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The Town that spent 25 Years Underwater

Posted on November 13, 2012 by MessyNessy

This is Villa Epecuen, an old tourist town south of Buenos Aires that spent a quarter of a century underwater. Established in the 1920s on the banks of a salt lake, the town was home to over 5,000 residents and a holiday destination to thousands more vacationers from the Argentinian capital. In 1985, a dam [...]

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Anywhere but Here: Living in the Art Deco Ruins of the Grande Hotel, Africa

When it opened its doors in 1955, the Grande Hotel in Beira, colonial Mozambique was touted as the
In : shock me. Tags: abandoned, Africa, derelict, hotel, and squat.
So in Dubai, the number of Abandoned Luxury Cars lying around is kind of a Problem

Some cities have a litter problem, some suffer from high crime rates and others might have a lack
In : Boys click here and life is messy. Tags: abandoned, cars, Dubai, Middle East, and recession.
Anywhere but Here: Deserted Banking Empire turned Skyscraper Slum

It was built for stockbrokers and bankers in their thousand dollar suits to make million dollar
In : shock me. Tags: abandoned, banking, deserted, finance, home, slum, south america, squat, tower, and venezuela.
Paris, Under your Feet

This breathtaking pool of glistening turquoise water under creamy ecclesiastical stone vaulting is
In : Paris. Tags: Paris, underground, and underwater.
The Renaissance of a 1920s Abandoned Parisian Cinema! Before & After Photos

Young people in the neighborhood had never known a time when the doors of the old Louxor Movie
In : Nostalgia and Paris. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, cinema, movies, and Paris.
Abandoned 1960s French Riviera Film set: A Miniature Underwater City Before & After

A room with uninterrupted sea views? Admittedly, it might need a bit of work but this underwater
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: abandoned, city, diving, film, forgotten, France, lost, miniature, South of France, town, and underwater.
Anywhere but Here: Ponte Tower

When was the last time you felt like complaining to your landlord? It seems there’s always
In : shock me. Tags: abandoned, Africa, architecture, brutalist, concrete, decaying, design, segregation, and south africa.
The 1950s Nightclub hidden inside an old Food Depot

It was known as the ‘Party Pad’, a clandestine bring-your-own-bottle establishment
In : Nostalgia. Tags: 1950s, abandoned, bar, beatnik, hidden, hipster, nightclub, party, and speakeasy.
The Remains of a Hollywood Playground wiped off the Map

Beachfront properties custom-built for movie stars and the Hollywood elite, panoramic views from
In : don't be a tourist. Tags: abandoned, airport, beach, California, deserted, ghost town, Los Angeles, and Surfbridge.
The CEO of Amazon digs up old Apollo Moon Rockets from the Sea in his Spare Time

What would you do if you had founded the largest online retailer in the world? Well, you would go
In : Boys click here. Tags: Amazon, apollo, discovery, NASA, ocean, science, space, and underwater.
Porsche Delivery!

No, this isn’t the rescue mission of a shipwrecked Porsche 911, this is a picture of a 911
In : Boys click here. Tags: 911, cars, classic cars, delivery, porsche, sea, underwater, and Vintage.
No Diving

More abandoned p0rn to tie you over this Monday afternoon, this time, Victorian and Art Deco
In : don't be a tourist and Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, Art Deco, and swimming pools.
Abandoned Route 66: The Tourist Trap Ghost Town

(c) El Toro Route 66; where all those wonderfully off-beat attractions of ‘Roadside
In : don't be a tourist and Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, America, cowboys, ghost town, native indians, and route 66.
The Rotting Rothschild Mansion in Paris

The Rothschilds are known as one of the greatest European banking dynasties ever established,
In : Paris. Tags: abandoned, chateau, Paris, and Rothschild.
Survival through Art? Finally, someone made a Film about what is going on in Detroit

It was once known as the “Paris of the West”, the birthplace of the middle
In : life is messy. Tags: abandoned, art, Detroit, documentary, film, renaissance, and squat.