Abandoned Playgrounds

Truxton, New York

built in 1900

Overwhelmed and underwhelmed, desolation in all fronts.

Abandoned Houses in Europe. W-w-whoa.

Photographs by Patrycja Makowska

Just can’t get enough of this!

The House of Mirrors aka Chateau Lumiere. —> https://abandonedplaygrounds.com/2019/03/16/chateau-lumiere-the-house-of-light-and-mirrors/

Halloween dream chateau!

The Homowack Lodge - The resort resides near the Homowack Creek, where it derives its name. The Homowack Lodge in its prime offerend many things to do such as physical activities like tennis, bowling and swimming. It also offered relaxing things like a theater stage to watch performers, a cocktail lounge and regular lounge. It is in a serious state of decay.

For the full story —->. http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/the-homowack-lodge-a-borscht-belt-hotel-abandoned-in-new-york/

Much of the Villa Giulini lies in ruin because in 1755 the nearby river flooded and destroyed some of the home. It even covered the entire garden in 3 feet of alluvium overnight. At this Count Giulini left the residence and took up elsewhere, in Gravesend, leaving the villa behind. It was thereafter used as a barn and warehouse for some time with it then being robbed of its many decorations, paintings, furniture and even doors that were left behind.

For the full story —> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/the-palazzo-giulini-ruins-of-villa-giulini-in-sorico/

Abandoned Home in Maryland

See More —> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/lovely-abandoned-maryland-home-being-reclaimed-by-nature/

…It is unknown when exactly this house was abandoned but it must have been sometime after the 1980′s due to the fact that the heater in the flooded basement is labeled “Sterling Oil Company”, a business which came to being in 1983 for Virginia residents. The basement looks to be flooded with at least 3 to 4 feet of stagnant water…

Full Story —> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/the-abandoned-green-house-and-flooded-basement-in-virginia/

…many myths involving the empty Baron Empain Palace including that the large home resides on a rotating base or that just the tower itself rotates. These rumors also include a secret tunnel beneath the house that connects it to the nearby Basilica Church, that there was an underground chamber with mirrors that turned red at the Baron’s death. That the Baron’s sister, Baroness Helena, died in the house after falling off the balcony and that his daughter, Miriam, was confined to the house and later killed herself in the basement…

Full Story –> http://www.abandonedplaygrounds.com/baron-empain-palace-abandoned-and-believed-to-be-haunted/