In the 1870’s a sawmill was founded on an island close to a small town. As it often happened, a whole community was slowly built around it. The sawmill has closed and is gone, but in this particular location the other buildings in the area are astonishingly well preserved, although abandoned. I learned of thisContinue reading “Side Effects Of A Sawmill Part I”
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A Guide To Karelia Part V
The weekend was drawing to a close. My friend told me she now understood, why I regard Northern Karelia to be the most beautiful region in Finland. I had enjoyed the weekend, too. I always enjoy getting to go to the area. There was one more location, I wanted to see on our way back.Continue reading “A Guide To Karelia Part V”
Beauty Beneath Ugly Covers
Another small rural town, another former co-operative store. This is again the very distinct work of the architects of SOK. many similar examples once were the main source for groceries and other stuff for inhabitants in these towns. I spotted this building for the first time in 2009 or 2010 and it has been inContinue reading “Beauty Beneath Ugly Covers”
The Anatomy Of An Abandonment
Another small rural village, another former commercial building abandoned. As you clearly can see, it’s a former co-operative grocery store. And how do I know this. Well that’s because it looks like this one. They are definitely drawn by the same architect, Erkki Huttunen, in the late 1930’s or early 1940’s. What I found ratherContinue reading “The Anatomy Of An Abandonment”
Making Way
Driving along, the next find was this clearly emtpy former store. The story doesn’t tell, what it was. Clearly it was an early 20th century business building with room for two businesses. The wing in the back seemed like a storage and loading dock. The wing to the right seemed like an apartment wing. ButContinue reading “Making Way”
Bad At Predicting The Future
Welcome to another small village, where the local grocery store has closed for good. There it is and it’s clearly abandoned. I did a walkaround, but there was no way in. The store belonged to one of the largest chains in Finland. All the stores in the chain have names of their own. This oneContinue reading “Bad At Predicting The Future”