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1754 HouseAs I paused to grab my flashlight, I could hear the screeching and cracking of the distressed beams I trusted my weight on. Fully expecting the wooden structure to give way, I held on tightly... |
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Baekeland Chemical PlantA murder of crows dispersed overhead, forming an ominous cloud of glossy black plumage, moving every so swiftly through the Autumn air and effortlessly changing form like a perfectly staged illusion, before finally disappearing into the horizon. Massive metal towers rose up into the sky, standing tall like artificial trees born from the mind of a crazed metal smith... |
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Behind BarsA shimmer of light caught my eye, reflecting off a piece of broken glass from a window pane in front of me. The oddly shaped building, constructed into the side of a cliff looked to be abandoned... |
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Bioinformatics Protein LaboratoryIt was an exceptionally hot and humid day. Inside the stale air was thick with the smell of chemicals long trapped within the closed doors of the sterile laboratories. Decay was evident but restricted mostly to water damaged ceiling tiles... |
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Bloomingdale DamNothing much here but a small cement ruin, I really don't know what it used to be but from the looks of it, chances are that it was some type of dam to control the river back in the day so that it did not flood, but who knows... |
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Boonton LineThe mangled vines and ivy held victim the rotting train cars. Like hands from the depths of the earth, the vines seemed to slowly pull the decaying hunks of metal through the frozen ground, their suffocating grip engraving scars... |
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Camp Kameshia
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Camp SussexCamp shirts, hats, and various other clothing apparel remained piled nearly ceiling high in the laundry building. Plastic toothbrushes lay scattered about the floor, originating from a large cardboard box which had fallen from a shelf above... |
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Card Board Tube Garage
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Contrail BarnAn old Ford pickup truck lay rusting away in a maze of thorn bushes and dead overgrowth. Farming equipment now killed by time, were scattered about the overgrown field, almost looking as if it were keeping watch of the decaying barn... |
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Country Living InnLike an unorganized orchestra the sound was sporadic, sharp, and varied in pitch. At first an untrained ear might mistake it as a tripped alarm... |
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Defunct Power PlantBasically I ran into this place on accident, while a friend of mine and I were searching for a deli to get something to eat. Well any way, the building pictured below, was very small but the entire perimeter of the structure was ... |
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Dentists HouseA fear that almost every one of us posses, that of the dentist. I for one hate the dentist, I despise that smell of the waiting room and the horrifying sound of metal tools scratching up against your teeth... |
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Englishman FarmsCruising along the highway I caught a glimpse of what appeared to be a massive barn emerging from the overgrowth just off to the side of the road. With my curiosity piqued, I decided to turn the car around and pass by for a second time in order to obtain a better look... |
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Essex County Hospital CenterIt grew darker and darker, as we rounded a corner the last shimmer of natural light trickled away and we completely relied on our flashlights for illumination. The dirt ground was slippery, wet and cold... |
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Ethrane AsylumJust outside the fence line enclosing the shuttered brick asylum, a maintenance crew was making quick work of the tall grass. As they made passes by on their ride-on lawn mowers, fine particles of dust would be kicked up from the dry ground, creating small plumes which quickly dispersed amongst the thin, arid summer air... |
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Fairy Tale ForestPerhaps it's the vibrant colors, the giant mushroom in the parking lot or maybe just the overall weird aura of this place that continues to grab my attention every time I pass it. Most native New Jerseyans will probably... |
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Federal HillFrom what I know about the hill, General George Washington stopped at the hill while travailing through the Northern New Jersey Area (Specifically Bloomingdale NJ). He stopped at the hill to set up a fire post/lookout... |
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Forgotten CemeteryIn the former Butler Cemetery some "famous" townsfolk lay to rest, including Mr. De'lazier, and Mr. Vreeland. There are also some stranger aspects to the Butler Cemetery including headstones that have a date of birth but not date of death... |
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Fun ZoneThe only accessible door in, led straight down to the damp basement. The air pungent with the taste of fungus; my flashlight illuminating the toxic environment revealed fuzzy black mold spores covering the walls like an autumn jacket... |
