Well, this looks interesting. This obviously is a former store. The older, wooden part first appears on aerial photos in the early 1950’s, the brick part is from the 1960’s or early 1970’s judging by its looks. According to Google Maps most of the building was empty already back in 2009. There was a fleaContinue reading “Ruins Of A Business Empire”
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The Looks Deceived Again
And here we are, in the center of a rural town. When taking these photographs, I believed, that the building in front was a former school and the building at the back the school that replaced it. I was right about the building behind but wrong with the wooden building. It wasn’t an old school,Continue reading “The Looks Deceived Again”
A Little Reminder Left
When preparing for my trip, I scrolled through old maps in order to find interesting locations. As they are based on a terrain map, high structures, such as chimneys, are marked on it. This was especially helpful with old sawmills and other factories. If the chimney was left and connected to a building, there wasContinue reading “A Little Reminder Left”
Let’s Have A Look
Back again at the end of a nearly roadless road. I am here, because my friend sent me a tip about a former working colony of a a former mental asylum. The concept is a bit difficult to explain, but back in the days it was believed, that being useful and working was the keyContinue reading “Let’s Have A Look”
My First Urbex Injury
So, here we have another local dairy processing plant built in 1937. It was closed in 1959 and converted to a service station. I don’t know when it closed its doors, but it’s been abandoned for as long as I can remember – even back in 2009 when I still lived in the city nearby.Continue reading “My First Urbex Injury”
Pretty Dirty For A Soap Factory Part II
After finding the larger space, things got back to usual. There was another office cubicle, but this one looked more solid and older than the previous ones. Extremely old pipes. And something, which looks like an exit. A small room with debris. Nokia puzzles? What are these? This photo has probably been taken through aContinue reading “Pretty Dirty For A Soap Factory Part II”
Pretty Dirty For A Soap Factory Part I
This burned van doesn’t create the least bit of confidence. But my next location can already be seen in the background. And there it is, the former former soap factory I already mentioned. It opened in 1892 and in 1900 it was the biggest soap manufacturer in the country. This factory was built in theContinue reading “Pretty Dirty For A Soap Factory Part I”
Not Quite Empty Yet
There were several locations in my home town, which I never even knew about while living there. When reading about a new detail plan I found out, that hidden in a corner of a residential area, which I very well knew, was a lovely, functionalistic factory area. Built in many phases between 1890 and theContinue reading “Not Quite Empty Yet”
Security Has Tightened
Have you noticed, that it has been several posts since my previous successful exploration? Well, I have and there are two reasons for it. The first one is, that this area of the country is pretty prosperous and tightly inhabited. There are far less abandoned buildings than in the Northern and Eastern parts of Finland.Continue reading “Security Has Tightened”
As Closed As Ever
Back in the town where I was born. This old youth association building and its history have been featured briefly with a photo from 2019 in this post. I have to say, things haven’t changed much since then. Only the summer has grown a jungle around the building. This new main entrance is a laterContinue reading “As Closed As Ever”