Russian Graffiti [art]

Folk art graffiti in the Ukraine, from a collection at English Russia

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From Russia with Gold Porsche 911 is solid all over

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The abandoned railway..

This is an abandoned railway station in Abkhazia, former Russian territory. It stays untouched since the collapse of USSR - the railway connection of Abkhazia and Russia stopped and railway station left out of demand so nature could take over the left-overs of Soviet architecture.

The abandoned railway tunnel at Durrow, Co. Waterford. The line was formerly part of the rail route from Mallow to Waterford

Abandoned railway station in Abkhazia

Allora Railway Station dates back to 1897 but is disused now, along with the grain sheds alongside. The old wooden sleepers are becoming badly deteriorated.

Originally called the 'Stour Valley Line', this short Suffolk branch line was briefly known as the 'The Lovejoy Line' (after a dour BBC TV series about a local antique dealer) and more recently, 'The Gainsborough Line', after the famous local artist, Thomas Gainsborough (born 1727).

Stubbins Railway Station Abandoned in 1972 after, British Rail closed the Bury to Rawtenstall line to passenger services, the remains of Stubbins Station can still be seen today.

The sorry state of Thornton for Cleveleys station in 2005

Abandoned Railway Roundhouse, Hanna, Alberta, used as a set for Nickelback’s “Photograph” Video

Disused railway station on the track between Curitiba & Paranagua, Brazil

The disused railway station in the village of Smogóry, near Sulęcin, Lubuskie, Poland.

Mayfield the ghost station of Manchester click the image to see the fantastic pics in detail

General Motors Railway Station was used by shift workers at the General Motors Holden Plant. The car plant closed in 1991, and the last train stopped there on the 26 July, 2002. The station was closed, and with it, my chance to catch a train there.

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10 Haunted & Abandoned buildings around the world

Quote ” Old buildings, abandoned hospitals, industrial palaces overgrown with plants and trees,the remaining walls decorated with graffiti, smashed windows, rain dripping through the roof…“ (Henk van Rensbergen) via http://www.abandoned-places.com

Here’s and selection of 10 Haunted Abondoned buildings around the world

A pile of rubble lies next to the collapsed north wing of the former Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island. (Photo: Judith Berdy/Roosevelt Island Historical Society)

Abandoned building in Wellsville, Ohio.

Atelier Decor Plaster Workshop in Belgium:

Extraordinary images, from a mental hospital in Surrey, England, to Michael Jackson's hauntingly empty hometown. 1936 Berlin Olympic Village Outside of Berlin, buildings and facilities used by athletes attending the controversial 1936 Berlin Olympics lie unkempt and empty.

Here is a little photo-session of an abandoned city. When the Soviet Union collapsed, government didn’t have much funds to support some small cities around strategically import objects. People of these cities were left all by themselves. Nobody could support them because any communication with this places terminated after the army decided that they now don’t have money to support those objects.

Thanks to englishrussia.com

The Sweet Juniper blog has a gallery of abandoned Detroit houses that are being overcome by the foliage around them, trees and shrubs and plants growing around, on and in them.

Scooby Doo made an entire series out of the idea of spooky abandoned amusement parks. This park near the Chernobyl disaster was abandoned before it sever opened.

Abandoned train station, Detroit

The Pavilion building, built in 1885, was originally an insane asylum for women. It handled the overflow from the asylum on Roosevelt Island, and typically received chronic cases. In the 1970s, it saw its final use as a drug rehab facility called Phoenix House.

Check out the Complete Story here a fanstaic site and remarkable images

http://kingstonlounge.blogspot.com/2008/08/hart-island.html

On the very northernmost coast of Taiwan lies the spookily bizarre San Zhi resort, which consists entirely of circular, multi-coloured pods stacked on top of one another. Furthermore, these strange habitats have been completely abandoned for a number of years, and are slowly rotting away into nothing.

Erich Morton and his friend James stumbled upon the site of the former Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans. The park was heavily damaged in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and has since fallen into disrepair as cleanup and recovery have all but been abandoned (for now). What’s left in the park’s place is a mess of rides that are left half-standing and a lot of rubble from the storm.

For even more Abandoned places check out this fantastic site really put the shivers up me !

http://www.dirjournal.com/info/abandoned-places-in-the-world/

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