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Flickr: League of the Empty Chair - http://www.flickr.com/groups/theleague/
The key is the emptiness, uncanny lack of belonging that the chair represents. |
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Flickr: Abandoned - http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned/
Places and things which have been abandoned. |
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Flickr: Vanishing Beauty - http://www.flickr.com/groups/90554670@N00/
This group is for all of those beautiful, old things which are disappearing from our world: old buildings, wonderful old walls, old mechanical devices like typewriters and parking meters. If you can't preserve it physically, preserve it photographically. No sunsets. |
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Flickr: Rusty and Crusty - http://www.flickr.com/groups/rusty_and_crusty/
Rusting, crusting, rotting, decomposing and just plain falling apart. |
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Flickr: Urban Explorers - http://www.flickr.com/groups/urban_explorers/
Photos and stories about abandoned paper mills, condemned hospitals, decaying barns. |
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Flickr: Industry - http://www.flickr.com/groups/industry/
Urban exploration, industrial archeology and modern industry photography. |
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Urban Nature - http://urbannaturegroup.blogspot.com/
Photoblog and Flickr group for images of nature in an urban context. |
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Flickr: Urban Fragments - http://flickr.com/groups/urban_fragments/
Photos of architectural details and ephemera: bits of carving and molding, doors and windows, peeling paint, rusty metal, old brickwork, decaying wood, graffiti, signs, murals, urban art, billboards. No photos with people in them. |
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99 Rooms - http://www.99rooms.com
A project of Kim Koester, Richard Schumann, Stephan Schulz and Johannes Buenemann. Walk through the sights and hear the sounds of a dilapidated structure. |
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Modern Ruins - http://oboylephoto.com/ruins/index.htm
Photographic essays include explorations of a girls orphanage, insane asylum, hospital, crypt, and steel plant. |
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Flickr: The Rust Bucket - http://www.flickr.com/groups/24833238@N00/
Photos of anything that is rusted and weathered. |
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Sleepy City - http://sleepycity.net
Photographically deconstructing the urban environment. Underground tunnels, derelict industrial sites and urban ruins. |
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Flickr: Any Derelict Building - http://www.flickr.com/groups/derelict-buildings/
Any kind of buildings (outside/ inside): abandoned, derelict, uninhabited, empty, unoccupied, tumbledown, broken-down, ramshackle, run-down, ruined. |
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Flickr: Old Churches - http://www.flickr.com/groups/61061536@N00/
Group to share photos of old churches. |
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Flickr: Industrial Decay - http://www.flickr.com/groups/indecay/
Abandoned industry, decaying machinery and vehicles, derelict industrial buildings and other facilities. The older the building, machine or structure, the better. Abandoned locations preferred but not required. |
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Flickr: Abandoned, Neglected, Weathered, or Rusty - http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandoned__neglected__weathered__rusty/
Anything old, neglected, abandoned, falling apart, or rusting. |
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Flickr: Beautiful Decay - http://www.flickr.com/groups/94642640@N00/
This group is intended to contain images that show decay in an aesthetic way. |
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Flickr: Houses and Homes - http://www.flickr.com/groups/92575895@N00/
Pictures (from as many parts of the world as possible) of exteriors of interesting houses/ homes. |
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Flickr: Ghost Signs - http://www.flickr.com/groups/10285999@N00/
Gallery of old, painted commercial signs faded with age. |
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Flickr: Palaces, Castles, Towers, Pagodas, Fortresses And Ruins of Old - http://flickr.com/groups/castles/
Pictures of pre-Medieval, Medieval and post-Medieval towers, lighthouses, castles, fortresses, and especially remnants thereof. |
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Flickr: aPeeling Paint - http://www.flickr.com/groups/a-peelingpaint/
For images of peeling, weathered paint. |
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Flickr: Exploring Abandonments - http://www.flickr.com/groups/urbanexploration/
For those who explore inside abandoned and semi-abandoned buildings. Just taking pictures from outside isn't enough. |
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Flickr: Things that Moved - http://www.flickr.com/groups/moved/
