to interrupt to be all "Yo this thread is 94 pages so fuck it I made a new one."
Love you :*

Posted by catdog23 I didn't know there was a name for it so I just called them all Stalinist (no fun/colour, only concrete for the proletariat.)

Yeah that's the name. We have tonnes of it in Brisbane, Australia because the city's economic boom was during the 1970's and 1980's thanks to the notorious at the then time, Premier Sir Joh Bjelke-Peterson. He knocked down lots of heritage listed buildings over night without any public consultation or approval which has resulted in people like me dashing about photographing every last piece of history this city has because believe it or not heritage listed buildings are still being torn down over night... it isn't as bad as it was during the 70's or 80's though.

Anyway lots of Brutalist buildings are usually government facilities, to ensure the public feels comfortable with a titanic grey block of concrete full of lawyers and policemen ...