A part of a photo from a beauty contest on the floor. The violet thing next to it indicates, that maybe another beauty contest was held here. A small kitchen, which isn’t too old. The red plastic floor probably is original, though. It looks a bit like somebody has emptied a fire extinguisher here. IContinue reading “A Gloomy Institution Part III”
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A Gloomy Institution Part II
Behind the kitchen was a wall with a large glass window. And behind it was something, which looked like a garage. Quite a lot of cooking could be done here. The switch controlling the oven is to the left of the picture. Another little office room. Another small dark office. The cold rooms. The mainContinue reading “A Gloomy Institution Part II”
A Gloomy Institution Part I
This 1960’s building doesn’t seem very tempting. Let’s have a look at the information board to see what this is about. The sign has originally said “no-smoking area”. Now it says “helpless area”. The latter is true. This is an institution called as a rehabilitation center in its last years of operation. Its true natureContinue reading “A Gloomy Institution Part I”
A Hidden Gem Part II
Looking back to the direction I came from. There was a similar opening in both ends of the building meaning that the wood simply passed through it. A part of it could also be guided down to the basement, it seems. Back when working in factories was still hard work. Something has been operated fromContinue reading “A Hidden Gem Part II”
A Hidden Gem Part I
While travelling a road, which I had never driven before, my eye specialized in finding abandoned places spotted something. It looked like an abandoned industrial building of some sort. My guess would have been a sawmill, but it wasn’t marked down as a sawmill on old maps. The only way in was through the basement,Continue reading “A Hidden Gem Part I”
Slick As Silk Part III
I guess this is where the main switchboard was located. And you needed quite heavy electronics to operate the factory. In the 1960’s there were 250 mechanical looms in operation. Some of the systems seemed more advanced than others. Some of them were also probably modernized during the almost 50 years of operation. That looksContinue reading “Slick As Silk Part III”
Slick As Silk Part II
Another dark corridor. The logo of the company was on the facade in huge metallic letters. This space looks like a kitchen. And it probaby is one. In its heyday the factory employed around 150 people. Of course they needed a canteen. The kitchen was clearly recognizable. If that was the kitchen, this is probablyContinue reading “Slick As Silk Part II”
Slick As Silk Part I
What a very messed up place we have here. And although it doesn’t look very tempting, it indeed was. This here is the first hall of a former textile mill. When it opened in 1961 it was a state of the art facility weaving silk. After several ownership and productional changes it last produced workwearContinue reading “Slick As Silk Part I”
Who Would Want A Rural Hospital Part I
Time to visit a hospital. Don’t worry, I am fine. This is a former regional hospital, which was built in 1952 and enlarged in the late 1960’s or early 1970’s. The old part can be seen up ahead, the newer expansion is to the left. There is still one more wing from the 1990’s. AfterContinue reading “Who Would Want A Rural Hospital Part I”
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”