Things that moved but don't anymore. Broken down and retired vehicles. Planes, trains, automobiles, riding mowers. Does not include buildings and things that never moved. |
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Flickr: Church Ruins - http://www.flickr.com/groups/churchruins/
The group for church and chapel ruins. This can include ruined abbeys, priories, monasteries and friaries. |
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Flickr: Abandoned Places and Things - http://www.flickr.com/groups/47799877@N00/
Sharing photos which show the interesting aspects of abandoned places, buildings and things. |
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Flickr: You Can't Take Pictures Here - http://www.flickr.com/groups/canttakepictureshere/
Places, situations where you have been told not to take pictures. Examples are military, government or scientific establishments of any kind, hospitals, churches. |
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Flickr: Historical Places - http://www.flickr.com/groups/historical-places/
Group to post photos of favourite historical places. |
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Flickr: Military Decay - http://www.flickr.com/groups/militarydecay/
Abandoned, rotting or dismantled military objects and facilities. |
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Flickr: Ruins - http://www.flickr.com/groups/46001896@N00/
Photos of building and structures ruined by the passage of time. |
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Flickr: Trespassing - http://www.flickr.com/groups/trespassing/
This group is for shots taken in areas where most people don't often venture (not necessarily breaking trespassing laws). The spin of this group should be somewhat journalistic, so as to show a viewer an off-limits area. |
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Flickr: The Unconscious Art Of Demolition - http://www.flickr.com/groups/demolitionart/
Pictures of the unconscious aesthetical creations resulting from the destruction of man-made structures. |
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Flickr: Closed for Business - http://www.flickr.com/groups/59846932@N00/
Shops, stores, restaurants, cafes, retail and public buildings, that have ceased business and are falling into a state of decay and rot. |
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Flickr: Ghost Towns - http://www.flickr.com/groups/ghosttowns/
Lost places, once inhabited towns and forgotten futures of the American Old West. |
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Flickr: Faded Signage - http://www.flickr.com/groups/fadedsignage/
Signs past. Having lost their message, separated from the thing that they once advertised, or even those still trucking along, not yet replaced. |
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Flickr: Barns, Sheds and other Rustic Rural Buildings - http://www.flickr.com/groups/48088345@N00/
Barns, sheds, smoke houses, dilapidated farm houses and other rustic and rural buildings. |
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Flickr: Dams & Spillways - http://www.flickr.com/groups/damsdamsdams/
Collecting photographs of dams, spillways, and anything attached to them. |
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Flickr: Art of Urbex - http://www.flickr.com/groups/artofurbex/
This group is more specifically aimed at urban exploration photography as an art form using light and or available elements in an artistic fashion. |
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Dylan Trigg: The Poetics of Decay - http://www.dylantrigg.com/
Resource for essays on decay, urban exploration and the aesthetics of urban ruins. |
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Flickr: Doors and Windows in Decay - http://www.flickr.com/groups/dwd/
Could be new or old, urban or rural, but must be clearly decaying and not stuff that could be resolved with a wet cloth and some detergent. |
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Flickr: Old & Forgotten - http://www.flickr.com/groups/old__forgotten/
Buildings and other things that are old, weathered and forgotten. |
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Kim Koester - http://www.kimkoester.com/
Online galleries from Kim J. Köster. |
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Flickr: Old And Beautiful - http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldandbeautiful/
A group for old buildings, barns, shacks, abandoned homes, and any other old falling down structures. |
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Flickr: Urban Entropy - http://www.flickr.com/groups/urban_entropy/
All closed systems will eventually break down and chaos will ensue. |
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Flickr: Weathered Wood - http://www.flickr.com/groups/90429795@N00/
Images of wood that's been weathered. Whether by wind, sun, water, or a combination. The grayer, the rougher, the better. Buildings, pier pilings, driftwood, you get the picture. |
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Flickr: Rural Deterioration - http://www.flickr.com/groups/437898@N22/
Pictures of rural buildings deteriorating and decaying. Must be man made and must be rural ie: old or ruined houses, sheds, doors, windows, churches. |
