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Abandoned / Decayed / Vintage 104 images Created 29 Jan 2011

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  • Old broken pocket watch.
    The Shadow of Time
  • Old broken pocket watch.
    Beside You in Time
  • Old broken pocket watch.
    Movement
  • Once a thriving mill town from the turn of the century until the 1970s, Henry River Mill Village sat abandoned outside Hickory, NC until recently. It was used in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen's hometown of District 12. <br />
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Now it's owned by Calvin and Melissa Reyes, who are restoring the village, giving tours, and lovingly preserving its wonderful history.
    District Twelve
  • Once a thriving mill town from the turn of the century until the 1970s, Henry River Mill Village sat abandoned outside Hickory, NC until recently. It was used in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen's hometown of District 12. <br />
<br />
Now it's owned by Calvin and Melissa Reyes, who are restoring the village, giving tours, and lovingly preserving its wonderful history.
    Persistence of Solitude
  • Once a thriving mill town from the turn of the century until the 1970s, Henry River Mill Village sat abandoned outside Hickory, NC until recently. It was used in the film adaptation of The Hunger Games as Katniss Everdeen's hometown of District 12. <br />
<br />
Now it's owned by Calvin and Melissa Reyes, who are restoring the village, giving tours, and lovingly preserving its wonderful history.
    Memory of Home
  • The once abandoned, but hopefully soon to be restored Columbia Theatre in Paducah, KY.
    Curtain Down
  • The old chapel in the former Western State Hospital in Staunton, VA.
    In Remembrance - Staunton, VA
  • An abandoned pool hall and cafe inside an old hospital in upstate New York.
    Trouble in River City
  • So Little Time - Cossitt Library - M.., TN
  • Abandoned stacks of books at the historic Cossitt Library in downtown Memphis, TN.
    Time Enough At Last.jpg
  • Screenwriter's Blues
  • An abandoned pool table inside of a historic hospital in the Catskills of New York.
    Behind the 8-Ball
  • An Abandoned Police HQ in downtown Memphis, TN.
    End of Shift
  • Vintage printing press. Chicago & New York
    American Counting Machine.jpg
  • Vintage printing press. Chicago & New York
    Chicago and New York.jpg
  • The abandoned Clayborn Temple in Memphis, TN.
    Requiem For The Lost - Clayborn Temp.., TN
  • An old mural of the three Vietnam soldiers inside the abandoned Chanute Air Force Base.
    Brothers in Arms - Chanute AFB
  • An old overgrown waterslide at an abandoned amusement park.
    Ride to Ruin - Dogpatch USA
  • Abandoned brothel in Hot Springs, AR
    Red Light Remnants - Abandoned Brothel
  • The abandoned great hall inside an old brothel in historic Hot Springs Arkansas.
    The Ruin of Harlot's Hall - Aba..thel
  • "The World's Tallest Treehouse"
    The Forest For The Trees 2.jpg
  • An abandoned piano inside the Alleganey State Poorhouse.
    Janssen
  • Abandoned shipwrecked boat at sunset in Cedar Key, FL
    High and Dry
  • Abandoned boat at sunset in Cedar Key, FL
    Behold the Siren's Song
  • Old Abandoned Methodist Church built in 1822, in northern PA.
    Be Still My Soul.jpg
  • Old Methodist Church built in 1822, in northern PA.
    Matthew 6-19.jpg
  • On old pump organ inside an abandoned church in northern, PA.
    Offertory
  • Vintage drug store in the Catskills of New York
    One Stop Shop
  • An old Merrill 1934 piano sits in the dust and decay of an old state poorhouse in NY.
    Lost Melodies - Allegany Poorhouse
  • A tattered Third Grade spelling book sits on the dusty chalkboard ledge inside an abandoned school in Western NC.
    Tales of a Third Grade Nothing
  • The Coney Island 983 vintage subway car from New York City. The American Car & Foundry Co built subway car no. 983 in 1935. The car is more than 60 feet long and weighs just under 84,000 pounds. The car was taken out of service in 1975.
    The Coney Island 983
  • The Coney Island 983 vintage subway car from New York City. The American Car & Foundry Co built subway car no. 983 in 1935. The car is more than 60 feet long and weighs just under 84,000 pounds. The car was taken out of service in 1975.
    Next Stop Coney Island
  • The Coney Island 983 vintage subway car from New York City. The American Car & Foundry Co built subway car no. 983 in 1935. The car is more than 60 feet long and weighs just under 84,000 pounds. The car was taken out of service in 1975.
    The Coney Island Express
  • Merrill 1934 Piano Company, Boston. Abandoned upright piano inside an old poor house in upstate NY.
    Merrill - Allegany Poorhouse
  • Merrill 1934 Piano Company, Boston. Abandoned upright piano inside an old poor house in upstate NY.
    Merrill 1934 Piano Co. Boston -2
  • Merrill 1934 Piano Company, Boston. Abandoned upright piano inside an old poor house in upstate NY.
    Sunlight Sonata - Allegany Poorhouse
  • A Big Boy was the name of the Union Pacific Railroad's 4000-class 4-8-8-4 articulated steam locomotives, built between 1941 and 1944 by American Locomotive Company. Train car on exhibit at Steamtown in Scranton PA.
    Big Boy - Steamtown Locomotive
  • I Think I Can
  • Number 47
  • School's Out Forever
  • Abandoned house/shack off highway 301 somewhere in Georgia.
