Urban Abandonments: 7 Deserted Wonders of the (Post)Modern World


	Urban Abandonments: 7 Deserted Wonders of the (Post)Modern World

bioplasmik

8-10-2007 12:20 AM

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8-11-2007 11:44 PM

mugofcoffee

Hi
this is really something...a very good clips

8-11-2007 11:45 PM

mugofcoffee

some of the abandoned places are sort of spooky too...

9-14-2007 8:31 PM

FlutterbyFawn

Awesome!

1-4-2008 1:10 PM

Jorjor

THe book The World Without Us describes a resort area on Cyprus that was abandoned before it even opened.

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<div style="margin: 12px 0px; font-family: arial; color: #333333; background: #ffffff; border: solid 4px #e5e5e5; width: 100%; clear: left;"><div class="CM_CTB_Content_Wrap" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;background-color: #ffffff;"><div style="border-bottom: solid 1px #dcdcdc; white-space: nowrap; margin-bottom: 8px; background-color: #eeeeee ;background-image: url(http://www.clipmarks.com/images/source-bg.gif); background-repeat: repeat-x; height: 24px; line-height: 24px; vertical-align: middle; padding-bottom: 4px; color: #666666; font-size: 10px;" ><a href="http://clipmarks.com/clip-to-blog/" title="see clips that are hot right now"><img src="http://content.clipmarks.com/blog_embed/4fc67b45-960f-41ac-8687-3f5dbc71df7c/93F6E652-35E5-4A6F-BBF9-57A4CB171D8F/" alt="" width="19" height="19" border="0" style="vertical-align: middle; margin: 0px 4px; display: inline; border: none; float:none;" /></a>clipped from <a title="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/" href="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/" style="font-size: 11px;">www.weburbanist.com</a></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.weburbanist.com/img/1B384282-9EBF-44F7-889B-C3140EB0FDEC" alt="Ghost Towns of the American West" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><STRONG>(7) </STRONG><A title="Ghost Towns of the American West" href="http://www.legendsofamerica.com/LA-Ghosttowns.html">Ghost Towns of the American West</A> are what come to mind for many when they think of abandoned settlements.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.weburbanist.com/img/586F2A73-78FA-4D01-9F40-587A205954A0" alt="Abandoned City of San Zhi" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><STRONG>(6)</STRONG> <A title="Abandoned City of San Zhi" href="http://www.tranism.com/weblog/archives/2006/08/the_abandoned_c_1.html">San Zhi, Taiwan</A> is an abandoned settlement on the outskirts of Taipei, Taiwan.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content8.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.weburbanist.com/img/06368782-1509-4870-A562-CEADCD5E944B" alt="Abandoned Village in Italy" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><STRONG>(5)</STRONG> <A title="Images of an Abandoned Village in Italy" href="http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/an_abandoned_village_in_italy.htm">Near Genoa, Italy</A> is a small abandoned village. What would cause people to leave such a beautiful place?</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content9.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.weburbanist.com/img/1F9AF4AC-B64F-4527-9D42-1AEE13968AC8" alt="From Russia With Love" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><STRONG>(4)</STRONG> <A title="Promyshlennyi Russia - Image Collection" href="http://www.englishrussia.com/?p=276">Promyshlennyi, Russia</A> was abandoned with the fall of the Soviet Union, cut off from communication with and support from the government.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><div align="center"><img src="http://content6.clipmarks.com/blog_cache/www.weburbanist.com/img/A72E0F89-1103-45B3-8A28-6B38F545475D" alt="Abandoned Airports of New York" /></div></blockquote><div style="height: 2px; font-size: 2px; background: #dcdcdc; border-bottom: solid 1px #f5f5f5; margin: 2px 4px;"></div><blockquote style="text-align: left; padding: 0px 8px; margin: 4px 0px 8px 0px; background: transparent; border: none;" cite="http://www.weburbanist.com/2007/08/08/urban-abandonments-7-deserted-wonders-of-the-postmodern-world/"><STRONG>(3)</STRONG> <A title="New York Abandoned Airfields - Links to Images" href="http://www.airfields-freeman.com/NY/Airfields_NY.htm">New York, USA</A> has a surprising number of abandoned airfields - directly in and around the city.</blockquote><div style="height: 2px; 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