The following location was the suggestion of my godson’s father. It was an old school, which had been used to educate Swedish speaking nurses. Built in the 1960’s, it was enlarged in the 1990’s and abandoned in 2017, when the school moved its operations elsewhere. The newest section of the school was thus in useContinue reading “A Traditional Season Start Part IV”
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Not Looking Like It, But A Church It Is
Welcome to yet another interesting location. This one here is the Jakomäki church in Helsinki. Yes, it doesn’t look like it, but it is a church. Built in 1975 to a new suburb, it was abandoned in 2020 because of water damage. The building was set to be demolished, so of course I arrived toContinue reading “Not Looking Like It, But A Church It Is”
Sometimes Tips From Work Are More Than OK
As I’ve stated before, I work in a media closely related to the construction business. Because of that I meet a lot of people in this branch. They all know about my hobby, and they often provide good tips. And this October afternoon I was going after one of them. An area, which would soonContinue reading “Sometimes Tips From Work Are More Than OK”
Adventures First, Jacuzzi Second Part III
The third location was this former municipal home. It was originally built in 1923-24 as a private villa, but then bought by the municipality and enlarged into a municipal home in 1931. It continued in this use until the late 1970’s, when a new nursing home was built and this building relegated into auxiliary use.Continue reading “Adventures First, Jacuzzi Second Part III”
Adventures First, Jacuzzi Second Part I
It was already September. My friend moved to the outskirts of the capital region and her new block of flats had a big sauna department with a jacuzzi downstairs. She invited me for an evening of sauna. And before that an exploration of locations she had found during her walks there. This one looks clearlyContinue reading “Adventures First, Jacuzzi Second Part I”
A Second Set Of Eyes Was Helpful
One evening I got a message from my friend walking the family dogs. He sent me a video about the old youth association building being demolished. I of course knew that this was coming, had been coming for years. But now it was actually happening. So I simply scratched the building of my list andContinue reading “A Second Set Of Eyes Was Helpful”
Goodbye My Love
Late August always held a lot of excitement back then. It was the time when I had to decide whether I would keep my summer car or not. As the yearly inspection had to be carried out around that time, its results were the most important thing affecting my decision. Now remember, that I hadContinue reading “Goodbye My Love”
Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part VII
While I was in the region because of business, I decided to combine it with pleasure. As there were no hotels in the town I was about to visit after the last one became abandoned a few years back, I stayed in the neighboring town. There was a location, which I had frantically chased forContinue reading “Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part VII”
Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part VI
And so we have reached another familiar location. This is the business and apartment building featured earlier in here. It featured a bar, which was closed for ages. There was another business space as well. The building was protected, but the owner still wanted to demolish it. The entrance to the apartments was at theContinue reading “Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part VI”
Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part V
Welcome yet to another familiar location. This one here is the former clinic featured earlier here. Since my previous visit nothing much has changed. It is still empty and boared shut as ever. The back side of the building. Vandalism has reached the walls. The pillars actually don’t look that stable. The signs are stillContinue reading “Business And Pleasure Go Well Together Again Part V”