    The Happy Little House
  • Smoke 'em if Ya Got 'em
  • The abandoned upstairs above Maxine's Bar in Hot Springs Arkansas.
    Maxine's Attic - Abandoned Brothel
  • An abandoned vintage school bus at the Vintage Car Graveyard in White GA. Old Car City USA
    The Day the Whole World Went Away
  • An abandoned vintage school bus at the Vintage Car Graveyard in White GA. Old Car City USA
    The Day the Whole World Went Away 2
  • Deep in the Tennessee countryside near the town of Crossville sits "The World's Tallest Tree House" built by Horace Burgess. He says God told him to build it and if he did he would never run out of supplies. Ten stories tall this massive structure dominates the area around it. It was closed down several years ago by the Fire Marshall and now sits alone in the woods.
    The Forest For The Trees
  • The Tennessee Brewing Company in Memphis, TN
    Such Great Heights - The Tennessee B..ion)
  • An abandoned video game console sits inside an old garage inside Chanute Air Force Base near Rantoul IL.
    Make Trax
  • Abandoned Ferris Wheel
    Two Tickets Please
  • Abandoned Classroom in Chanute Air Force Base, in Rantoul Illinois.
    Higher Education - Chanute Air Force..Base
  • The underbelly of a closed down school in the St. Bernard Parish in New Orleans. The entire school was on stilts and completely flooded and abandoned.
    Beneath the UFO
  • A rotted out cabin of a truck in a junkyard in South Carolina
    Fixer Upper
  • A pair of doors in an old abandoned house on Sapelo Island GA.
    Choices
  • An old iron staircase winds up seven stories through the old abandoned Tennessee Brewing Company in Memphis.
    Ascending - Tennessee Brewery
  • Hallways and stairs all come together at a colorful intersection inside the abandoned Chanute Air Force Base.
    Convergence - Chanute Air Force Base
  • A pair of old abandoned gas pumps outside of New Orleans near Shell Beach.
    Fresh Out
  • An abandoned wing of Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA.
    Light Shines Through All That is Broken
  • Evening sunbeams shine through the cracks of the loft in an old hay barn near Brevard, NC.
    The Loft
  • Inside the old King Ferry School in King Ferry NY.
    Passing Through
  • Lost Footage
  • Abandoned Diamond truck in the middle of the woods in upstate SC.
    Diamond in the Rough
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY. Catskills New York
    "Of Barkeeps Past" - Gross..sort
  • The Abandoned Airplane Graveyard of St. Augustine FL.
    "Face of Death" - Airplane..ion)
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY Catskills New York.
    It's Always Summer Here - (Open..sort
  • The Abandoned St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy PA.
    "These Boots" - St Nichola..aker
  • The Bus
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY Catskills New York.
    "I'm Still Here" - Gr..sort
  • The Abandoned Hotel Adler in Sharon Springs NY New York.
    Unmade - Abandoned Hotel Adler
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    "After Dark and Underground&quo..rium
  • The Abandoned Scranton Lace Company in Scranton PA.
    "The Matrix" - Scranton La.., PA
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    "Vertigo" - - Abandoned J..rium
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium 01.jpg
  • The Abandoned Airplane Graveyard of St. Augustine FL.
    "Over and Out" - Airplane .., FL
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY Catskills New York.
    The Salon - Grossinger's Resort
  • The Abandoned Scranton Lace Company in Scranton PA.
    "The Birds of Scranton" - .., PA
  • The Abandoned Hotel Adler in Sharon Springs NY New York.
    Abandoned Hotel Adler 06.jpg
  • The Abandoned Airplane Graveyard of St. Augustine FL.
    Plane 29.jpg
  • The Abandoned Airplane Graveyard of St. Augustine FL.
    "Tracker One" - Airplane G.., FL
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY. Catskills New York
    The Clubhouse - Grossingers Abandone..sort
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY. Catskills New York
    Grossingers Abandoned Resort 41.jpg
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY. Catskills New York
    "Poolside" - Grossingers A...jpg
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY Catskills New York.
    Grossingers 2010 -12.jpg
  • Grossinger's Abandoned Resort Liberty NY Catskills New York.
    Grossingers 2010 -23.jpg
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    The Main Hall - Abandoned Jackson Sa..rium
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    The Castle on the Hill - Abandoned J..rium
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium 31.jpg
  • The Abandoned Jackson Sanatorium in Dansville NY.
    "Sleep Well" Abandoned Jac...jpg
  • The Abandoned Airplane Graveyard of St. Augustine FL.
    Mission Complete
  • The Abandoned Hotel Adler in Sharon Springs NY New York.
    A Packed House - Abandoned Hotel Adler
  • The Abandoned Scranton Lace Company in Scranton PA. A set of old bowling pins sit on an abandoned bowling alley.
    "Braced For Impact" - Scra.., PA
  • The Abandoned St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy PA.
    "The Dark One" - St Nichol..aker
  • The Abandoned St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy PA.
    St Nicholas Coal Breaker14.jpg
  • The Abandoned St. Nicholas Coal Breaker in Mahanoy PA.
    St Nicholas Coal Breaker32.jpg
  • enter 2a.jpg
  • Bike 2 editing.jpg
  • From The Earth
  • The Bus 2
  • Corvair 1
  • Late for Brunch.jpg
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