When you think of ruins, it’s likely that you think of things like old castles, forts, or cottages — run-down pieces of history from long ago. But the world is full of modern day ruins too, from former homes where people couldn’t afford the up-keep to factories no longer in production. In this photostream you can tour photos of abandoned buildings from around the world, getting a glimpse into the not-so-distant past.
Abandoned building in Bradford city center
Credit: EvilPrecious (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Vancouver
Credit: JakeInVan (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Lancashire, England
Credit: Clarky Snap (via Flickr)
Abandoned building near downtown Detroit
Credit: trance.field (via Flickr)
Abandoned port building in Newhaven, Sussex
Credit: howzey (via Flickr)
Abandoned port building in Newhaven, Sussex
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Abandoned port building at Newhaven, Sussex
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Abandoned building in Budapest, Hungary
Credit: temp13rec.(via Flickr)
Abandoned building somewhere in Bulgaria
Credit: DidoAmerikaneca (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in the Jewellery Quarter, Birmingham
Credit: McPengy (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in New York
Credit: aramis2039 (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Springfield, Ohio
Credit: pandora1251 (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Cleveland, Ohio
Credit: _Russ_ (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Alaska
Credit: Train Fan (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Seoul, Korea
Credit: annamatic3000 (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Lodz, Poland
Credit: *angelreich (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned building in Paço-de-Arcos, Lisbon
Credit: ~tiago13pereira (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned building in North Central Ohio
Credit: ~DescendingSpiral (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned olive oil production plant somewhere
Credit: ~ghostdog276 (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned plant somewhere in Estonia
Credit: ~666GirL666 (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned building somewhere in US
Credit: ~SinkingSunlight (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned building in Portland, Oregon
Credit: P.A.J. (via Flickr)
Abandoned building in Salford, Manchester
Credit: =robertbeardwell (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned building in Latvia
Credit: ~SaintSnape (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned building somewhere in UK
Credit: *Raveniia (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned textile plant somewhere
Credit: *fibreciment (via DeviantArt)
Abandoned paper mill in south west France
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Abandoned building on Warsaw, Poland
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Abandoned building in Kraków, Poland
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Abandoned factory somewhere
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Thanks for posting such cool pix. I am a photographer, from Las Vegas now living in Troutdale Ore. Love it here. I am really into abandended building. take care.
Larry
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Great set of images and nice to see you chose one of my images to be included .
Cheers,
Matthew
(clarkysnap)
Awesome pics, especially the last one!
Even though the buildings were abandoned…there is a presence of so many persons lives in your photos.
they’re so creepy i love these !!!
I love these! I love that someone else takes pictures like these. Mine are nowhere near as good. I also want to learn to take pictures like some of these!!
Amazing
Hey, I love you photos, such a unique collection! Would you be able to tell me where the abandoned building in Vancouver is??
Thanks!
Hey
Fine collection
I looked in to the reason for such amount of abandonded buildings worldwide, the catastrophical situation in production in China regards enviroment with much of the machinepark from those abandonded factory’s, and a hidden “regulatory” tool in informatics and telecom blocking orders and sales, as well the overload of bureacrazy and irregularities in courtdocuments regards lingvistical matters, causing everything to just “hang in the air” despite paying for justice, there is a path here in the various “blocks” of functions in society
So i collected in various country’s some information, since it looks to be a worldwide phenomen.
Have a look on corfu.t35.com/arbete/
a job to do a Old macaronifactory
http://corfu.t35.com/macaroni/show/sf2_thumbs0.htm
As well the buildingindustry regards the tourist emporium mushroomed over the year without any guests for 6-9 months per year has a economical justification problem.
The china enviroment problem now at corfu.t35.com down at the left side, and not to forgett
the it telecom security and lack of answers, in the chapter of kortslutning, eg here translator works needs to be done translate.google.com
I found out that loops in irregularties inside state functions has been achived, lets say that even having right, awaiting justice and payday, another “package” arrived with even more injustice as it looks from the state or personel and its functions, eg the very reason for all matters above.
For sure much work to do…
Yours sincerely
Jan kajander
corfu.t35.com
very interesting places that have unique architecture. i would easily turn one into a loft.. you couldn’t give me a new building theses days.
whats the point in puting all these pics on if nobody no,s were owt is er
here is a set I have been working on for a little while.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/blankdeluxe/
please inform if you have some pictures of an abandoned commercial buidings which have blue glasses in the exterior, kind of colummns, this is very important, thanks for your attention
marli lima
it really breaks my heart to see these once thriving business building abandoned to rotten away with neglect and decae, they have with stood time and trial enough, of all kinds anyone with just half a brain could fix them up in part or all, as offices or apartments or town house,s rent controled for the elderly. the 1st thing that they,l say is it,s too exspensive with out thinking you can probley sell the tons of scrap iron that is just waitng for trucks and men with torches to start renivation, i,d like to see some of that money being pissed away fighting for the freedom of people who hate us , and wont be able to keep it with out constant help. there is no good reason that anyone should be homeless in the us , and the really wealthy spend the money showing everyone else how rich they are ,what a waste,