Railroad Tracks Near Old Joliet Prison, Illinois
August 2013 — Railroad tracks behind the Old Joliet Prison in Joliet, Illinois.
Abandoned
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Old Joliet Prison, Illinois: Exterior View
August 2013 — An abandoned prison in Joliet, Illinois.
Buckstaff Furniture Factory, Oshkosh, Wisconsin in Winter
December 2013 — The former buckstaff furniture factory.
Gold Medal Flour Sign on Washburn Mill, Minneapolis
May 2014 — The old Washburn Mill in downtown Minneapolis, part of the Mill City Museum.
Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center Kirkbride Building
June 2014 — The Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Minnesota. The historic psychiatric hospital was built on the concepts of Dr. Thomas Kirkbride. The facility which was built in the 1800s has been closed since 2005.
Turret and Dormers, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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South Facade, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Curved Wing Exterior, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Tower Detail, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Central Tower, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Tower and Central Pavilion, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Peeling Plaster and Radiator, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Open Ward Interior, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Utility Tunnel, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Workshop Interior, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Steam Tunnel Passage, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Basement Corridor with Pipes, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Switchboard Room Waiting Chairs, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Waiting Room Chairs, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Patient Room Corridor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Directional Sign in Curved Corridor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Information corridor with security gate, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Tiled hallway with exit sign, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Tiled hallway with peeling ceiling, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Day Room with Built-in Seating, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Piano and recreation room, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Gymnasium, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Gymnasium and Chapel, Fergus Falls Kirkbride, Minnesota
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Basketball Hoop and Court Floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Curved corridor with glass block windows, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Ceramic-Tile Corridor with Exit Sign, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Parlor with Carved Fireplace Mantel, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Empty Patient Rooms with Hardwood Floors, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Bay Window Parlor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Bay Window Parlor with Built-In Shelving, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Bay Window Parlor with Tiled Fireplace, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Arched Window Alcove with Built-In Steps, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Bay Window Room with Hardwood Floors, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Clawfoot Tub and Bathroom, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Utility Sink Room, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Kitchen cabinetry, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Stainless Steel Utility Sink, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Main staircase with iron railings, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Spiral staircase room, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Attic hallway with iron railing, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Attic Room with Coat Hooks, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Spiral Staircase in Brick Tower Room, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Descending Spiral Staircase, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Nurses’ station and hex-tile corridor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Hexagonal tile floor with wall-mounted sink, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved dayroom with baseboard heaters, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Communal Bathroom with Wall-Mounted Sinks, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Mint-green ward corridor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved Sunroom with Peeling Paint, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Ward corridor with painted doors, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Arched corridor with green walls, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Stairwell with Arched Window, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved Corridor with Mosaic Tile Floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Weathered Chair Beside Radiator, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Clinic corridor with exposed ductwork, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved bay room with support columns, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Nurses’ station with built-in cabinetry, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved corridor with peeling paint, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved corridor with peeling wallpaper, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Open dayroom with hexagonal tile floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Hexagonal-tile corridor with peeling ceiling, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Double doors opening onto hexagonal tile hallway, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Hallway mural corridor with mosaic tile floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Wall murals and handwritten text, Fergus Falls Kirkbride building
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Corner room with radiator and hex-tile floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Row of green ward doors along hexagonal-tile corridor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Curved ward hallway with mosaic tile floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Exposed brick patient room with radiator, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Peeling paint and brick wall, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Room 306 doorway with hexagonal tile floor, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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Doorway with peeling paint, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
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West Publishing Building, St. Paul
June 2015 — The now demolished West Publishing building in downtown St. Paul as seen in 2015.
Charbonneau, North Dakota Abandoned Grain Elevator
July 2015 — Charbonneau, North Dakota Ghost Town
Abandoned School in Crystal Springs North Dakota
July 2015 — An abandoned schoolhouse in Crystal Springs, North Dakota.
Tower Roofline and Turret, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
July 2015 — The Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Kirkbride Building tower and walkway, Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center
July 2015 — The Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
West Wing and Chimney Stack, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building
July 2015 — Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Abandoned Russian Gift Shop, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
February 2016 — An abandoned gift shop in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Abandoned Ferry Boat Off Coast of Punta Cana, Dominican Republic
February 2016 — Abandoned boat off the coast in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic.
Abandoned ADM Grain Elevator, Dinkytown, Minneapolis
April 2016 — An abandoned ADM grain elevtor seen in Dinkytown Minneapolis.
Former Uptown Minneapolis Library on Hennepin Avenue
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Archer Daniels Midland Labs Building, Minneapolis
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Emergency Eyewash Sign in an Abandoned Basement
June 2017 — Emergency Eyewash sign found in an abandoned basement.
Abandoned Presidents Park Statues in Black Hills Forest, South Dakota
July 2017 — These towering concrete presidential busts sit hidden in the woods near Lead, South Dakota—remnants of a once-ambitious roadside attraction called Presidents Park. Conceived by Texas artist David Adickes and opened in 2003, the park showcased forty-three sculptures, each roughly 20 feet tall, depicting every U.S. president from Washington through George W. Bush. The attraction struggled to draw visitors and closed by 2010, leaving the massive heads stranded in the forest. Over time, nature reclaimed the site, with fallen branches, moss, and pine needles collecting around the statues. Today, the figures stand as haunting relics of early-2000s Americana tourism and the impermanence of grand civic art in private hands.
