World’s Largest Old Car Junkyard: Old Car City U.S.A. Fifty miles north of Atlanta, a 34-acre compound houses one of the largest car collections in the world. But this collection doesn’t have polished Ferraris or Porsches under shining lights. There are no immaculate Mercedes or Bentleys proudly displayed behind velvet ropes. A … Read more
Today there’s not much left of the Holland island, named after the early colonist Daniel Holland who inhabited it in the 1600s. Situated in the Chesapeake Bay, in Dorchester County, Maryland, the island had about 360 residents in 1910, a community of fishers and farmers, making it one of the largest inhabited … Read more
The soundtrack of Flinstones cartoons broadcast continuously over the park’s tinny loudspeakers, echoing eerily between the dusty, dilapidating houses of Bedrock’s famous residents from a bygone era. Built over 40 years ago during the Route 66 roadside attraction craze, this lonely concrete replica of a cartoon town has seen better days. You … Read more
The sofas are filthy, ugly, out of place — and oddly poignant. Discarded sidewalk furniture is a fixture in Los Angeles. But for Andrew Ward, a photographer, they’re more than just trash. His project “Sofas of L.A.” began five years ago as a hobby on Instagram. Since then, it’s grown into an … Read more
Lincoln Way is an Abandoned Neighborhood in Clairton Lincoln Way is an abandoned neighborhood in Clairton, PA across from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Works, which is only about 30 minutes outside of Pittsburgh City. Lincoln Way consisted of 52 properties but never more than 40 houses. Sixteen families were driven from their homes … Read more
China is an unrivalled powerhouse in the global economy. For the last three decades, its growth has outpaced that of all other nations. Entire industries that took decades to mature in the West have sprung up in just a few years. Much of this activity takes place in designated industrial zones where … Read more
The Medievil room with carriage and suit of armour in the Fuurin Motel This stunning set of photographs offer a peek inside an abandoned hotel used as an escape for extramarital affairs. The empty Fuurin Motel, in Tokyo, Japan, used to be a meeting point for lovers who rented rooms by the … Read more
This pyramid-shaped building in North Korea was once a contender for the tallest hotel in the world – but construction was interrupted in 1989 and it became the world’s largest abandoned building instead. The notorious 105-story Ryugyong Hotel – frequently referred to as the “Hotel of Doom” – could come to life … Read more