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Detroit by John Szot

Photo by John Szot This collection of photos of Detroit ruins shared by Coudal really makes me want to spend a whole month there and just scope things out.

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Street View now available in the ancient city ruins of Pompeii

Street View isn’t just for highways and streets! The Google Maps team and the people taking care of the ruins of Pompeii have allowed Google to do a Street View tour of the entire city ruins. If you can’t afford … Continue reading

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Review: Ruin: Photographs of a Vanishing America

Down East was kind enough to send me a copy of their new book Ruin: Photographs of a Vanishing America with photographs by architectural photographer Brian Vanden Brink. The book is a documentation of some of the forgotten buildings that … Continue reading

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Exploring the ruins of New York

Palladium Boots has unveiled a short video about exploring the urban ruins of New York City (and the surrounding boroughs). In the video, they hit up big spots like the Freedom Tunnel, the Glenwood Power Plant, and the Red Hook … Continue reading

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TED TALKS: Miru Kim and making art of New York's urban ruins

I’m a big fan of Miru Kim’s photos because she always seems to find really fascinating subject matter and locations in her urban exploration expeditions. If you recall, Miru Kim is the photographer who goes into abandoned structures and places … Continue reading

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The Renwick Ruins at Roosevelt Island

I was actually at the old Renwick Smallpox Hospital on Roosevelt Island this past weekend and snapped a couple of shots of the facade of the building. The structure looks significantly more stable than the last time I encountered it, … Continue reading

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