All the balconies on the main stairway were boarded up. The reason probably was, that teenagers used fire stairs to climb to them and break inside the building. This far up the windows were no longer broken. KKK was here? It says “sold” on the red sheets of paper. Whatever has been sold has beenContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part VI”
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Smells Like Teen Spirit Part III
What I really adore about old buildings is their stairways. They have a central role and usually had big windows and nice details. Up we go, then. As I said in my previous post, this place was full of instructions. Here it says that use of elevator is only allowed given permission by staff. TheContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part III”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part II
Hello, and let me once again wish you my warmest welcome to the abandoned vocational school dormitory covered in snow. This view is directly from the entrance located in the part between the old and new sides of the building. First up there was a cozy common room for the inhabitants. It featured lots ofContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part II”
Smells Like Teen Spirit Part I
On the edge of the city center in Oulu stood a large house with boarded windows. The older part was built in the early 1950’s and was designed by the first city architect Martti Heikura. An annex was added in 1973. The place was the student dormitory of a vocational school located nearby. Or actuallyContinue reading “Smells Like Teen Spirit Part I”
A Taste of Education
In the 1950’s a workers’ institute was founded in a small village. The main aim of it was to provide education to trade union actives and to weaken the strong pro-communist opinions in the area back then. The institute received funding from the USA. It has been rumoured, that even the CIA was involved, butContinue reading “A Taste of Education”
The Dancing Ghost of the School
After the disappointing trip to the Lohipato school, I needed new challenges with abandoned buildings. When I called the construction company to arrange the return of the keys they had given me, I already had an idea. I asked them, If I could borrow them again in a few weeks. “If you want to goContinue reading “The Dancing Ghost of the School”
The School for the Special Salmon Part V
The last part of my exploration begins on the second floor of the final, unexplored wing. This was something I hadn’t found in any other part of the building: a room with inner glass walls. Let’s have a closer look behind the sofa. The sign says: “Emergency exit. The route must remain unblocked”. Someone didn’tContinue reading “The School for the Special Salmon Part V”
The School for the Special Salmon Part IV
Like I said earlier, this wasn’t one of the most interesting buildings to photograph. There was just lots and lots of empty space. But every now and then something came up. The room was otherwise completely empty. And then in one corner there was a huge pile of party magazines for the True Finns, backContinue reading “The School for the Special Salmon Part IV”
The School for the Special Salmon Part III
Next I arrived in the main lobby. I took these pictures in September, but somehow they had already braced for the coming winter. In Finland we always joke about old people trying to use kicksleds in as little snow as possible. Wonder, where grandpa’s tried to go this time. Let’s have a look at theContinue reading “The School for the Special Salmon Part III”
The School for the Special Salmon Part II
As you can see from the picture, the power is on. This is the only abandoned house I’ve ever been to, which wasn’t completely abandoned. Boxers were training here even while I photographed. And yes, I did promise some surprises. Well, let’s see what we find if we follow that arrow. All right, it seemsContinue reading “The School for the Special Salmon Part II”