Photo Contest #45 - Urban Exploration [voting]

[HomeInMyShoes]

Another great turnout to start the calendar year everyone.


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1 - Taken December 2006. The 1st 2-story home in calgary, abandoned, then taken over by drug addicts, then adandoned again. Its a historic site so they cant tear it down. All around it is development, Arriva, stampede expansion, and keynote will be closest.


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2 - Untitled

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3 - Untitled

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4 - Untitled

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5 - Untitled

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6 Untitled

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7 - Untitled

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8 - Untitled

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9 - The Buffalo Central Terminal, abandoned in 1979, vacant since. Check out the entire kick-ass photo thread. (http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=121992)

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10 - This is the Zodiac Lounge in the now vacant Dallas Grand, formerly the Statler Hilton. During its heyday, this is where money would stay in Dallas.. In addition to its long list of celebrity guests, the motion picture “The Giant”, staring James Dean was filmed here. ---- This photo is looking south through the lounge. The crazy fireplace in the background you see replaced a motorized stage that would lift entertainment from the floor below. Elvis sang on that very stage a number of times. Evidently, he stayed at the Statler quite often. The Dallas Grand has been vacant since 1999. It's rooms are still guest-ready with the exception of a little dust. It makes for a very eerie scene.
Canon 20D / 17-55 f/2.8 13 sec @ f/22

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11 - Untitled

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12- A classroom in Sombra Public School, built AD 1914.

[rockyi]

I get the honor of being the first voter, huh?
Maybe it's the mixture of sun and ominous clouds, but I picked #3.

[WZ1]

I had to pick number 8 since its mine. You all really should take a look at the thread before you vote, so you can appreciate just how old, hard and gordious the entire building is.

http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=121992

[hackunion]

2 - Nice patterns and texture. I'm not a fan of any of the abandoned building photographs.

[CGII]

Props to anyone who jumped any fences, gates, or windows.

[LSyd]

goddammit, i was supposed to submit shit but forgot w/the new year's eve shit...even told my friend to remind me as we watched a movie w/an abandoned church in it before going out. serves me right for procrastinating.

this would've been my entry:

http://www.pbase.com/lsyd/image/45201297.jpg

Governor Wallace suite at the 20 story former Hotel Thomas Jefferson (then Cabana Hotel) in Birmingham, Alabama

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[Ninjatune]

9 rawks my sawks

[GoflamesGo]

I voted for my number 1, but theyre all awesome. Happy new years everyone.

[niwell]

2 - Nice patterns and texture. I'm not a fan of any of the abandoned building photographs.


I concur. While simple, the composition of #2 is the best IMO.

[i_am_hydrogen]

Number 3 looks very familiar to me. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the building at the pool where I went swimming during my childhood. Hoyt Park. Weird.

A lot of interesting entries. I forgot to enter. I really like #9. Great work, everyone.

[bpg88]

Buff Terminal gets my vote.

LSyd, that shot is badass. Makes me want to break into an abandoned hotel..hmm...

[Upward]

Tough call. I ended up going with #9. After voting, I saw that many others had reached the same conclusion. ;)

I don't have an entry in this one. I had no suitable pictures on hand, and no opportunities to take one.

[CGII]

Number 3 looks very familiar to me. It bears an uncanny resemblance to the building at the pool where I went swimming during my childhood. Hoyt Park. Weird.


No kidding? That's absolutely correct. I spent a lot of time there back when I lived on 83rd street. It closed a few years ago because of skyrocketing maintenance costs. I'm gonna put up a thread with all my pics from that expedition soon...

[1ajs]

#5 is behind a building that burnt down 3 days befor on july 19th

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number 7 looks familiar... is that the ogilive mill down the street from #5 that was demolish in 2005?

[i_am_hydrogen]

No kidding? That's absolutely correct. I spent a lot of time there back when I lived on 83rd street. It closed a few years ago because of skyrocketing maintenance costs. I'm gonna put up a thread with all my pics from that expedition soon...

