Old, derelict buildings

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Old, derelict buildings

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Let's post some photos of old, dilapidated, derelict buildings!

This is a photo from 2003 of an old, abandoned road house/bar in East Texas. Back in the 1960s while driving to my grandparents' house in Athens, Texas we would always go by this place on a lonely stretch of a small two-lane country highway. My father would usually stop for a break, maybe have a beer, while my mother and us kids would wait for 15 minutes out in the car. He would come out with grape, orange, or strawberry sodas for the kids and a coke for my mother. :-) In 2003 I was driving up that way and this place brought back a lot of memories from almost 45 years ago. :) By the way, even back in the 1960s it was old. :)

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This old house in the Florida panhandle has almost completely been overgrown by vegetation. Almost like some long lost Mayan temple in Guatamala or a ruin in Cambodia. :)

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This is an old, derelict farm house in the country in Louisiana.

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Everyone feel free to post some photos!
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Great idea...I particularly like the second one. Looks like nature is going to get it all back.

I was cruising the back roads looking for mule deer and pronghorns when the door on this ruin cought my eye.

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Winston, good one! I am always fascinated with old, abandoned, dilapidated buildings. They are all over the world and I know others must have some photos. Please post.

Here is one a bit closer to your neck of the woods. I think this was in Wyoming or Montana a few years ago.

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This is in a village in Turkey, close to the ancient town of Ephesus:

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This one is maybe a bit off topic, but I like it (and actually the buildings in the background are old :wink: ) :

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bossel, yes that building seems to have just about had it. :)

David, when that one goes it will finally end up at the bottom of the harbor.

This is, what appears to be, an old store in northern Florida.

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Traveling old Route 66 when I was a wee little lad, I would often see such buildings. Mom would always comment that "The only reason they stay up is that the termites are holding hands."

I don't see as many these days as we travel the Interstate, but there are a few on the backroads to my hunting grounds that I'll have to capture.

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Dusty wrote:Mom would always comment that "The only reason they stay up is that the termites are holding hands."
:lol: That's a good one! Where I grew up and where we use rather stonewalls than wood, we used to say it's all hold together just by the wallpaper :mrgreen:
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Don't know whether these count? :)
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Artington;

The ancestors' spirits will come after you and haunt you for the rest of your living and eternal life for sending these to this thread!

:D OK, just lidding...Very impressive places.

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Saw this thread on DPR- Hope this counts! Sorry about the frame it's the only version I had available.

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Great subject, now to go through the files and see what I have.
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artington wrote:Don't know whether these count? :)
They sure do, but the first shot has a purple cast, try to fix it a bit.
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giantxtc wrote:Saw this thread on DPR- Hope this counts! Sorry about the frame it's the only version I had available.
Everyone is welcome! By the way, what building is that and where?
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Well, it says Michigan Central Station on the caption...

but who builds vertical stations? Why all the floors?

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