The story was pretty much familiar already along the corridor. Dark and thrashed apartments. And open windows too close to the neighboring house. Same view, different settings. Again a lovely chair. I’ve seen so many in abandoned buildings, that I could decorate a mansion with them. The rest of the furniture wasn’t equally impressive. ThereContinue reading “I Missed Fine Dining, I Missed Cheap Beer Part III”
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From Serving Customers To Permanent Customers Part III
A look at the kitchen shelf reveals a collection of canned everything. A text commemorationg the 40th anniversary of the inhabitants moving from one place to the current location. I believe, that they have made this after the abandonment of the building. Otherwise this makes no sense. Names and location info have been removed. AnotherContinue reading “From Serving Customers To Permanent Customers Part III”
From Serving Customers To Permanent Customers Part II
This post begins with a lovely vintage chair. I’d really like to have one of those, just black. In the corner we have a small dining table with election ads. Whoever lived here, loved harmonicas. Eggs, porridge flakes and more sausage. A very basic breakfast. An ad magazine from 2009. This is the first suggestionContinue reading “From Serving Customers To Permanent Customers Part II”
From Serving Customers To Permanent Customers Part I
Another unexpected discovery. I can tell its story just by looking at its architecture. This is a former village store with one or more apartments upstairs. And when I started googling the place, it turned out I was right, almost. The small wing, which is to the right, has contained an entrance to a café.Continue reading “From Serving Customers To Permanent Customers Part I”
Instagram Tips Part II
As this Instagram follower of mine had watched my stories closely, they knew, that I loved functionalistic architecture. They tipped me about a small functionalistic business and residential building on the outskirts of the city center, which had been scheduled to be demolished for years, yet nothing had happened. Once again they couldn’t promise aContinue reading “Instagram Tips Part II”
You’ve Got Mail
Another random and accidental discovery in the center of a small municipality. There were several doors, but none of them were open. This would have been a short and pointless story would I not happen to know a friend, who was raised in the village. He asked his father, who had been active in theContinue reading “You’ve Got Mail”
Business Gone Bad Part III
The upstairs was occupied by just one department store. When it left, the destiny of the mall was sealed. This view shows the lovely, light glass roof a bit better. Basically the upstairs was a large, open space. The department store has also thoroughly cleaned up after leaving. The metallic wall prevented people from climbingContinue reading “Business Gone Bad Part III”
Business Gone Bad Part II
Before moving upstairs, let’s take a look at another corner of the small business spaces downstairs. And now that I come to think of it, the downstairs was quite a maze. Another, very small business space with a sliding door. Even a lonely bike has found its way here. Another possible exit, another entrance, whichContinue reading “Business Gone Bad Part II”
Business Gone Bad Part I
It is the first evening of my tour. I’ve checked into my hotel and had dinner with my hosts. Of course I asked for some recommendations about abandoned places in the area. I was already familiar with most of them, but one of them was new for me. But the first one wasn’t, as itContinue reading “Business Gone Bad Part I”
The Sugar Cube
The next location I went to was a planned one. It was a 1938 built functionalistic business and apartment building known as The Sugar Cube in a central location in a medium sized town. There had been an ongoing debate for years whether to preserve it or demolish it. As you know, I’m a bigContinue reading “The Sugar Cube”