Category: abandoned sites

The Warehouse

“This is one of those places I really can’t tell you anything about… From what I gather this warehouse was left to rot due to family issues over the inheritance. One of the heirs, a lawyer, lives next to the warehouse, which is what inspired the name. I had to cut my visit short, because I was rudely interrupted by the owners, who apparently still use parts of the buildings for storage. I barely managed to escape without getting caught. Still, I feel like I had seen pretty much all there was to be seen here… ”

—Usine Justice

Ho Thuy Tien Water Park

Ho Thuy Tien Water Park, Huong Thuy, Vietnam

Ho Thuy Tien is an abandoned water park in central Vietnam. Opened in 2004 at a price tag of three million US dollars provided by Company Hue Tourism, the water park was only partially completed. Within a few years, the business experienced problems and shortages of funds. As recently as 2013, plans were made to turn it into an eco-park; but these plans never reached fruition. Located eight kilometers outside of the town of Huong Thuy, it now exists as a overgrown jungle purgatory between worlds- with a sometimes quasi-guard at the gate collecting “admission” to the site.

Thirteen Televisions

Photographer Unknown, (Thirteen Televisions: The Abandoned Adler Hotel, Silver Springs, Florida)

The Hotel Adler, was a 150-room, five-story hotel that operated from 1929 until 2004. Known for its therapeutic sulfur spa, it catered primarily to a Jewish clientele who travelled to Sharon Springs in the summers. It was kosher, with two kitchens. It was built in the Spanish Colonial Style and was adjacent to the Pavilion Hotel (demolished in 1941), which had been a summer destination for guests such as the Vanderbilts, Rensselaers, and Oscar Wilde. Former New York City Mayor Ed Koch worked as a busboy at the Adler Hotel in 1946. As of 2017, the hotel was still vacant.

Land of Oz

Photographer Unknown, Abandoned “Land of Oz” Theme Park, North Carolina

“Imagination has brought mankind through the Dark Ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity. Imagination has given us the steam engine, the telephone, the talking-machine and the automobile, for these things had to be dreamed of before they became realities. So I believe that dreams – day dreams, you know, with your eyes wide open and your brain-machinery whizzing – are likely to lead to the betterment of the world. The imaginative child will become the imaginative man or woman most apt to create, to invent, and therefore to foster civilization.”

― L. Frank Baum, The Lost Princess of Oz