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Glenwood Power StationA few pigeons perched on a beam flew out through a broken widow in a panicked frenzy. The dust disturbed by their exit shimmering like glitter, as it slowly fell through the light to the muddied floor below. Standing at the base of the immense but empty turbine hall I could hear... |
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High View Homeless ShelterOur guide for the day snuck us around the back of the campus where we followed the perimeter of a barbed wired lined fence. After walking for quite some distance we stopped and our guide pointed us to walk through a swath of low lying thorn bushes... |
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Hill Top Care CenterDeep within the woods of the rich suburbia of Montville New Jersey lay a dormant monster, that has attracted adventure goers and Urban Explorers for years. She stands proudly (altho now a little charred) upon her hill protected only by the cover of the trees... |
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House 69
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Hunting LodgeBeing that the door was wide open, I figured my presence was welcome and I made my way inside the decrepit structure. Falling water droplets echoed through out the empty rooms and the floor boards were nearly... |
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Hydraulic Motor FactoryThe soaking wet and moldy ceiling tiles, that had fallen to the ground, where like quicksand. They seemed to suck my shoes down deeper and deeper with each step. The smell of hydraulic motor oil was... |
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Isolation HospitalI watched from the top floor the active town below. A group of people were playing golf in a field adjacent to the hospital, another couple tossing a frisbee, as their dog ran just behind... |
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Ivy HouseI walked through the front door, my face dripping with beads of sweat, It was a blazing hot Summer day and I did not know what to expect. The whole house was obscured with vegetation and vines crawling from... |
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Kampfe's LakeFrom the date I found in one of the stone walls surrounding this once grand estate I estimate it being around 110 yeas old. There is really not to much here any more but an old foundation of the once grand mansion. |
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Led Zeppelin Train Yard
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Letchworth VillageThe last of the leaves had fallen from the trees, allowing the late afternoon sun to easily filter in through the broken window frames. The peeling paint scattered the light, creating interesting shadow patterns on the floor... |
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Liberty Lake ResortI've heard he calls home to a furnished room located somewhere about the top floor. The electricity remains on within this wing, powering only few electrical necessities. If the static mumbling of a radio is heard you've pressed your luck too far... |
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Lime KilnsThe wet leaves muted my footsteps as I approached the industrial skeleton, the adjacent river slowly eroding away it's cement bones... |
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Long Pond Iron WorksFounded in 1766 by the German ironmaster Peter Hasenclever, the Long Pond Ironworks stood as a steady industry in Northern New Jersey for over one-hundred years. Everything in this small village was built because of the success of the Iron Industry... |
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Midgets HouseI honestly could not tell you what this structure is other than some type of frame. My guess is that it was some type of club house way back when. Or I even might go as far as to speculate it may be a midgets house... |
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Monticello ManorInside, a dreary atmosphere filled the shuttered building, heightened by the overcast sky which seemed to mimic the dull interior ambience. A putrid scent of mold snaked its way through the empty hallways and stair wells, randomly rearing its heinous aroma... |
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Mountain View LodgeThe wind wanted in; violently shaking the loose window frames like an invisible monster. Inside we were safe from its grip... |
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Mural Psychiatric CenterThe paint chips crunched underneath my boots as I walked across the bare hallway. It was hideously cold outside, and every once in a while a bone chilling wind would creep in, brushing past my now hypothermic hands... |
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Newark Street JailThe sounds of power tools grinding against the age old iron prison bars echoed through the vacant cell blocks. Clanking and ringing from sledge hammers smashing against the freshly cut metal, pierced through the stagnant mid-summer air... |
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Paper MillThis place is a fairly large abandoned paper processing complex. From what I know, this building in the early beginning days used to make toilet paper for the Queen of England. At first a thought this was... |
