I'm normally pretty quiet, but I thought I may as well quit lurking for a moment and make my presence known. My name is Adryrn, I'm 23, and I've been exploring for over a year now. I'm from Minneapolis and can mostly be found in that region, but I also enjoy traveling and can be found in St. Louis, Chicago, and other cities from time to time.

My first encounter with abandoned structures was the Pillsbury A Mill when it wasn't being converted into apartments--I had no idea what it was, nor did I find a way in, but I found it intriguing and liked hanging around it nonetheless. The first abandoned buildings I actually entered were in the Beelitz-Heilstätten hospital complex near Berlin when I was studying abroad, and this spring I began poking around some of the abandoned grain elevators in Minneapolis. I'm attaching some of the photos I've taken while exploring.

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Hello and welcome! Looks like nice pics.

Welcome!
You may want to consider removing the name of the hospital. Although i'm not familiar with that particular location (well, i am now..), it's typically frowned upon to post actual names, coords., identifying photos, etc.

hellohello! & welcome
Nice pictures

@Dukarc and leilativwz--Hi! And thanks =].

@relik--Thanks! I'm aware that it's generally a bad idea to post identifying information, but the Beelitz-Heilstätten buildings are already pretty thoroughly exposed on the internet/well-known in Europe, so I figured they'd be an exception (though if I hear from any Berlin people I'll remove the name from both posts.) Thanks for letting me know, though.

Posted by Adryrn @relik--Thanks! I'm aware that it's generally a bad idea to post identifying information, but the Beelitz-Heilstätten buildings are already pretty thoroughly exposed on the internet/well-known in Europe, so I figured they'd be an exception (though if I hear from any Berlin people I'll remove the name from both posts.) Thanks for letting me know, though.

When i originally posted, i didn't realize it was in Germany. I assumed it was near MSP, even though the name sounded non-American. Heh. I didn't bother fixing it.
That place looks pretty fantastic, though! Beautiful architecture!

Posted by relik When i originally posted, i didn't realize it was in Germany. I assumed it was near MSP, even though the name sounded non-American. Heh. I didn't bother fixing it. That place looks pretty fantastic, though! Beautiful architecture!

It was 8D. I wish I'd spent more time there and will definitely have to go back if I ever find myself near Berlin again (I checked the world forum and hmltnangel got some fantastic pictures of it/into buildings I didn't get into.)

(Edited for spelling error.)

Welcome, fellow greater-Midwesterner! There are some pretty great spots in this post, and I look forward to seeing more of your adventures.

Posted by crows Welcome, fellow greater-Midwesterner! There are some pretty great spots in this post, and I look forward to seeing more of your adventures.

Thanks!

Welcome!

Welcome!
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Welcome, thanks for sharing!

Hello there!
Those sites would make excellent locations for low budget/indie filming. Thanks for sharing!

@Cosmic--Thanks!

@GLP--You're welcome =].

@JohnInMi--Hi! And indeed o__o. I actually did a cosplay photoshoot at one of the grain elevators (with a person I trust/for anyone concerned by this, no, I will not be revealing the specific location on cosplay websites or any other publicly viewable pages.)

Welcome to the forums. I love those photos from Germany. That looks like a fantastic site!

Thanks! It was fascinating, and I didn't even see all of it because it was so huge.