I know I already posted two photos from this room, but it was the space I liked most in the whole building, so let’s make it three. Looks like I’ve found the remains of another toilet. I find this a complete waste of paint. I mean if you do want to write something and it’sContinue reading “Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Part III”
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Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Part II
A second toothbrush and a very worn out one. Either someone’s lived here for a pretty long time, or then there are several inhabitants. They have found their roles. This was a very strange pile of paper for two reasons. It was ordinary mail, like car tax and insurance papers, letters from a bank andContinue reading “Out Of Sight, Out Of Mind Part II”
The Kids Are Gone Part II
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”
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”
Final Moments Captured
Driving on to the next municipality, the next and the next. I was now trying to visit as many of them as possible, and as of this there was very little exploring I could do. But when entering the center of this small municipality, I really couldn’t miss this one. As the municipality was veryContinue reading “Final Moments Captured”
Kindergarten Stories
I would never have heard of this place had it not been to one of my most active Instagram followers, who sent me a link to a news item. It was about two 14-year-old boys seeing smoke rise from an abandoned building, running to a nearby store and buying water bottles to put out aContinue reading “Kindergarten Stories”