Storybook Houses of Los Angeles

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Once upon a time (in the early 1900s) hobbit holes and witches dens dotted the Los Angeles landscape. A few are left standing. Photos and story quoted from the Los Angeles Times. Pictured here is the Hobbit House in Culver City. The Spadena House, Beverly Hills. The Spadena House, also known as Witches House, was … Read more…

Ruins in New York

As seen on a post in Design Corner: One misty morning while in New York City, take a cab uptown to West 64th Street in Manhattan. When you reach the Riverside park, observe a dark undulating skeleton sticking out of the Hudson River. The twisted metallic construction that stimulates comparisons with Frank Gehry’s architecture has … Read more…

Grrl Explorers on Flickr

Female Urban Explorers – Urban Explorers tend to be men…which is no bad thing for us girl explorers but being such a rare breed, it’s always nice to meet other girls interested in UE. This group is a place for UE girls to get together to talk about our explores and experiences and a place … Read more…

Red and White House in the Trees

This is an abandoned house in Scarborough. On Kingston Road, near Markham Road, as far as I remember. It was all painted red and white. I remember seeing this house before when it was something, I don’t remember what it was though: car lot, restaurant or something else. But it was red and white then … Read more…

Photoblog for Ontario Rural Ruins

I’ve been adding all my abandoned farmhouse photos to a new blog. I’ve put more there than I did here in this blog or on Flickr. I am nearly caught up with adding all the farmhouses and such. I’m not sure if I will get the Guildwood Inn photos on there this week. I know … Read more…

The Guildwood Inn and Gardens

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I thought I had heard the Guild was closed as a restaurant. I did not remember it was all boarded up and looking so very derelict. My Mom and I drove there today and it was not looking the way I remembered from having a fancy family dinner there years ago. Above is a picture … Read more…

Urban Nature

Urban Nature Photoblog and Flickr group for images of nature in an urban context. Not quite urban exploration but a lot of UE people will find plants and nature sticking up through the derelict buildings, abandonded homes and assorted other ruins. I joined the group on Flickr. The photos are great.

Deserted Places

Deserted Places: home Some of the urban exploration sites have good pictures, these are better. There is some of the atmosphere in these. These are pictures that make you feel you’re right there and could just walk along and see more, through the next doorway.