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Paulinskill ViaductIn the back woods of Northern New Jersey their lurks a huge expanse of bridge known as the Hainesburg Viaduct, but more commonly refereed to as the Paulinskill Viaduct. Such a structure so big you think would be noticeable at far distances... |
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Pump HouseEvery once in awhile, while exploring in the woods, you stumble upon old relics that you never knew even existed. "The Pump House" is a pure example of just that. The structure itself is not much of an abandonment... |
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The Pines HotelHaving spent the morning hours exploring another ruin within the general vicinity, we decided to take a detour past the old Pines Hotel before making the drive back to New Jersey. I had never been to The Pines, but from the pictures I had seen, I knew it was in absolute disastrous condition. We walked in through a forced opened fire exit door hanging precariously by a single hinge... |
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Red Fox InnI squeezed myself through the broken window pane and into what seemed like another world. The temperature was a good 15 degrees cooler than that of the outside world, a strong smell of mildew filled the air... |
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River RuinsNot all ruins are hidden amongst the back roads of New Jersey or deep within the forbidden woods, in-fact there are many interesting ruins to be seen, that are almost in plane sight.... |
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Salesian SchoolA tall fence surrounding the perimeter of the old school house stood at most as a mental barrier acting only to fuel my curiosity of why such a building would need be quarantined off from the reach of the general public... |
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Security ShackA lone speck of graffiti was all that marked the now defunct guards shack to the Butler Printing & Laminating Facility. At one point in time I would presume, that a pair of security guards sat in this little hut all day long... |
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Slater's Mill
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Solar Panel HouseThis was quite an interesting find. While the day was coming to an end, I stumbled upon this abandoned house which looked to be covered in sky lights, but upon closer inspection they were solar panels!... |
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South Middle SchoolAt the stroke of the bell recess began and children's laughter almost immediately filled the air. The typical school yard sounds slowly filtered down the hollow halls cutting through the muted darkness... |
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Springfield LaboratoriesA quick walk around the perimeter of the building, and it was quite clear there was no way I was getting inside. All the windows had jail cell bars across them, and the garage doors were fenced in and Master Locked shut... |
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St. Anger's AbbeyFor a moment I felt anger, felt the need to destroy. It lay right in front of me, and I could have easily chose to ruin it, but what good would that have done? For what brought me anger was no more... |
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Stivasin Rutherford EstateHave you ever wondered what walls would say if they could talk. Image the history they could tell us, would they reveal secrets uttered long ago by past inhabitants or tell us how things were like back in the day... |
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Swamp HouseNestled behind the waters of a lively swamp, masked by tall grasses and curvy trees, sits a lonely house. The many sounds of the active marsh outside, in a way seem to taunt the empty and depressed abode... |
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Thorndorn SanatoriumBeads of sweat rolled off my forehead and channeled down my nose, where the perspiration accumulated and slowly dripped, dampening my dirt tinged t-shirt. The stagnant air thick with moisture trapped within the dense vegetation and relentless thorn bushes... |
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Tocks IslandThe depressing grey sky complemented perfectly the dead overgrowth still frozen from the previous winter months. The wind gusted furiously at times... |
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Twin Bridges FarmhouseChange: an aspect of life we all most cope with. Sometimes things change for the better, other times for the worse. Such change can be said about the Twin Bridges Farm House. At one point in time the house... |
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Untermeyer MansionYeah, I have to admit we were lost at first, but after driving around in circles for a bit, and consulting Google Maps for help, we finnaly found what appeared to be the trail which led up to the ruins. But this was no five star trail... |
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Valley InnA Stagnant puddle of water reflected the cloudy blue sky above. Sitting down for a moment to catch my breath, I watched in the reflection, the clouds slowly move past, until a series of wind birthed ripples distorted the illusion... |
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Water Treatment FacilityA few panicked pigeons created a cloud of dust as they darted up to the safety of the rafters above. Sunlight poured in from the yellow tinted windows... |
