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Hi. I goT into urbex a few months ago and feel like whenever I search Flickr, Bing or Google, I've run into a using only a limited number of words and combinations for my search subjects. Currently I use: CHICAGO ABANDONED DECAY BUILDING STRUCTURE URBEX EXPLORE EXPLORER SPACE CLOSED BUSINESS HOME, CHURCH, MEDICAL, ETC. GRAFFITI If anyone has other suggestions, I'd love to hear them, thanks!
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Try: derelict , blight , forgotten... Also consider searching on flickr . Really, your best bet is to just go outside and look around. Use google maps and then when you see something interesting, search that address/area for more information. Best of luck!
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News sites like the word "shuttered" a lot. Sometimes I also like to search for articles about mass layoffs instead of just empty buildings.
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Thanks for the replies, forgot to include Flickr (don't know how I forget to list it, it's the go-to.)
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On flickr I would type Abandoned New York because I'm from New York but usually abandoned followed by a location give plenty of results
<3 rachel |
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I stopped doing this because anything I searched usually took me back to the same places I've seen a hundred times, even on Flickr. Typically, I find a lot more locations by driving around and perusing Google maps than I do searching the internet.
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Superfund! In fact, you can bypass Google completely on this one and use the EPA's superfund database: http://www.epa.gov...nd/sites/cursites/
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Came across this awhile back myself. Gold mine.
Every time you read this, I become more powerful. https://www.flickr...tos/115873398@N03/ |
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I'm going to 3rd this. Really is an amazing resource, some of the sub-sites will tell you the activity level, and contamination (if applicable) of the location. Extremely useful, I've about 2 places with it.
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