This ring contains sites, primarily amateur and hobbyists, focusing on the art of urban exploration: touring storm drains, abandoned buildings, rooftops, transit tunnels, college steam tunnels, old ruins, and other off-limits locations.
i worked there in 1967 yes there were some strange things going on..""one patient said i am off for ECT in the morning to me that meant getting brain fried""..i am now writing a book about my life in epsom.
From Dave Brigham: This is my third and final post about Snow Hill in Dover, MA (see March 17, 2012, "Scouting a Location," and March 12, 2012, "Fire On the Mountain?" ). Thanks to a mild winter, I've done a fair amount of hiking in places I've never been during my 20 years living in and around Boston. I like exploring in the woods because, while ...
These past few days, I've realized how much I actually enjoy working at the pawn shop. I'm learning so much about myself, about others, about pawning. I'm becoming a gold and silver expert, a precious metal expert. In addition, the people I work with are very nice, the store is clean, and no one bothers me. I pretty much am able to do what I want (...
I really enjoy my new schedule as I've said before. The morning shift seems to fly by. It feels safer around here and I enjoy getting off work at 2:30pm. I'm more motivated to go out and work on things like photography and crafting. I'm now on my 4th printer. I think this afternoon I'll set it up. Joe and I continue to be stressed almost everyday. ...
From Dave Brigham: There isn't a whole lot to Snow Hill Reservation in Dover, MA, on first encounter. A short hike up a dirt and gravel road leads to a fire tower (see March 12, 2012, "Fire On the Mountain?" ). There are several other trails, a few of which lead up to the backyards of some impressive estates. While it's nice to ponder a life in wh...
So two days ago someone was shot next to my office. No one really knows what happened, except that it involved a gang. It happened early too. My manager said it was around 530, definitely before 6. I couldn't find it on the news though. I tried googling "Wortman ave shooting" "East New York Shooting", etc, but nothing. The morning shift flies by fo...
The remains of Monmouthshire's industrial heritage - photos, descriptions and maps - plus a full list of as many past industrial sites, with their National Grid references, as I can locate from old maps and documents.
From Dave Brigham: On one of my occasional Backside-hunting drives through Boston's western suburbs, I found myself on a quaint country road in Dover, one of the horsiest towns around. I drove past a small parking lot and saw a sign that marked it as a park of some sort. Sure enough: the Ralph MacAllester Fire Tower at Snow Hill. Just what I didn'...
There's no helping it. This place is so not me. I feel as if I'm living in an alternate universe where Ebonics and Spanglish are the official languages. I can't relate to anyone here. Some man came in today and when we were giving him his money he said, "No fifties. What are you, tryin to get my head knocked? You can't carry fifties in this neighbo...
From Dave Brigham: Buffalo, New York's second-largest metropolis, is troubled. A rust belt city like Detroit, Buffalo has a high poverty rate, and scores of abandoned houses, churches, institutions and manufacturing complexes. Search for "Buffalo New York abandoned" online, and you'll find countless sites offering photos of the devastation that th...