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Flickr: Architecture of Old - http://www.flickr.com/groups/58615245@N00/
A particular style or fashion of a building, especially one that is typical of a period of history or of a particular place. |
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Flickr: Old Buildings and More - http://www.flickr.com/groups/old_buildings/
Old buildings, houses, streets, markets, national monuments, bridges or even a building in ruins. |
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Requiem Wanderer - http://www.urbex.org/
A collection of photographs of locations in the urban and industrial environment. [Requires Flash] |
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Flickr: Tunnel... Corridor... Underpass... - http://www.flickr.com/groups/tunnel_corridor_underpass/
Exploring in the depths of the concrete jungle. |
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Flickr: The End of Industry - http://www.flickr.com/groups/endofindustry/
Factories, mills, mines, refineries, all left to rot, and worse. |
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Flickr: Urban Abandonments - http://www.flickr.com/groups/306614@N24/
Show off your best abandoned urban relic finds. |
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Flickr: Former Theaters - http://www.flickr.com/groups/28292781@N00/
Photos of theaters that are either no longer in use (abandoned, condemned) or have been transformed into something else but still structurally resemble theaters. |
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Flickr: If These Walls Could Talk... - http://www.flickr.com/groups/ifthesewallscouldtalk/
Photos of old buildings, structures that look like they have a story behind them. Please add details such as location and the kind of structure it is. |
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Flickr: Junk - http://www.flickr.com/groups/deadmetal/
Pictures of scrap metal, junkyards, rubbish dumps, anyplace where stuff goes to die. Dead metal. |
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Flickr: Storm Drains & Sewers - http://www.flickr.com/groups/37362851@N00/
Sharing photos from the inside of storm drains and sewers. |
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Flickr: Old, Rusty & Corroded - http://www.flickr.com/groups/51301759@N00/
Photographs of old, broken, rusty things. Group began for vehicles but has grown to include anything. |
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Flickr: Signless Signs - http://www.flickr.com/groups/signless/
Posts without signs, empty sign-frames, empty billboards and/or marquees. |
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Flickr: Asylums for the Insane - http://www.flickr.com/groups/asylums/
An exploration of mental hospitals, asylums and housing for the insane. |
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Flickr: Urban Secret & Forgotten Places - http://www.flickr.com/groups/58674262@N00/
Places in the heart of populated places that are forgotten, or hard to reach. |
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Flickr: Suburban Decay - http://www.flickr.com/groups/suburbandecay/
All about the little things in suburbia that are unexpectedly macabre, dying, decaying, or otherwise at odds with the peaceful suburban lifestyle. |
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Flickr: Out to Pasture - http://www.flickr.com/groups/outtopasture/
Old cars, farm equipment, machinery, that has been put out to pasture. |
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Flickr: Chairs at Abandonments - http://www.flickr.com/groups/chairsatabandonments/
It's an eerie phenomenon, but there always seem to be an odd chair or something of that genre in abandonments. Only post chairs, sofas, benches and the such found in abandoned, desolate locations. |
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Flickr: Disused Railways - http://www.flickr.com/groups/disused_railways/
Disused railways, tracks, platforms, empty stations, viaducts, bridges, tunnels. But no trains. |
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Flickr: Doors - http://www.flickr.com/groups/60731253@N00/
Photos of doors, mostly old, in rough shape or otherwise notable. |
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Flickr: Spiral Stairway - http://www.flickr.com/groups/stairwayspiral/
For the image without end, a staircase towards the paradise, myth or poetry of the spiral. Group to share images of spiral staircases. |
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Flickr: Lonely Houses - http://www.flickr.com/groups/lonely_houses/
Photos of houses in empty spaces, as a lonely strong sign in landscape. Most are abandoned homes. |
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Flickr: Abandoned Furniture - http://www.flickr.com/groups/64267544@N00/
Take photos of furniture you've come across on the street and submit them here. |
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Flickr: Forgotten Things - http://www.flickr.com/groups/72234203@N00/
Not just abandoned, this group is for things that seem to simply have been forgotten: old cemeteries, rusty cars, swingsets. Non-living things only. These are the things you know will still be there, unattended, if you drive by 10 years from now. |
