The previous summer I had befriended a young indie artist. She guided me to her former home village and told to look for a former tree house, she used to play in as a kid. Well, didn’t find it so I received a tip about a former municipal pool and sports hall. Originally built inContinue reading “Tree Houses And Sports Venues”
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To Fix Or Not To Fix
My adventures in the sleet storm and the National scenery continued. And this time we meet an old friend already mentioned earlier in this blog. Around a year has passed since the last mention, and the pool still just stands there. Back in April 2021, when I took this photo, no decisions had yet beenContinue reading “To Fix Or Not To Fix”
What Once Was Is No More
After almost 10 years I had returned to the Southeastern part of the country. Back in the days I had photographed a huge abandoned school in the town of Hamina. I knew the place had been demolished long ago, but I still wanted to see what had been built on the spot. I found this.Continue reading “What Once Was Is No More”
The Pool Just Dried Out
Here we have a true landmark and another sad example of renovations gone wrong. This is the municipal swimming pool in Tapiola, Espoo. Built in 1965, it was designed by nationally famous and well regared architect Aarne Ervi. In the early 2000’s it was closed down for a major restauration. As most of the structreContinue reading “The Pool Just Dried Out”