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America’s Boneyards: Where Airplanes go to Die

Posted on December 27, 2012 by MessyNessy

Image via here Before they are put to rest, airplanes undergo funeral-esque rituals known as ‘pickling’. Their engines are removed, the windows covered and the fluids drained. But of course these giants are too big to bury. In the parched deserts, where a dry climate is an old machine’s best ally, aircrafts young and [...]

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Human Doll Cloning is So Hot right now in Japan

Here is a 3D printed doll, cloned from a real human’s head, that you can never unsee. She has
In : life is messy. Tags: 3d printing, clone, future, Japan, replica, and technology.
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.
The Brown Sisters: Four Women over Four Decades

This weekend, my boyfriend pulled out not one, not two but three grays he noticed glistening in the
In : life is messy. Tags: age, Old, photograph, sisters, and women.
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.
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.
The Forgotten Villas of Italy

Thomas Jorion has been exploring abandoned buildings since he was a child and he’s one of
In : Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, Italy, palace, photography, and villa.
The Secret Museum entombed in the Notting Hill Tube Station

Little do London tube passengers know as they travel through the maze of the underworld, what may
In : Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, notting hill, posters, station, time capsule, train, underground, and Vintage.
The Car Park Theatre of Detroit

Detroit’s horrible, beautiful decline has been so well documented by urban explorers
In : Nostalgia. Tags: abandoned, America, car park, decay, decline, Detroir, industrial revolution, and theatre. Format: Standard.