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The Bizarre Architectural Remains of World’s Fairs

By Claire Cottrell on

World’s Fairs are to technology and innovation what the Olympics are to sport and the human spirit. But what happens when the crowds leave? Here, a look at the bizarre architectural remains.… Read More

Photography

Photo Gallery: New York’s Forgotten Island

By Caroline Stanley on

Another week, another installment in our continuing obsession with abandoned spaces! Thanks to a post on Gawker, we came across the work of photographer Richard Nickel Jr., who recently visited North Brother Island — which is situated in between the Bronx and Rikers Island in the East River and once housed a quarantine hospital that was home to Typhoid Mary — and documented the experience in a beautiful photo essay. Click through for some of the highlights. … Read More

Art

Pic of the Day: Ghosts of Shopping Past

By Kelsey Keith on

Not harsh your holiday mellow, but we couldn’t resist sharing these lush images of sad, stripped-down, and abandoned shopping malls on the eve of the most retail-fueled holiday of the year. Photographer (and Guggenheim Fellow) Brian Ulrich has been documenting failed retail outposts since 2005, and his shots seem especially eerie at the end of this economically tumultuous decade. Click through for more images, and skip over to The Morning News for an interview with… Read More

Art

Pic of the Day: Abandoned Playgrounds

By Kelsey Keith on

Part 234 in our infinite series of spooky/cool abandoned places: photographer Brenda Biondo’s shots of empty playgrounds. The contrast between brightly-colored play equipment and pedestrian surroundings is surreal; the photographs simultaneously evoke a sense of nostalgia and project a future narrative with apocalyptic undertones. More images and artist statement after the… Read More