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Tell us in a couple of paragraphs the creepiest place you've ever explored.
Mine was the bottom of a old barn, one of many I'd been in, but this one, had been empty for a long time, according to the number of spider webs hanging around. There had to be thousands of old webs hanging from the ceiling. Spiders nor webs bother me, but being in this old barn basement.......scared the life outta me.
Naple
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Tell us in a couple of paragraphs the creepiest place you've ever explored.
Mine was the bottom of a old barn, one of many I'd been in, but this one, had been empty for a long time, according to the number of spider webs hanging around. There had to be thousands of old webs hanging from the ceiling. Spiders nor webs bother me, but being in this old barn basement.......scared the life outta me.
Naple
Looking forward to reading your creepy spots.
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I have cleared out the feature folder by moving everything to a new folder. Everyone should be able to submit their work again. Sorry for the absence, if anyone else has any issues or problems, feel free to contact me! Thanks so much!
Our Success
We have had wonderful success with our group! It is exciting to see so many places from so many different people who share our love of abandoned buildings. Because of the overwhelming amount of photos that have been coming in and that pesky thing called "life" getting in the way, I have not been able to keep up with the organization like I should have been. I will be slowly working on that over the next few weeks. If I cannot easily find your location from your profile or the picture description, your photo will be moved to "Unknown Locations". I have also had to temporarily limit the submissions to 3 per member per week to allow myself to be
So many homes gone now...............
Wow its been a long while since I've posted anything here, sorry this is due to a awesome game our family plays called Minecraft.
But even this doesn't stop the world from changing. If you know where the new section of the 407 is going in Ontario, your well aware of the many buildings and forests that have disappeared or will be soon. Some of the sweetest homes have ended up in huge dumpsters gone forever from the face of the earth. If you drive any of the roads north of Greenwood or south of Brooklin you can see the working being done.
Its people like the ones in this group who have the last photos of many of these places. I know I've t
What did you see at first glance...............
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What do you see in the pictures.
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First of all, I am no experienced explorer, I have been to only a few places, and being a simple farm-boy have never been to any large structures other than a few abandoned buildings nearby.
However, I recently attended a trip to Europe to visit all the airfields that my great-uncles' fighter squadron had flown from during the Second World War. During this trip we made a tour of the recently (two years) closed French Air Force base in Metz, France. An officer from the French Air Force gave us an all-access tour of the base, which had no active buildings, giving the whole place a very sad and neglected feeling. One stop involved the infamous Fort Saint Privat, which was used as the first stronghold for the advancing German army during World War Two, and was described by Hitler as the "fortress of the Reich" after the German military was pushed to the defensive. The Fort was the last stand for the Germans during the bloody Battle of Metz in November of 1944, and it was heavily defended with mortars, machine guns and artillery. While the airbase was captured during the battle for Metz, the Fort remained uncaptured until all ammunition, water and food was exhausted, which forced the surrender of 22 officers and 488 men.
We had originally thought that the Fort would be off-limits, so you can imagine our surprise when the officer opened the enormous gates and beckoned us in. A friend and I took advantage of this and travelled as far as we could inside the bowels of the Fort, getting seriously separated from rest of the group in the process. I had stupidly forgot any flashlight, so one light helped both of us navigate up stairways, through rooms and down hallways as dark as night. We eventually must have discovered what was the ammunition magazine, as there were racks for shells, dumb waiters and a few shell casings scattered on the floor. It was eerily silent, but was just so interesting we could not stop exploring. German writing, Swastikas and pictures carved into the stone made the Fort seem even more creepy then before, and we would randomly hit spots that were ice cold. The writing had dates from around the time of the battle, and there were even small memorials for those who died within the fort, with the phrase "Der Mann kann fallen, die Fahne denies" ("The man may fall, but the flag remains") written above them. The forest surrounding the Fort, with trees growing around the opening, added to the eeriness of the place. It is one of the greatest memories that I will have, and we spent about half an hour wandering through the Fort before we eventually ran into the group, which oddly did not seem to notice our absence.
Hopefully I will be able to return to Europe some day, and revisit this great relic from the past.
However, I recently attended a trip to Europe to visit all the airfields that my great-uncles' fighter squadron had flown from during the Second World War. During this trip we made a tour of the recently (two years) closed French Air Force base in Metz, France. An officer from the French Air Force gave us an all-access tour of the base, which had no active buildings, giving the whole place a very sad and neglected feeling. One stop involved the infamous Fort Saint Privat, which was used as the first stronghold for the advancing German army during World War Two, and was described by Hitler as the "fortress of the Reich" after the German military was pushed to the defensive. The Fort was the last stand for the Germans during the bloody Battle of Metz in November of 1944, and it was heavily defended with mortars, machine guns and artillery. While the airbase was captured during the battle for Metz, the Fort remained uncaptured until all ammunition, water and food was exhausted, which forced the surrender of 22 officers and 488 men.
We had originally thought that the Fort would be off-limits, so you can imagine our surprise when the officer opened the enormous gates and beckoned us in. A friend and I took advantage of this and travelled as far as we could inside the bowels of the Fort, getting seriously separated from rest of the group in the process. I had stupidly forgot any flashlight, so one light helped both of us navigate up stairways, through rooms and down hallways as dark as night. We eventually must have discovered what was the ammunition magazine, as there were racks for shells, dumb waiters and a few shell casings scattered on the floor. It was eerily silent, but was just so interesting we could not stop exploring. German writing, Swastikas and pictures carved into the stone made the Fort seem even more creepy then before, and we would randomly hit spots that were ice cold. The writing had dates from around the time of the battle, and there were even small memorials for those who died within the fort, with the phrase "Der Mann kann fallen, die Fahne denies" ("The man may fall, but the flag remains") written above them. The forest surrounding the Fort, with trees growing around the opening, added to the eeriness of the place. It is one of the greatest memories that I will have, and we spent about half an hour wandering through the Fort before we eventually ran into the group, which oddly did not seem to notice our absence.
Hopefully I will be able to return to Europe some day, and revisit this great relic from the past.