Well, well, well, what do we have here! A little red building, which isn’t standing very straight anymore. The layout suggests, that it is a former store of some kind. The door was tightly bolted shut. I would be surprised, if there hadn’t been a storage and loading wing on this side of the buildingContinue reading “The Little Red One At The Crossing”
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The Cons Come With Lilies Part I
Walking on the main street of the poor thing revealed almost as many empty business buildings as functioning ones. Most of them were intact and couldn’t be accessed, but then there was this one, which I decided to go have a closer look at. The signs say the same as the paintings on the boardedContinue reading “The Cons Come With Lilies Part I”
Side Effects Of A Sawmill Part II
Dogs are not permitted to the playground. I am not a dog, so I’m allowed to go. This is the former doctor’s residence. It was in the worst condition of all the buildings. According to the sign there has been a congregation home here. A look inside the storage reveals a colorful mess. A bookContinue reading “Side Effects Of A Sawmill Part II”
Paint For Sale
Moving on to the next building on the other side of the overgrown yard. It had had another wing right there, but that had been demolished between 2012 and 2015. The building has been abandoned for a long time. Why they chose to tear down only one wing of it remains a mystery. At firstContinue reading “Paint For Sale”
A Collapsing Mystery
And so we are approaching the next location. Which is the yellow building in the picture. It had a very strange window layout indicating it was probably used for commerce or manufactoring of some sort. It was also in a very bad condition and had partially collapsed. I already knew by now that I hadContinue reading “A Collapsing Mystery”
A Small Selection
While looking for something completely different, I spotted this small old grocery store hidden behind bushes. An old coffee company ad was on the wall, but I was more interested in the store’s chain. The T-markets were launched in the 1970’s and were rebranded as Spars way back in 1993. This means, that the placeContinue reading “A Small Selection”
The Store Is Definitely Closed
And here we have another old village store. It would probably have contained a lot of interesting stories. Unfortunately I couldn’t fit through these small windows. And so this place remained a mystery.
A Close Contest
Welcome to the tiny municipality of Oripää and to the heart of the village. Yes, this is one of the most central locations there. And this is also my first planned location of this roadtrip. The building up front is a former workers’ co-operative headquarters. It features the old grocery store, which later became hardwareContinue reading “A Close Contest”
Missed Opportunity 1
My winter holidays continued with a stay in perhaps the most famous hotel in Finland. I couldn’t have affored it otherwise, but they did have a good covid-deal… Built in 1903, this hotel has been chosen as the most beautiful building in Finland at least twice. But I’m not going to spend my time writingContinue reading “Missed Opportunity 1”
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”