Hi all,

Been pretty inactive on here for a really long time. A select few convinced me to post a year in review, so here goes:

2021 I slowed down a lot on exploring. Life got in the way but I like to think I made the best of it. A big thank you to the people I was able to meet up with, you guys rock.
I've omitted a handful of spots I'm not looking to share yet, here's the rest of them, in no particular order:

1. Headed out to visit this gorgeous house
spiral house 1 by Kaden, on Flickr

2. stopped by this very large stripped powerhouse
Mid-river Powerhouse by Kaden, on Flickr

3. Noticed a motion sensor as I was leaving this school. Thank goodness for slow response times
Omega School 1 by Kaden, on Flickr

4. Someone famous played on the stage here. Probably.
Gorilla Lodge by Kaden, on Flickr

5. An abandoned arcade
Fun Time Arcade 1 by Kaden, on Flickr

6. Trudged through the snow to reach a little blob in the woods on Google Maps. Worth it.
Echo Lodge by Kaden, on Flickr

7. Made a day trip to a couple industrial spots. Here's one.
new notices powerhouse by Kaden, on Flickr

8. Here's another
imperial type 10 by Kaden, on Flickr

9. Lived 5 minutes from this house for a while
round house by Kaden, on Flickr

10. Used as storage on residential property
playhouse S by Kaden, on Flickr

11. Ironically, everywhere except the pool was wet and frozen
frozen ymca by Kaden, on Flickr

12. A milk factory
milk factory by Kaden, on Flickr

13. More random Google Maps scrolling brought me here
pump station by Kaden, on Flickr

14. Worst lighting I've ever shot in
spa by Kaden, on Flickr

15. A sauna inside an abandoned house
marble house sauna by Kaden, on Flickr

16. Favorite ceiling of the year
sea green hotel by Kaden, on Flickr

17. Take the back roads
herb's hotel by Kaden, on Flickr

18. Made a trip to see a friend, we had to make a stop
Mythic Minerals by Kaden, on Flickr

19. One more from that factory
Mythic Minerals staircase by Kaden, on Flickr

20. A different kind of junkyard
heli graveyard by Kaden, on Flickr

21. Went camping, found this on the way. Got yelled at by a guy working on it.
roadside work by Kaden, on Flickr

22. Not really abandoned but not really used either. Permission type spot
semi-used stone church by Kaden, on Flickr

23. Terrace Motel. Now under renovation
great eagle motel by Kaden, on Flickr

24. Another road trip, another success convincing the law of my innocence
railfan powerhouse by Kaden, on Flickr

25. Bunker house
bunker house by Kaden, on Flickr

26. Clicked "avoid highways" on the way to visit family
blue school by Kaden, on Flickr

27. Daytop Rehab Facility, now back in use as a summer camp
Daytop by Kaden, on Flickr

28. Sea Cottage
Sea Cottage by Kaden, on Flickr

29. A warehouse. Can you tell I'm running out of captions?
king warehouse by Kaden, on Flickr

30. Another day with friends, another random spot we drove by.
pink house by Kaden, on Flickr

31. Mountain mini golf
wilderness mini golf by Kaden, on Flickr

32. My second visit here, found it partially emptied out and some stored cars moved around
camaro powerhouse by Kaden, on Flickr

33. Watched the sun set at an old fishing village
Shantytown USA by Kaden, on Flickr

34. Headed underground
haz mine by Kaden, on Flickr

35. Got my first look at office cubicles. Thrilling
office by Kaden, on Flickr

36. A popular spot, still fun to wander
hotspot hotel by Kaden, on Flickr

37. I'm about 10 years late to this one
elm hospital by Kaden, on Flickr

38. They use the parking lot, but not the school. Makes sense
pastel school by Kaden, on Flickr

39. This was a blast; I never want to go back
misery hospital by Kaden, on Flickr

40. Some nice pastels in an otherwise plain spot
pastel barn by Kaden, on Flickr

41. I swear this is abandoned
spiral house by Kaden, on Flickr

42. Scrappers hit this one hard. We got a flat tire.
holiday bar by Kaden, on Flickr

43. Took the back way into this junkyard and stayed far from the entrance
junkyard by Kaden, on Flickr

44. A classic hospital complex
mid hospital by Kaden, on Flickr

45. Old signage and no squatters inside. A miracle given the rest of the town.
MOTEL by Kaden, on Flickr

46. A lawyer's office
law office by Kaden, on Flickr

47. This housed farm workers, now it is only home to a very angry vulture.
vulture house by Kaden, on Flickr

48. another popular one. fun time though
hotspot resort by Kaden, on Flickr

49. I'm not a party person, but I had to stop by this nightclub
club by Kaden, on Flickr

50. An abandoned water bottling factory
water bottling factory by Kaden, on Flickr

51. Honestly don't remember where this was. I remember the sunset wasn't great though
misc bungalow by Kaden, on Flickr

52. Headed back underground
angle mine by Kaden, on Flickr

53. My apologies to the squatters I startled in here
silver school by Kaden, on Flickr

54. continued
convent by Kaden, on Flickr

55. stopped by for some wine, they were all out
winery by Kaden, on Flickr

56. Got into abandoned train tunnels for a bit. Here's one:
train tunnel 1 by Kaden, on Flickr

57. Here's two:
train tunnel 2 by Kaden, on Flickr

58. Here's three:
train tunnel 3 by Kaden, on Flickr

59. Last tunnel I swear
train tunnel 4 by Kaden, on Flickr

60. Locomotive awaiting restoration
train by Kaden, on Flickr

61. Back roads. Take them
country roads by Kaden, on Flickr

62. Respirator Required
tube town by Kaden, on Flickr

63. Revisited this classic on the way home
everyone's favorite by Kaden, on Flickr

64. Spent a good amount of time documenting the demolition of Westover Generating station. Probably deserves its own post
Westover Generating Station by Kaden, on Flickr


That's all for now! Thanks for taking time to look all the way through. Hoping 2022 brings more asbestos, mold, and sketchy floors. Stay safe.

Very cool post! Well done my friend. Might need to bust out the laptop and see what photos I can scrounge up for the peeps in the South forums from my limited 2021 year hehe.

Thank you for sharing! Be safe and have a wonderful new year!

😊

Glad you decided to make one. I really like a lot, if not all of them.

This is a very high quality thread.

Seeing Westover half demolished like that makes me sad though.

Solid

Good stuff dude. Hopefully we can explore more in 2022

Absolutely love these man

Gorgeous shot after gorgeous shot. Absolutely stellar!

Great compositions and edits, looks like a fun year!

Holy shit.
Your year rules. ALL REALLY FUCKING GOOD.

Your photography 10/10.

YES

Great variety! loved the old motels and pools. the Terrace Motel and the Sea cottage caught my eye. Wish you had more from those. Really enjoyed ALL of your awesome work and was glad to see your post.

Love this thread. That first shot is incredible. Thanks for sharing with us; it looks like it was a good year for you. Folks like you really inspire my work and make me focus on my composition, even in places where I think there might not be a quality shot. Keep it up.

Wow, crazy good YIR and nice work all year. Love your work, here's to another year.

Hell yes dude! What a phenomenal selection of spots. All really well photographed as well of course.

Wowza! amazing stuff here. If you're near NJ and ever want to explore, hit me up.

Very good year!

There is a lot of very good photograph in there, good eye.

Killer shooting, killer spots m8.

Great photos and locations!

Great photos and locations!