One of the so many lovely, functionalistic co-operative stores probably designed by famous architect Erkki Huttunen and in an awful shape. The co-operative has left ages ago and a private entrepreneur has run the store. It has been located in a more modern building at least since 2008, probably even earlier. The back of theContinue reading “Welcome In”
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The Volunteers Were Careless
Usually I am very careful with locations I am unsure of. If I’m not entirely sure that they are abandoned, I stay away. Of course sometimes I make mistakes, like I did with the abandoned looking one family house, where I encountered an old lady reading in the garden. I had been tipped about thisContinue reading “The Volunteers Were Careless”
Ruins Of A Business Empire
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”
Asking The Neighbours For Permission Part II
The house did have a special light. And a lot of unused cables, it seems. Don’t be dark, it says. Let’s see, what the former store holds, then. A lot of empty shelves, it seems. And the special curtains seem to continue in this part of the building. This part of it looks like aContinue reading “Asking The Neighbours For Permission Part II”
Asking The Neighbours For Permission Part I
Another roadside discovery: a village store. Judging by its appearance it has been closed for ages. There was a broken window and the way in was clear. The only issue was a middle aged woman pushing a baby carriage on the highway back and forth. As she wasn’t leaving, I decided to go and talkContinue reading “Asking The Neighbours For Permission Part I”
Found Through Train Windows
An old railway station, my dear summer car Alice and a train. What a setting. But I’m not here to take pictures of my car. That train runs a line, which I still took almost weekly back when this photo was taken. And there was something I had spotted through its windows. And that wasContinue reading “Found Through Train Windows”
Should I have A Beer Or A Haircut Part V
Welcome to the final part of the old mall. Here we have the back room of something. It was fairly large. And featured a promising amount of odd, wooden racks. Even a small office here. A long since defunct newspaper from 2013. They offered me a summer job once, but I had already gotten one.Continue reading “Should I have A Beer Or A Haircut Part V”
Should I have A Beer Or A Haircut Part IV
So the next space looks like this. The double doors are an interesting feature. There were also some office rooms. The double doors and the Postcheque badge on the door actually lead me to believe, that this has once been a post office. But it clearly wasn’t that back in 2011, when the first photosContinue reading “Should I have A Beer Or A Haircut Part IV”
Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part III
I’ve lost count of how many stores or shops there are in this building. Just moving on to the next one now. What I do know from old Street View photos, this last was a kiosk of a nationwide chain. Again a very empty looking place. Old magazines. Maybe they will shed some light toContinue reading “Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part III”
Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part II
The fourth business remains a mystery. It was already closed in 2011, when the Google Maps car passed it for the first time. The interior didn’t actually do much to solve the mystery. Neither did the markings on the bottom of the window. All plain and empty. They’ve closed and cleaned up afterwards. Oh, theyContinue reading “Should I Have A Beer Or A Haircut Part II”