There was grain absolutely everywhere in the mill. Somebody had thought, that destroying the facade was a good idea. More machinery. This one hasn’t escaped vandals. Finally reaching the top floor. There wasn’t much to see there apart from grain, bird feces and broken glass. So time to head downstairs. Reaching the second floor already.Continue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part X”
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A Midsummer Adventure Part IX
First views from the second floor. The traditional greetings. More machinery. The beautiful evening light. Workbenches. Everything in the mill seemed mechanical. This is childish. The oh so traditional can of pickled cucumber found in almost every single abandoned building I’ve visited. The mill machinery has been built in 1949 in Poland. This means thatContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part IX”
A Midsummer Adventure Part VIII
It was now the morning of Midsummer eve. I had caught a train to a city where I once lived for one summer, and met a group of friends at the railway station. The plan was simple. We would spend midsummer eve at the summer cottage of my friend’s grandparents doing the traditional things: eating,Continue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part VIII”
A Midsummer Adventure Part VII
The final location of the day was yet another familiar one. It was the block of flats I first discovered in 2021. Three years had passed since those photographs, but nothing much had happened. Only all the windows and doors had been covered with plywood and large advertising banners placed on the ground floor facades.Continue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part VII”
A Midsummer Adventure Part VI
While heading towards the home of my friend, we suddenly spotted something, which definitely looked abandoned. You can’t really be mistaken because of the boarded windows. Let’s see, if there’s a way in. Nope, no way in. So what is this place? It’s a former farm house built in 1927. At some point it wasContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part VI”
A Midsummer Adventure Part V
Here I am approaching another railside discovery. It was another old house, which I had spotted through train windows. And a rather beautiful one, too. Although the place did seem abandoned, the front door was closed and there seemed something off with the place. We didn’t proceed further. It was already getting late, we hadContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part V”
A Midsummer Adventure Part IV
The following location was a bit outside town. It was a small one family home located next to a railroad track. I had spotted it through train windows while passing, and believed, that I had managed to map it correctly. And it sure did look like it. The place had been abandoned for ages. ItContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part IV”
A Midsummer Adventure Part III
Here we have another new location. This one was built in the 1920’s as a furniture factory. After that use the buildings served as town offices, a textile factory, a car inspection company, a vocational school, a library and the local voluntary fire brigade. The use of the buildings ended in 2014. After that aContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part III”
A Midsummer Adventure Part II
Right next to the previous factory was another one. This one was closed in 2022, when the malt factory in the area moved to a new location outside town. The company still has some activity on the lot, though. Photographed here are massive silos built in the 1960’s. The area is currently being replanned. MostContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part II”
A Midsummer Adventure Part I
As I no longer had a summer car, I bought train tickets, which covered my entire holiday. The Finnish national railroad company started selling them some years ago and they covered a fixed amount of time during which you could book a ticket on any train. Well, I bought two of them to cover myContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part I”