So, upstairs we go then. The wooden panels in the stairway are so shiny, that they reflect like a mirror. The upstairs was pretty similar to the downstairs. Open spaces connected with a corridor. The last toilet paper roll of the building. And a very interesting plastic floor. The place had been abandoned with mostContinue reading “The Kids Are Gone Part II”
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The Kids Are Gone Part I
The second planned location of my trip was this building. It was originally built in the 1940’s as a kindergarten for the kids of a local factory. It was designed by famous architect Alvar Aalto’s office, but Aalto himself didn’t design it. Most recently the building served as a community centre, but it was abandonedContinue reading “The Kids Are Gone Part I”
Missed Opportunity 2
Another property we discussed with the town’s property manager was located just a block away. But remember, I still hadn’t called him. So I actually stumbled upon this place, when I went to buy some bath foam for my bubble bath that evening. Originally built as a bakery in the 1920’s, it was enlarged severalContinue reading “Missed Opportunity 2”