On the Hudson River, there is an abandoned structure called the Central Railroad of New Jersey Terminal. The terminal building recently underwent restoration and now functions as a museum. One of the most visible urban ruins in the New York City region is hidden behind the romanesque red brick building of the abandoned Central Railroad…
The busts of 43 of our previous presidents may be seen in the President’s Park, an outdoor museum on the outskirts of Williamsburg, Virginia, where the Presidential busts first appeared. David Adickes, a Houston-based artist, was inspired to create the statues after passing past Mount Rushmore on his way back from Canada. Everette “Haley” Newman…
In 1973, Mercer Hospital changed its name to Mercer Medical Center. The hospital was closed in 2011. Since then, the former Mercer Hospital campus has been abandoned, with severe internal damage caused by vandals and scrappers. The city of Trenton’s need for medical treatment was expanding in the late 1800s. The Fisk family donated some…
Before 1971, the Trenton Psychiatric Hospital was known as the New Jersey State Hospital. As patient numbers declined, more and more of the complex’s structures were demolished. Many state mental facilities in New Jersey have closed their doors throughout the years, each with a harrowing history. Horrible atrocities happened in these institutions, as well as…
Founded in 1845, this ten-building settlement was named Feltville after New York merchant David Felt, another mill owner seeking for cheaper real estate outside of New York. Felt sold the property in the 1860s, and after numerous failed business attempts failed to revitalize the hamlet, Feltville was dubbed the “Deserted Village.” The land was given…
The Van Slyke Castle was erected in 1910 by William Porter, a New York stockbroker. During the time, the location was known as Fox Hill, and the home Porter erected there was initially called “Foxcroft”. The mansion’s ruins are all that remain now. The Van Slyke Castle’s great walls and archways are still maintained in…
Grey Rocks ski resort was Quebec’s first ski hill and was formerly known as the Laurentian Mountains’ ski center. George Wheeler, an American from New Hampshire who arrived in the region as a lumberjack in 1894, created Gray Rocks in 1905. Gray Rocks was a small mountain with a few hundred feet of intermediate terrain….
Over the years, Mentmore Towers has been utilized as a film setting for a number of big Hollywood film projects. The Rueben Brothers purchased Mentmore Towers in 2009, with plans to rehabilitate the original structure. Mentmore Towers in the Buckinghamshire village of Mentmore is shown nearly abandoned and with a falling roof in a series…
The Forbidden City, an abandoned military complex, is behind a large padlocked gate in the tranquil area of Wünsdorf. Wünsdorf is around 40 kilometers (nearly 25 miles) south of Berlin. Wunsdorf was the largest Soviet military camp outside of the Soviet Union. Yet, it also boasted shops, schools, and recreation facilities, as well as a…
The Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church, situated at 8501 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, is an abandoned church. It was designed by architect Sidney Badgley in the Gothic revival style and used as a place of worship from 1911 to 2004. The Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church, situated at 8501 Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan, is an…