It was now the morning of Midsummer eve. I had caught a train to a city where I once lived for one summer, and met a group of friends at the railway station. The plan was simple. We would spend midsummer eve at the summer cottage of my friend’s grandparents doing the traditional things: eating,Continue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part VIII”
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A Midsummer Adventure Part VII
The final location of the day was yet another familiar one. It was the block of flats I first discovered in 2021. Three years had passed since those photographs, but nothing much had happened. Only all the windows and doors had been covered with plywood and large advertising banners placed on the ground floor facades.Continue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part VII”
A Midsummer Adventure Part VI
While heading towards the home of my friend, we suddenly spotted something, which definitely looked abandoned. You can’t really be mistaken because of the boarded windows. Let’s see, if there’s a way in. Nope, no way in. So what is this place? It’s a former farm house built in 1927. At some point it wasContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part VI”
A Midsummer Adventure Part V
Here I am approaching another railside discovery. It was another old house, which I had spotted through train windows. And a rather beautiful one, too. Although the place did seem abandoned, the front door was closed and there seemed something off with the place. We didn’t proceed further. It was already getting late, we hadContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part V”
A Midsummer Adventure Part IV
The following location was a bit outside town. It was a small one family home located next to a railroad track. I had spotted it through train windows while passing, and believed, that I had managed to map it correctly. And it sure did look like it. The place had been abandoned for ages. ItContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part IV”
A Midsummer Adventure Part III
Here we have another new location. This one was built in the 1920’s as a furniture factory. After that use the buildings served as town offices, a textile factory, a car inspection company, a vocational school, a library and the local voluntary fire brigade. The use of the buildings ended in 2014. After that aContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part III”
A Midsummer Adventure Part II
Right next to the previous factory was another one. This one was closed in 2022, when the malt factory in the area moved to a new location outside town. The company still has some activity on the lot, though. Photographed here are massive silos built in the 1960’s. The area is currently being replanned. MostContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part II”
A Midsummer Adventure Part I
As I no longer had a summer car, I bought train tickets, which covered my entire holiday. The Finnish national railroad company started selling them some years ago and they covered a fixed amount of time during which you could book a ticket on any train. Well, I bought two of them to cover myContinue reading “A Midsummer Adventure Part I”
The Window Closed Quickly
A few days later I am back at the school. (LINKKI) The open doors and keys bothered me, so I decided to have another look. Unsurprisingly the front doors had been closed and the keys were gone. Even the broken back door had received some fresh plywood. Sorry for the fingertip in the picture. AContinue reading “The Window Closed Quickly”
Facebook Finds Part II
Reaching the final hall. There were pretty good graffiti pieces everywhere. And I mean everywhere. Same room, other side. The main switchboard. Or what remains of it. At the end were stairs down a basement. Another entrance – to an exhibition company. Whatever this is about, I don’t know. But apparently there has been anotherContinue reading “Facebook Finds Part II”