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Flickr: Antiquity Abating - http://www.flickr.com/groups/87892781@N00/
Snap a picture of an old building, house, farm or other structure, tag it with the location, and post it to this group. We may not be able to rebuild them, but we can remember them. |
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Flickr: Abandoned to Time - http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedtotime/
Pictures of anything abandoned, mainly buildings. Rough, ransacked, dirty, torn-down, and messy. |
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Flickr: Restricted Access - http://www.flickr.com/groups/72904831@N00/
Urban exploration: buildings and sites with posted signs telling you not to go there. (No Trespassing, Restricted Access.) |
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Flickr: Overgrown - http://www.flickr.com/groups/13143666@N00/
This is a group for pictures where any object or item is being taken over by nature. Overgrown, plants, vines, weeds, obscuring some object. |
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Flickr: Abandoned Building Art - http://www.flickr.com/groups/abandonedbuildingart/
Photos and art found in and around abandoned buildings and houses. |
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Flickr: Leaning Houses - http://www.flickr.com/groups/54998739@N00/
Houses and other buildings that have one thing in common, they lean. |
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Flickr: Entropy - http://www.flickr.com/groups/entropy/
About the pleasure to be found in decay, the inevitable passage of the pretentious and the grandiose. |
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Flickr: Beyond Repair - http://www.flickr.com/groups/beyondrepair/
Anything so far beyond decay you know it isn't coming back. |
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RottenEggs Urban Adventures - http://www.rotteneggs.com
Commercial site that allows registered users to post messages on urban adventures and explorations. |
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Flickr: Trashy Houses - http://www.flickr.com/groups/trashyhouses/
Post your photos of (not abandoned) derelict homes that amaze you because of condition, yard art, or just plain decay. No abandoned or storm-damaged homes, only those that are occupied. |
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Flickr: Fixer-Uppers - http://www.flickr.com/groups/fixerupper/
Sharing photos of old, condemned homes and buildings. |
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Flickr: Subterranean Areas - http://www.flickr.com/groups/under_the_ground/
Basements, underground stations, tunnels, underground parking decks, abandoned or still in use. |
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PURP: Penguins Under a Reactionary Planet - http://purp.8k.com
Draining and stencil graffiti. Urban exploration and graphic art. |
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Tommy van Leeuwen Photo Gallery - http://www.chiparus.net
Photo galleries of urban exploration in Europe. |
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Flickr: Rural Darkness - http://www.flickr.com/groups/rural_darkness/
The only major criteria for posting images to this group is a rural setting (or at least evoking a rural mood or feeling of isolation) plus a dark aura (or sense of dread). Think rural decay but with a more Gothic or eerie sensibility. |
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Flickr: Battered Beauty - http://www.flickr.com/groups/beauty/
Beautiful things that are tattered, cracked, rusted, bruised, broken, burned, or busted in any way. |
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Flickr: Downtrodden Docks - http://www.flickr.com/groups/downtroddendocks/
This site is dedicated to images of abandoned docks and piers. |
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Flickr: Decaying - http://www.flickr.com/groups/decaying/
Anything decaying: urban, rural, industrial, or natural. Photos from around the world. |
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Flickr: Photographing Prohibited - http://www.flickr.com/groups/photographing-prohibited/
Photos taken in prohibited locations. Infiltrating industrial plants, military installations, concerts, train and metro stations. |
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Flickr: Tunnels, Pipes, Holes. - http://www.flickr.com/groups/23216921@N00/
Exploring tunnels, pipes, holes, drains, the world underneath. |
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Flickr: All Things Rusty - http://www.flickr.com/groups/allthingsrusty/
Rusted objects and places. Anything derelict, with a good coat of rust. |
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Flickr: Factories - http://www.flickr.com/groups/42945941@N00/
All kinds of factories: derelict or full of life, new or old, large or small. |
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Flickr: Decaying Urban Artscapes - http://www.flickr.com/groups/dua/
A collection of decaying urban wall textures, spontaneous guerilla art, fragments of political dissent and abstruse messages. |
