sheeats Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 Of course our old friend the Ryugyong Hotel is on there, but I wasn't familiar with any of the other locations/buildings:http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/28/abandone...ns-cities-asia/Fascinating stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 At the bottom of that page are links to other lists of cool abandoned stuff.Thanks for posting that, sheeats! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 At the bottom of that page are links to other lists of cool abandoned stuff. Oh, God. I didn't see that... Now I'm not going to get *anything* done the rest of the day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 At the bottom of that page are links to other lists of cool abandoned stuff.Thanks for posting that, sheeats!The Malibu Grand Prix off 610 is on this list. They had THE best go karts and track.http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/06/7-more-a...l-institutions/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kylejack Posted May 26, 2009 Share Posted May 26, 2009 The Malibu Grand Prix off 610 is on this list. They had THE best go karts and track.http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/06/7-more-a...l-institutions/I just drove past that the other day, such a sad site. Its more like Malibu Lagoon now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheeats Posted May 26, 2009 Author Share Posted May 26, 2009 The Malibu Grand Prix off 610 is on this list. They had THE best go karts and track.http://weburbanist.com/2008/01/06/7-more-a...l-institutions/ Another Texas wonder on that same list was the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, which I've been to many times and have mourned many times. Such a gorgeous old place, and the way it rises dramatically above the rest of the town... *sigh* Noel Kerns has some of my favorite pictures of the abandoned Baker Hotel. Beautiful stuff ahead: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nkerns/sets/72157604246613706/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lockmat Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Another Texas wonder on that same list was the Baker Hotel in Mineral Wells, which I've been to many times and have mourned many times. Such a gorgeous old place, and the way it rises dramatically above the rest of the town... *sigh* Noel Kerns has some of my favorite pictures of the abandoned Baker Hotel. Beautiful stuff ahead: http://www.flickr.com/photos/nkerns/sets/72157604246613706/ What was the significane of mineral wells that celebrities would go to stay there? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chamo Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Of course our old friend the Ryugyong Hotel is on there, but I wasn't familiar with any of the other locations/buildings:http://weburbanist.com/2008/09/28/abandone...ns-cities-asia/Fascinating stuff.Thanks for the link...... It saved the last couple of hours from my workday on being miserable. Really interesting stuff indeed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marmer Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 What was the significane of mineral wells that celebrities would go to stay there?Hot springs/spa type attractions. That kind of thing was really popular in the early twentieth century. That's where Eureka Springs, Hot Springs, Warm Springs, etc. all got their names. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NenaE Posted May 27, 2009 Share Posted May 27, 2009 Nice site...thnx for sharing. Saw a good program about the Alexandria relics recently. Those stacked apts. are unbelievable. Beautiful, haunting pics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted May 31, 2009 Share Posted May 31, 2009 I can't figure out what is more creepy in this one: the fact they would have an insane asylum for children or the knock-off Ernie and Bert murals on the walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Geoff8201 Posted June 3, 2009 Share Posted June 3, 2009 I can't figure out what is more creepy in this one: the fact they would have an insane asylum for children or the knock-off Ernie and Bert murals on the walls. In the tub no less. At least they weren't pictured in the tub together It makes u wonder what the future brings for landmarks that are thriving today... will the entire city of Dubai be a rotting abandoned wasteland one day? Vegas even? Or imagine the day when they replace Minute Maid Park, Reliant Stadium and Toyota Center, and the former are either imploded or left to wonder what to do with like the Astrodome... Those links remind me of that show Life After People... except we're still here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IronTiger Posted June 5, 2009 Share Posted June 5, 2009 Actually, I'm not sure its Ernie. The skin is lighter, the hair is different (almost feminine), but (s)he still has the rubber ducky. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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