I figure I might as well post here about the best and most bizarre entries in the Location Database.

Yeah, it's obsolete as fuck, and yeah, nobody really cares about it anymore, but there's no denying there's some real weird shit in that there pile of data.

Feel free to chime in with whatever entries you think are worthy of mention.

Let's start with this extra-special case. Full-members only, sorry.

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=28706

That's the most insane entry to the LDB I've ever seen. I wonder if it's still there somewhere.

I've got a pretty weird entry from the LDB as well. This was discovered in a storm drain in New England. I wish there was more info about it somewhere.

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=21475

Posted by The Demon Crab

Hah! All hail the weirdo urban artists that make the world a more interesting place.

For some reason this one stuck with me over the years. Tons and tons and tons of Wales slate waste. And by tons, I mean actual mountains-full. Publicly viewable entry (for a change).

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=23057

Posted by Emperor Wang Hah! All hail the weirdo urban artists that make the world a more interesting place. For some reason this one stuck with me over the years. Tons and tons and tons of Wales slate waste. And by tons, I mean actual mountains-full. Publicly viewable entry (for a change). https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=23057

Blaenau is literally surrounded by slate quarries, there are some truly exceptional explores up in that area.

Not LDB but check out this google street view that doesn't come up on the map

https://maps.app.g.../BnzLdr841hCY6Pc97

Then there's this bit of nutso infrastructure in Japan:

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=23107

Naturally, our Aussie friends have to come up with something even nuttier:

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=21982

Posted by Emperor Wang I figure I might as well post here about the best and most bizarre entries in the Location Database. Yeah, it's obsolete as fuck, and yeah, nobody really cares about it anymore, but there's no denying there's some real weird shit in that there pile of data. Feel free to chime in with whatever entries you think are worthy of mention. Let's start with this extra-special case. Full-members only, sorry. https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=28706

Hey, I forgot where I had gotten this picture. This was my MS Teams profile pic in college.

Posted by Emperor Wang Let's start with this extra-special case. Full-members only, sorry.

What a weird ass LDB entry, wonder if its still around lol

Posted by uLiveAndYouBurn Not LDB but check out this google street view that doesn't come up on the map https://maps.app.g.../BnzLdr841hCY6Pc97

Love This

A large campus with about two dozen buildings that once served as Montana's largest state-run orphanage, hosting between two hundred and up to seven hundred (by some less reliable accounts) children at a time. The landowner does still live in a house at the center of campus and is reputably not fond of explorers, so tread with caution. The buildings themselves are in near-pristine shape and are easily accessed, the sheer remoteness of the orphanage protecting them from most vandalism.

Aran knows how to document a site (sorry, full members only again):

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=33850

Actually, all of his entries are nicely done. Folks like him make tending the LDB a breeze.

https://www.uer.ca...asp?posterid=65747

I always enjoy finding a spot that's so bizarre your mind doesn't know what to do with it for a good minute. It's not often, but it's this walking into a new world feeling that I most long to have when exploring.

Witness the greatest entry in the LDB, Stig's Palace of Intrigue.

Posted by Steed

Fuck, I hate those flying monkeys.

I made one that was kind of, um, "special" myself. I was drinking more in those days...

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=24770

Meanwhile, languishing somewhere out in the cornfields of Iowa...

https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=28574

Posted by Emperor Wang Aran knows how to document a site (sorry, full members only again): https://www.uer.ca...ow.asp?locid=33850 Actually, all of his entries are nicely done. Folks like him make tending the LDB a breeze. https://www.uer.ca...asp?posterid=65747

Thanks for the shoutout! I do what I can, I see it as a form of historic preservation. To be honest I was on the fence about posting that first one since it's such a cool and pristine spot, but given how far it is from literally everything (rural Montana is about as far out of the way as you can get in the lower 48), the extreme unlikelihood of scrappers or vandals driving 12+ hours to wreck it, and the fact that I had kind of already blown it with my big writeup and I figured a DB entry would be fine.

There has been a Joker sighting. WTF?!?

https://www.uer.ca...l.asp?picid=336669

Long live the UEDB... assuming anything in it is still there of course

Posted by Watcher Long live the UEDB... assuming anything in it is still there of course

it's still there, in all it's glory... if this site ever goes down, i hope there is a way to preserve the DB, not just for it's locations, but the running commentary on the posted pictures... especially in the Ontario and George sections. They're comic gold.

Posted by Samurai it's still there, in all it's glory... if this site ever goes down, i hope there is a way to preserve the DB, not just for it's locations, but the running commentary on the posted pictures... especially in the Ontario and George sections. They're comic gold.

UER has some awesome pieces of obscure internet history, it's really all worth preserving. It makes me wonder how much data this site actually hosts. Photos alone aren't super large but there's like 20 years worth of stuff here at this point. My guess is that UER's current file size is somewhere in the single digit terabytes.

Posted by Watcher assuming anything in it is still there of course

The DB’s pretty low-activity these days, but fr00tCake’s been updating this and that location during his downtime at work. He often adds a gallery of Streetview and/or satellite pics to the places he investigates, and sometimes a few links for additional context. In rural areas places tend to be demolished over time, but spots in built-up areas are often redeveloped “as is”, which is gratifying to see when it does happen. Of course the DB’ll never be brought fully up to date, even with a horde of volunteers like him, but he’s updated a good fifty (or even 100?) places so far. It’s been pretty interesting following his work.

Have a great day, everybody.

Posted by Emperor Wang updated a good fifty (or even 100?) places so far. It’s been pretty interesting following his work.

Closer to 300 lol. I literally just counted.

296 LDB entries have had their status changed to demolished, repurposed, or back to original purpose (active), and those are just the ones I added street/satellite images to. I've added history, links, coordinates, owners, etc. to far more than that. I started editing a couple years ago, but have been really active over the last 10mo or so. Note - I ONLY change status of those I have actual proof of, by way of street/sat images, or can find a news article confirming that demo/renovation actually happened (NOT going to happen).

Here is a link to everything that I updated that includes street/sat images. Have a looky-lou and scan down the list. Many of you are familiar with or have been to these locations, and may not even know they are gone or renovated. A few still active folks have even created or added pics to these locations:

https://www.uer.ca....asp?allmode=89610