That's insane. After living on 44th and Chambers in Milwaukee, my family moved to Wauwatosa, where I grew up. My parents still live on Lefeber and Meinecke. During the summer, I literally spent every day at Hoyt when I was younger. Hell, I was going there even before they put the huge slides in. It's really unfortunate that it will never reopen again. The place was an institution. I was actually just there when I was in Milwaukee over Thanksgiving. I hadn't been there in probably 15 years (I'm 28). It was really strange and sad seeing what's become of the place. I can remember this wonderful pool during the summertime. Sparkling blue water. People everywhere. And then I found myself staring at this exposed, overgrown expanse of decrepit concrete.

Send me a pm when you drop the thread. I'd love to see it.

[1ajs]

That's insane. After living on 44th and Chambers in Milwaukee, my family moved to Wauwatosa, where I grew up. My parents still live on Lefeber and Meinecke. During the summer, I literally spent every day at Hoyt when I was younger. Hell, I was going there even before they put the huge slides in. It's really unfortunate that it will never reopen again. The place was an institution. I was actually just there when I was in Milwaukee over Thanksgiving. I hadn't been there in probably 15 years (I'm 28). It was really strange and sad seeing what's become of the place... I can remember this wonderful pool during the summertime. Sparkling blue water. People everywhere. And I found myself staring at this exposed, decrepit, overgrown expanse of concrete.

Send me a pm when you drop the thread. I'd love to see it.

its already up lol
http://forum.skyscraperpage.com/showthread.php?t=122843

[olga]

Tough call. I really like 2, 3, 5 and 12.

[KevinFromTexas]

I kept coming back to number 7. I just like it. Even though it's not mine, I voted for it anyway.

Good job folks.

[SuperstarMark]

Oooh these are all great - I ended up voting for #11. I'm suprised no one posted a pic of that scary, evil, abandoned Detroit terminal! :runaway:

[MJPhilly]

Very tough competition here. I'm going to come back to it later before voting...

[GoflamesGo]

I totally put up the wrong picture for this contest. This should have been my entry. haha too bad tho.

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/1158/calgary021sn4.jpg

This is a couple of doors on the train track side of the old molson brewery in calgary.

[Arriviste]

/\ I was going to enter this taken at the same location:


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[GoflamesGo]

haha, I love the old Molson Brewery. such a creepy looking building. if you have ever walked inside one of the side doors, it looks like an old mental assaylum. all the walls are teal and there are liek 10 doors lining this little hallway, lit by only light bulbs screwed in the ceiling. a few friends and I went in there about 7 years ago.

[biguc]

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number 7 looks familiar... is that the ogilive mill down the street from #5 that was demolish in 2005?


That's the one. I'd also like to point out that there are two people sleeping in the corner.

[1ajs]

That's the one. I'd also like to point out that there are two people sleeping in the corner.

ya i saw that lol

who from the peg enterd it?

[LSyd]

4, although it was a close call with 9, 10, 12 and especially 7.

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[Border City Boy]

Second place, my best ever finish! :tup:

#4 was St. Cyril's Church in Detroit, it was demolished in 2003/2004 to make way for an industrial park.

Congratulations to WZ1. A great shot.

[HomeInMyShoes]

Alrighty then. Congratulations to WZ1 for the win. Any ideas for the next contest?

The list of entrants.
1) GoFlamesGo
2) Arriviste
3) CGII
4) Border City Boy
5) 1ajs
6) rockyi
7) biguc
8) KevinFromTexas
9) WZ1
10) Ninjatune
11) gripja
12) flar

[WZ1]

Thanks for all the votes guys!

[flar]

Good contest everyone. Congrats WZ1, your entire Central Terminal set was awesome.

[i_am_hydrogen]

Alrighty then. Congratulations to WZ1 for the win. Any ideas for the next contest?

Nice work, WZ1. I really dug your thread on the abandoned station. This shot is creepy, sad, fascinating all at once. I found myself staring at it for quite a while, trying to remember the terminal in its heyday.
http://mattshaverphotography.zenfolio.com/img/p128441851-4.jpg


Maybe next we could do alley shots.

[KevinFromTexas]

Congrats, WZ1. I didn't get to see the contest end since both my model and monitor quit on me. Ugh. Anyway, congrats!

And I had fun with this, my first entry, (#8).