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Wheatsworth MillThe dark and dreary cement staircase spiraled up with no end in sight. Each passing step, the temperature seemed to rise and the darkness faded ever so slightly... |
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Abandoned BusBelieve it or not this old relic has a story. While going to the Bloomingdale DPW, to hopefully find a computer for parts someone threw out, I noticed this old bus sitting there. The bus had all it's windows smashed out... |
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Chain Saw HouseMaybe it's the feeling of loneliness and seclusion, the aura of death, the smell and beauty of decay that attracts me to these places. Or maybe it is something entirely different, perhaps these places attract me, because they allow me to express myself... |
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Essex County PenitentiaryThe silence was shattered by a loud smash! Startled, I froze, and listened carefully, braced to run at any moment. The sound seemed to echo through the empty jail cells and bounced off the cement walls... |
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Essex Mountain SanatoriumIn this dust that was once a city lurked the decrepit old hospital buildings of the Essex Mountain Sanatorium, also commonly referred to as Over Brook and or Hilltop. The EMS served as a hospital for the insane... |
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Hartz Mountain CorporationWalking along an access road adjacent to a set of active railroad lines proved to be quite a daunting task with nearly two feet of snow covering the ground. Each step forward my legs sunk nearly knee deep into the snow ahead, making the proceeding steps that much more strenuous... |
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Jurassic (industrial) ParkThe sound of water droplets crashing against the concrete floor echoed throughout the empty shell of a building. Colorfully painted steam pipes stretched out like vines, growing up from the cement ground... |
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Karefott LakeKarefott Lake a once bustling summer camp filled with playing children (and probably mean camp directors). Now all thats left are a few cabins and a stagnant old lake. This area was once an old summer and swimming camp... |
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La Casa RojaMy heart raced in response to the loud crash, I knew I was definitally not alone. I could hear something scurrying around in the adjacent room, and it definitally sounded like... |
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Mohawk IndustriesThe sheet-metal framed building muted the gunshot rounds echoing from the nearby private shooting range. Rust stained the siding various shades of red and brown, as sunlight made way through the corroded holes in the roof... |
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Old RustySometimes when exploring the wonderful woods here in New Jersey, I randomly stumble across old abandoned vehicles, and this was just one of those times. I was doing some general Urban Exploration at a near by condominium development site... |
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Round BarnThe pictures below are of one of the only if not the only round barn still standing in New Jersey. It has been abandoned for sometime and because of that the structure of the barn is pretty much unfixable... |
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Sun Tan LakeWhen faced with lots of money people often times make stupid decisions on their part. Such can be said about Valley Springs (Suntan Lake) in Riverdale New Jersey. At one point in history Valley Springs was a popular swimming resort... |
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The Barn
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Wayne ManorAh, the Wayne Manor, a building that in its hey-day was one of the most fine and elegant places to hold parties and wedding receptions. The manor filled with its many dance hall's and floors was a sure party location for those richy-rich pants people... |
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Building 45/47
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Casey Jones
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Empty Walls MansionThe brisk autumn wind echoed threw the collapsing walls, the floor boards creaked and swayed with every step and darkness consumed the narrow stairwell, for a moment I almost considered turning back... |
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Union HotelA wicked stench of rotting food induced a feeling of nausea. The thick odor permeated about the dark kitchen, seeming to originate from an industrial sized refrigeration unit neighbored by a fryer full with a glutinous mass of putrid oil... |
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Van Ness Grecco MansionFingers numb from the cold, I arrived. I have been here before, but I figure it was time to visit an old friend again. It's an odd feeling to be all alone in a huge empty mansion, my steps echoed as I walked across the empty wooden floors... |
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Vass FarmsteadJohn Vass, a German immigrant, erected this limestone farmhouse in 1812. Members of the Vass family were extensive landowners and involved in local politics, ice production and mining enterprises, in addition to farming... |
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