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 MR_ROPER
 
Location: Philadelphia PA, USA
Gender: Male
Philly, Philly Philly.
 |  |  | Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
< on 9/5/2011 11:45 PM >
|  | | | Hey, so I had the day off from work and most of my friends were out of town, ("down the shore" as they say)... but I felt like doing something different so I checked out a few places.
First was an abandoned convalescent home in germantown/morton/mt.airy area. Um, I think you have heard of it. But I have never been and was curious. Place is boarded up tightly but I did find something that could maybe work as POE. I actually did not have my flashlight so I was content to just explore the grounds and take photos of the exterior. REALLY want to get in this one, have been passing by a lot lately and I'm so curious!
That was cool and all, but I really wanted to GET INSIDE of something... so I was trying to access this huge church near where I live that is for sale, but then I started poking at an old printing warehouse. I was so determined that I did some tricky climbing maneuvers to get to a 3rd Floor POE... but get this, on the way out I noticed that the freaking FRONT DOOR was NOT EVEN LOCKED! CRAZY! I did not even think that would be an option. LOL. This place was huge and I kept thinking that I heard somebody running on the stairs (there were 4 staircases) but I decided it was pigeons or the wind or something. still scary. hehe
All in all I had a great day! Wish some of my friends were around to keep me out of trouble. hahaha
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MR_ROPER
Location: Philadelphia PA, USA
Gender: Male
Philly, Philly Philly.
| | | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 1 on 9/6/2011 12:00 AM >
| | | | Sorry, one quick follow-up. forgot to mention that I am going back to the 2nd site on Thursday with a group so if you are interested in joining you can RSVP here: http://www.meetup....E/events/32363812/
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Fundamentals
Location: NY
Gender: Male
| | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 2 on 9/6/2011 12:08 AM >
| | | | Nice I like that first building looking forward to your pictures of the inside.
Finding Open doors after looking franticly for other POEs has happen to me more then i like to admit, glad you got in.
[last edit 9/6/2011 12:48 AM by Fundamentals - edited 1 times]
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Morbidskull
Location: East Bay RI & SE Mass
Gender: Male
| | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 3 on 9/6/2011 2:31 AM >
| | | | I love the first building!
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Sokko
Location: Reading, PA
Gender: Male
Do Not Freeze
| | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 4 on 9/6/2011 2:41 AM >
| | | | Its a nice building from the outside but dark and boring inside. Whats happening with the building right next to it? Also, did you check out the old mansion behind the school down the street?
Do Not Freeze. |
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Porcelain Doll
   
Location: philadelphia
Gender: Female
Who Cooks For You?
| | | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 5 on 9/6/2011 4:55 PM >
| | | | Posted by Sokko
Its a nice building from the outside but dark and boring inside. Whats happening with the building right next to it? Also, did you check out the old mansion behind the school down the street?
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Agreed, it was many a a "chill" place for people.
it's better to be absolutely ridiculous than absolutely boring.
“Everyones so shady. That’s why I’m so fuckin pale.” - Porcelain Black |
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Radical_Ed
Location: Philadelphia, PA, USA
Gender: Male
"You work your life away and what do they give? You're only killing yourself to live!"
| | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 6 on 9/6/2011 8:12 PM >
| | | | The mansion has been purchased by a developer and it currently awaiting refurbishing. The same developer bought the other abandoned retirement home next-door and it's fully active now.
"Are you happy now with all the choices you've made?" "Are there times in life when you know you should've stayed?"
"Will you compromise and then realize the price is too much to pay?" "Winners and losers... which one will you be today?"
***Social Distortion*** |
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Weirdlig
Gender: Female
| | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 7 on 9/7/2011 3:01 PM >
| | | | The exteriors on that first place are beautiful, but I think you got a great shot of that wavy floor...what an oddity.
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BLKMSK
Location: PVD
Gender: Male
If the kids are united.
| | | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 8 on 9/8/2011 2:19 AM >
| | | | Posted by MR_ROPER
That was cool and all, but I really wanted to GET INSIDE of something... |
Me too, man. Me too.
BLKMSK/PVD, Post-Industrial (tumblr), Flickr
Property is Theft! |
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MR_ROPER
Location: Philadelphia PA, USA
Gender: Male
Philly, Philly Philly.
| | | Re: Last day of Summer... Wanted to Make it Count!! photos of 2 Philly sites
<Reply # 9 on 9/8/2011 1:58 PM >
| | | | Posted by Weirdling
...I think you got a great shot of that wavy floor...what an oddity.
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Thanks, man. YEah, I was fascinated by the floors, too. In some places they had shifted upwards of 24" into a vertical plane. I took a lot of photos of that because it was something I never really saw in such an extreme way before. I only had my cell phone so the colors are off/ blah... First two photos are the underlayment... a series of wood blocks (vertical grain), and the hardwood floors were attached to that. I guess water caused the underlayment to expand and then once the blocks shift and pop there is no turning back. Expansion/compression of the building due to extreme climate must cause the rest over time. really cool looking. here are a few more photos of that in various stages:
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