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Flickr: Derelict Light - http://www.flickr.com/groups/derelictlight/
Photos of light at the scene of an abandoned building or place. |
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Flickr: Dereliction - http://www.flickr.com/groups/dereliction/
A group to share photos of all things old, rusty and derelict. |
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Flickr: Desperate HouseLives - http://www.flickr.com/groups/desperatehouselives/
Photos of homes, houses and residences in all kinds of disrepair. |
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Flickr: Enter the Machine - http://www.flickr.com/groups/34607789@N00/
Images that go beyond simple industrial photography. Capturing the color of rust, the feeling of an abandoned factory, the patterns in flaking paint, a vanishing point in a mill. |
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Flickr: Forgotten - http://www.flickr.com/groups/theforgot/
Things forgotten, if only for a minute, or an endless period of time. |
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Flickr: Forsaken By Society - http://www.flickr.com/groups/forsaken/
People, places or things which have been abandoned, forgotten or ignored. |
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Flickr: GhostRails - http://www.flickr.com/groups/74975697@N00/
Photos of railroads, railroad equipment, locomotives which are no longer being used. |
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Flickr: Ghosts From The Machine - http://www.flickr.com/groups/ghosts_from_the_machine/
In post-industrial environments, there are many reminders, echoes, hints or ghosts of our industrial past. |
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Flickr: Industrial Abandonment - http://www.flickr.com/groups/33738667@N00/
Abandoned industrial buildings. |
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Flickr: Junk Beauties - http://www.flickr.com/groups/78554020@N00/
Photos of scrap, jetsom and flotsom, whatever you call piles of junk that can be recycled back into art. |
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Flickr: Macro Decay - http://www.flickr.com/groups/macrodecay/
Photos of urban decay, does not include things that can be restored. |
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Flickr: Octagon Houses (and Other Curious Buildings) - http://www.flickr.com/groups/octagonhouses/
Group to share and discuss photos of round shaped houses. Some are derelict but it's not necessary. |
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Flickr: Old & Abandonned - http://www.flickr.com/groups/oldabandonned/
Old and abandoned buildings, industrial places, burned out places. Some may be creepy looking but anything which has been pretty much forgotten and left to decay. |
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Flickr: Rusty - http://www.flickr.com/groups/70221630@N00/
Photos of the items covered with or consisting of rust, or rusted. |
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Flickr: Tales of the Forgotten Lands and Places - http://www.flickr.com/groups/92177830@N00/
Photos of industrial waste land or old factories. |
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Flickr: That Old Timey Feeling - http://www.flickr.com/groups/thatoldtimeyfeeling/
Anything old, that old rusted car in your back yard, the old abandoned house down the street, that rustic looking boat that has been sitting on blocks for years at your local marina, just about anything you find in your parents or grandparents attic. |
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Flickr: The Abandoned - http://www.flickr.com/groups/18521420@N00/
Post pictures of anything that has been abandoned. Buildings, junk on the side of the road, and the like. |
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Flickr: The Old - http://www.flickr.com/groups/69042358@N00/
Old destroyed objects, abandoned places, houses, factories. |
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Flickr: TOP UrbX - http://www.flickr.com/groups/topurbx/
Showcasing the best (top standards) urban exploration photos. |
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Live Journal: Ephemeral Village's Journal - http://community.livejournal.com/rundown_town/
Photo journal for small towns only. Documenting disappearing towns, once bustling and useful, now decrepit and crumbling. |
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RuralRuin's LiveJournal - http://community.livejournal.com/rural_ruin/
Sharing photographs from explorations around the world. |
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Thom: Decay Gallery - http://www.thom.org/gallery/decay/
Craig S. Thom, photo gallery of abandoned buildings and places. Available to be sent as postcards. |
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Bill Hocker Photographs - http://billhocker.com/industrials/index.htm
Collection of industrial photographs. |
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Flickr: Machinescapes - http://www.flickr.com/groups/39714772@N00/
Artistic photographs of machines, metals, gears, engines, pulleys, industrial equipment, axles, miscellaneous mechanisms, grease, grime, grit, junk. The inner-workings of anything. Abstract or linear, anything goes. |