Monday, May 4, 2009

Abandoned

Last night I was watching part of "Life After People" on the History channel and I was just amazed at how quickly some buildings crumble and fall while others remain standing for decades with no care. This also tied into some research I've been doing for a writing project and it all brought me to hundreds of sites on the subject of abandoned buildings and in some cases entire cities. It's shocking that people would just walk away from some of these incredible structures never to return. Old, unused, out of the way places and architecture are huge draws to me so, urban exploration (a fancy term for trespassing) is something I've wanted to do but never had the nerve to get into. I guess I'll just live vicariously for now. Here are a few pictures as well as their source sites. Glimpses into the past and perhaps our future.