I entered the third apartment through the hole in the wall. Well, it seems that there was also an entrance there. A vintage TV. The apartment looked like somebody had started renovations and then given up. A familiar story. The chimney has changed color several times during the years. The wall looks healthy. Random thrash.Continue reading “A Rotten Beauty Part III”
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A Rotten Beauty Part II
Moving on to the second apartment. The old double doors are a beauty. Something has cracked. The hall. The third apartment was locked, but luckily somebody had made a way there. There was some old furniture left in the second apartment. The kitchen. And another photo one step further forward. The apartments would be beautifulContinue reading “A Rotten Beauty Part II”
A Rotten Beauty Part I
During the winter when I was looking for new locations, I found a mention about a large old apartment building and a furniture factory in a small municipality. I just wrote the address down, didn’t even have a look at Google Maps. What awaited me there was a major surprise. An amazing beauty. I meanContinue reading “A Rotten Beauty Part I”
Seeing The Birches Grow
Continuing my yearly check ups on places I’ve visited the previous summer, here’s the village school I randomly discovered back in 2022. Back then I encountered a neighbour, who told me, that somebody had transformed it into a home, but nobody lived there. First he encouraged me to buy it, then he encouraged me toContinue reading “Seeing The Birches Grow”
Hoarding Properties Part II
Behind the row houses was this magnificent block of flats built for higher ranking railway staff and completed in 1950. It also belongs to the same owner, and it, too has been empty for several years. A local landmark, it probably is the tallest building in the village. And its shape is worsening, fast. NoContinue reading “Hoarding Properties Part II”
Hoarding Properties Part I
In rural Finland, there is a village, where railroads to four directions meet. All the way until the 1970’s it was inhabited by thousands of railroaders and their families. Then new rails were built and the village became obsolete. Since then it has been losing population. Throughout the years the national railway company has soldContinue reading “Hoarding Properties Part I”
Not Exactly A Place To Sleep
The night was approaching, and I was starting to look for a parking lot to camp. That is usually, when I start finding interesting things. That looks like an old farm house. The window layout was highly unusual. And all in all the place was in a rather bad condition. A view through the windowsContinue reading “Not Exactly A Place To Sleep”
Still Scared Of The Criminal Minds
After the barbecue I continued my journey. And this here is another familiar location. It is the old block of flats built in the middle of nowhere for sawmill workers, which ended into the hands of organized crime. I’ve told its story before here. Despite now looking completely abandoned and overgrown, I still didn’t goContinue reading “Still Scared Of The Criminal Minds”
In Good Care Part VI
Welcome back to yet another familiar, yet so far unexplored location. The former mental asylum visited at least in 2021 and 2022. But as soon as I got to the yard, I noticed someone with a bike there. Thinking it was another urban explorer, I went and asked, if she had found a way in.Continue reading “In Good Care Part VI”
In Good Care Part IV
Some of the pieces on the walls were fairly good. They were in a minority, though. Another look at the ruins. They were later demolished. More homes lurking behind trees. At this point it is impossible to determine, which buildings I’ve already photographed and which I haven’t. Some were in better condition than others. SignsContinue reading “In Good Care Part IV”