December 2009 | Chad Davis Photography

Club La Vela in Panama City Beach, Florida, with an MTV Tower sign and branded vehicle.

Club La Vela, Panama City Beach, Florida

Bar, Florida, Nightclub, Panama City Beach

Club La Vela billboard in Panama City Beach, Florida, with an electronic display below.

Club La Vela Billboard, Panama City Beach

Club La Vela in Panama City Beach, Florida.

Bar, Florida, Nightclub, Panama City Beach

Miracle Strip Amusement Park entrance sign in Panama City Beach, Florida

Miracle Strip Amusement Park Entrance, Panama City Beach

Miracle Strip Amusement Park in Panama City Beach. The park closed in 2004.

Amusement Park, Florida, Panama City Beach, Sign

Six Flags New Orleans roller coaster in eastern New Orleans with green track and blue supports.

Green Roller Coaster, Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans in eastern New Orleans with a damaged building and abandoned roller coaster structure.

Six Flags New Orleans roller coaster and damaged building

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans plaza with abandoned roller coaster structures in eastern New Orleans.

Six Flags New Orleans Roller Coaster Plaza

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

The Jester roller coaster at Six Flags New Orleans in eastern New Orleans.

The Jester Roller Coaster, Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Skycoaster Gifts entrance at Six Flags New Orleans with a red Skycoaster sign.

Skycoaster Gifts entrance, Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans in Eastern New Orleans with abandoned midway buildings and roller coaster structures.

Six Flags New Orleans Midway, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans midway buildings and roller coaster structures in eastern New Orleans.

Six Flags New Orleans Midway Buildings

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

P. Joe's Pretzels and Churros at Six Flags New Orleans in eastern New Orleans, abandoned after Hurricane Katrina.

P. Joe’s Pretzels and Churros, Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Creole Kitchen Building at Six Flags New Orleans in eastern New Orleans.

Creole Kitchen Building at Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans promotional cutout and sign in eastern New Orleans.

Six Flags New Orleans promotional cutout, eastern New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Cosmopolitan Hotel courtyard at Six Flags New Orleans in eastern New Orleans.

Cosmopolitan Hotel Courtyard, Six Flags New Orleans

The now shuttered Six Flags amusement park in New Orleans, LA.

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Jackson Square Confectionary at Six Flags New Orleans, a closed New Orleans-themed park building.

Jackson Square Confectionary, Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans Theatre in eastern New Orleans, abandoned after Hurricane Katrina.

Six Flags New Orleans Theatre, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Basin Street Bakery at Six Flags New Orleans with abandoned roller coaster structures behind it.

Basin Street Bakery at Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans carousel in eastern New Orleans stands idle after Hurricane Katrina.

Six Flags New Orleans Carousel, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Skycoaster Gifts at Six Flags New Orleans in eastern New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Skycoaster Gifts at Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans amusement park in eastern New Orleans with abandoned rides and a Ferris wheel.

Six Flags New Orleans amusement park, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans in Louisiana with a large abandoned roller coaster and empty plaza.

Abandoned roller coaster plaza at Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

JOCOCO's Gift Shop at Six Flags New Orleans beneath a wooden roller coaster.

JOCOCO’s Gift Shop at Six Flags New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans wooden roller coaster in eastern New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.

Six Flags New Orleans Wooden Coaster, Eastern New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Six Flags New Orleans roller coaster in eastern New Orleans, abandoned after Hurricane Katrina.

Six Flags New Orleans Roller Coaster, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Amusement Park, Hurricane Damage, Hurricane Katrina, Louisiana, New Orleans, Six Flags New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Market Street Power Plant on Tchoupitoulas Street in New Orleans, a former electric generating station.

Market Street Power Plant on Tchoupitoulas Street, New Orleans

The long abandoned Market Street Power Plant in New Orleans.

Abandoned, Louisiana, New Orleans, Power Plant

Dixie Brewery tanks in New Orleans, surrounded by vacant industrial buildings and overgrown weeds.

Dixie Brewery Tanks, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery exterior in New Orleans with abandoned brick and frame industrial buildings.

Dixie Brewery Exterior, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery in New Orleans with abandoned buildings, a courtyard, and overgrown concrete foundations.

Dixie Brewery Courtyard, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery interior in New Orleans with a red metal door and peeling brick walls.

Dixie Brewery Interior with Red Door, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery in New Orleans with a hanging industrial light fixture.

Dixie Brewery Hanging Light, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery interior hall in New Orleans with an upper gallery and large wall fan.

Dixie Brewery interior hall, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery interior in New Orleans with catwalks, debris, and old industrial equipment.

Dixie Brewery interior catwalk, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery loading floor in New Orleans with worn wooden planks and structural columns.

Dixie Brewery Loading Floor, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Interior of Dixie Brewery in New Orleans with deteriorating wood floors and framing.

Interior of Dixie Brewery, New Orleans

The wood attic inside an abandoned furniture factory in Wisconsin.

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery wrought-iron gates in New Orleans frame the former brewery entrance.

Dixie Brewery wrought-iron gates, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery boiler room in New Orleans with pipes, vats, and ventilation fans.

Dixie Brewery Boiler Room, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Dixie Brewery in New Orleans interior with debris piles, discarded chairs, and old industrial pipes.

Dixie Brewery Storage Room, New Orleans

Abandoned, Abandoned Brewery, Dixie Brewery, Louisiana, New Orleans, Urban Exploration

Abandoned Exxon gas station in Alabama, damaged by hurricane, stands as a relic of roadside commerce.

Abandoned Exxon Gas Station, Alabama

A former Exxon gas station in Alabama.

Abandoned, Gas Station, Hurricane Damage, Minnesota

Panama City Beach beachwear store with a giant whale sculpture and sale signs.

Panama City Beach Beachwear Store with Whale Sculpture

T-Shirt stores, Panama City Beach, Florida

Florida, Panama City Beach, Retail Store

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