This town doesn't seem to be known for its abandonments, but it sure has a ton of them. Spent approximately an hour and a half walking around town a few weeks ago and photographing all of the places within walking distance.
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This house, at 6707 Fayette Street, is the oldest of all the places I photographed. Built in 1901, abandoned sometime between 1999 and 2002. It's not in good shape; as you can see, part of the porch has collapsed. It's fenced in and in plain sight of multiple businesses, the town museum, homes, and a preschool, so I decided trying to access it wouldn't be a good idea.
2.
Lane's Motor Sales was a former used car dealer in operation until the 90s or so. It's still owned by the Lane family and I believe they use it as storage. They used to have a flea market here, and the garage is filled with various objects, but there hasn't been one in years. There has been recent activity here, as the curtains/boards over the windows weren't there back in September, as well as a "NO PARKING/NO TRESPASSING BY ORDER OF OWNER" sign that can be seen on a pic in the full album.
3.
Vines had grown up into the window of the following house.
4.
This small house, built in 1920 and abandoned at an unknown date, was by far in the worst condition of any building I photographed. I did find an entrance but the foundation is incredibly shaky and I don't feel like getting killed in a building collapse, so I'm not going in. The fact that it backs up to a neighborhood also doesn't help.
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This abandonment is a more recent one. This former BB&T bank branch closed about a month before I took these photos, and currently has no plans for redevelopment. It's not technically abandoned, but I took photos anyway.
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The facade of the former BB&T; the faded outline of the BB&T sign is barely visible.
7.
I'm unsure exactly when this building was abandoned, but certain things I noticed on the outside seemed to indicate it became vacant in the early 2000s. Not much to see, just some broken windows and deteriorating paint.
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The old Gainesville-Haymarket Firehouse has lived quite a colorful life; built in 1946, it remained in use until sometime in the late 90s/early 2000s, the it was replaced by a newer firehouse further towards Gainesville. It's been used for Florida Citrus sales a few times since then, had a few front windows replaced a few years ago, had the "GAINESVILLE HAYMARKET" sign removed and placed in the town hall, and has an old Ruritan Club sign hanging from the front door as well as an RC trailer out back. Given how faded the signs are, I can't imagine they've used it in a while.
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This building, known as Gossom's Garage, is a curious case; while the front of the building is virtually abandoned, the rear is not. The front, including the garage itself and the manager's office, seem to have not been touched in years, but on the day I was photographing, an employee of Gossom and Costello Paving was using some power tools in a garage in the rear portion of the building. It was built in 1930.
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This old manor house was built in 1901 and abandoned sometime around 2002, when it was sold to a developer. I actually remember people living in this house in 2001 or so, so it saddens me a bit to see it in this state.
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I know virtually nothing about this house; it's always just sorta been there. Land records say it was built in 1960. It appears to have been abandoned in the early 80s, but except for the roof it's held up remarkably well.
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Another pic of the first house I addressed.
Full set of pics can be seen here:
http://imgur.com/a/ySzs2
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