Abandoned Mine Adit, Black Hills near Lead, South Dakota
July 2017 — A long-forgotten mine entrance lies hidden in the forested slopes near the old gold mining town of Lead, South Dakota. The timber-framed portal, now partially collapsed and overtaken by vegetation, dates back to the late 19th or early 20th century—part of the Black Hills’ extensive network of small exploratory mines that sprang up after the 1876 gold rush. Streams like this one often run through or near these adits, carrying trace minerals that once drew prospectors to the region. Though many of these shafts were short-lived, they remain scattered reminders of South Dakota’s mining heritage and the rugged ambition that once fueled settlement in the Black Hills.
Hamm’s Brewery Power Plant, St. Paul, MN
July 2017 — The Theodore Hamm's Brewing Company was an American brewing company established in 1865 in St. Paul, Minnesota. Becoming the 5th "largest brewery" in the United States, Hamm's expanded with additional breweries that were acquired in other cities, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Houston, and Baltimore.
Abandoned SNCB Autorail 4001, Charleroi
September 2017 — A decommissioned SNCB/NMBS Autorail Série 400, unit no. 4001, rests abandoned on a disused siding near Charleroi, Belgium. Built in the early 1950s by BN (La Brugeoise et Nivelles), these diesel multiple units were among Belgium’s first post-war efforts to modernize regional and intercity rail travel, replacing steam on secondary lines. The streamlined design and two-tone red-and-cream livery reflected the optimism of that era’s industrial renewal. Decades later, this car’s faded paint, shattered windows, and rust-etched steel now mark the slow decay of a machine that once represented progress in Belgian transport history. The surrounding derelict depot underscores the decline of Wallonia’s railway manufacturing heritage.
Abandoned Locomotive at Industrial Site, Belgium
September 2017 — Abandoned trains in Belgium.
Ford Steam Plant in St. Paul, Minnesota
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Demolished rear courtyard, Fergus Falls Kirkbride Building, Minnesota
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Aerial of Kirkbride Building’s Wings and Central Tower, Fergus Falls
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Kirkbride Complex, Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center
July 2018 — Fergus Falls Regional Treatment Center in Fergus Falls, Minnesota.
Abandoned Hope Haven Library
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Abandoned Hope Haven, NOLA
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Hope Haven Marrero, LA
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Hope Haven: Abandoned NOLA
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Mrs. John Dibert Administration Building at Hope Haven
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Hopkins Cold Storage warehouse interior, Hopkins, Minnesota
August 2018 — Inside the now demolished Hopkins Cold Storage facility in Hopkins, Minnesota.
Abandoned Bank Room with Chandelier
October 2018 — A chandelier and fireplace in the room of an abandoned downtown bank.
Abandoned Gold Rush Mine Entrance, Black Hills, SD
July 2019 — Carved into a rugged slope of weathered schist and limestone, this small mine entrance sits near the historic mining corridors west of Custer, South Dakota — a remnant of the Black Hills’ 19th-century gold rush. The opening, likely hand-dug or expanded with early blasting techniques, leads into mineral-rich rock layers once prospected for gold, silver, and iron sulfides that fueled the regional boom of the 1870s. Surrounding the portal are piles of tailings and fractured quartz veins that reveal the area’s geologic complexity — part of an ancient mountain uplift more than 1.8 billion years old. Today, the forest has begun to reclaim the site, with pines and brush growing over the spoil heaps, blending traces of human industry back into the Black Hills landscape.
Abandoned Mine Entrance, Black Hills, South Dakota
July 2019 — An abandoned mine in South Dakota near the Black Hills.
Tracks at Archer Daniels Midland Elevator
July 2019 — Train tracks outside the long abandoned massive concrete Archer-Daniels-Midland Delmar Elevator No. 7 in Minneapolis.
Patient Room, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens
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Barred Window, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens
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Derelict Classroom, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens
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Red and Yellow Chairs, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
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Utility Sink and Barred Window, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center
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Overgrown Grounds, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens
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Overgrown Ward Building, Creedmoor Psychiatric Center, Queens
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Abandoned Chateau Hutter on the Shore of Sturgeon Bay
October 2019 — Built in the early 1930s, Chateau Hutter was originally envisioned as a European-style resort and winery overlooking Sturgeon Bay in Door County, Wisconsin. The stone building, designed with locally quarried limestone and heavy timber framing, has long been abandoned but still stands as a striking relic of pre-war leisure architecture. Its location on a bluff above Lake Michigan and its craftsmanship make it one of the region’s most enigmatic remnants of early tourism development.
RIP Floyd Graffiti in Abandoned Minneapolis Building
April 2021 — RIP Floyd written inside a popular abandoned building in Minneapolis.
Graffiti-Covered Stairwell, Fruen Mill, Minneapolis
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Burned Rooftop, Fruen Mill, Minneapolis
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Snow-Covered Loading Alley, Fruen Mill, Minneapolis
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ADM Grain Elevator and Harris Machinery Co., Minneapolis
October 2022 — The aging ADM grain elevator rises over the Harris Machinery Co. building in Minneapolis, a reminder of the city’s long industrial relationship with grain milling and riverfront commerce. These concrete storage silos and metal-clad headhouses were once central to moving Midwestern grain through the milling district, part of an infrastructure network that fueled Minneapolis’s identity as the “Flour Milling Capital of the World.” Harris Machinery Co., a longtime supplier of industrial equipment, occupies the foreground, its brick façade contrasting with the weathered surfaces of the towering elevator. The structures together illustrate the layered industrial history of the city’s working riverfront.