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Ha, while aimlessly googling for Urban Exploration sites in Cleveland, I came across this nugget. « Reply #4 on: December 11, 2009, 02:05:34 AM » I don't get why so many people are into "exploring" old, rundown, dangerous buildings.  To each his own I guess...but it does provide some nice vantage points for viewing the skyline! Read more: http://www.urbanohio.com/forum2/index.php/topic,21538.0.html?PHPSESSID=5c716a8d759441f461e99a77ec590c66#ixzz2HDLrMKkm eh, ih, ouh, Whaaaat? I have to admit, in all my travels, never has anyone really questioned the awesome of exploring abandoned buildings. People have questioned the safety (Brit), the scare factor (Patsy), whether it was personally for them (Jen), but everyone seems to get why *I* and my compatriots enjoy doing it. But setting that aside for a second, let's address this fair question. The question isn't so much "Why explore abandoned buildings?" as "Why is exploring aba...

Well, explored this abandoned building back in July of 2011, but it was after my ex had broken my camera so I only have pictures from my cellphone, which went massively unorganized until I decided to empty it a few weeks ago. So now I'm getting back to blogging about the adventures I missed over the last year do to lack of pictures. I first spotted this house en route to Aurora Outlets I think from the street, and we had to park in like a cul-de-sac artificial suburb and run across a busy street to explore it. And then it started raining, so we didn't explore it in that much detail -- but I was more eager to actually get inside the structure and take some pictures so I have something to show for it. Alas, within a few months, the house, barn and any evidence of the place has been torn down. Song of the Day: "Both Sides Now" by Carly Rae Jepsen . This came up on "recently added" on my iPod while I was in the park last night, and I actuall...

Baaah, crazy week. This has been a very ASG heavy week, weak on CKI and other things unfortunately. I think Monday alone I completed like, 8+ office hours -- while I am only paid for 4 a week. Got home from the Safety Walk tonight around 10:10 PM. On the bright side, the safety walk went were few others have gone before -- the Abandoned ΣΝ House on campus! It was nice to breathe in that moldy air, with bad lighting, I was completely in my element! Above is the last rubber tree in Akron - the primary reason (apparently) the University hasn't torn the building down yet. Haha, there's something strange about being able to explore an abandoned building on official business! :D Sigma Nu's logo on a wall inside. I found the minutes actually, where the Board of Trustee's bought the house for over $400,000. Shady bathroom. This is pretty awesome actually, the fireplaces in here were classy! I personally would like to see them convert the building into a residence h...

Ahhh, it's been like a month since I've blogged! Time to finally post the continued story of my abandoned hospital exploration.  Actually, I think I'll keep this primarily pictures.   Immediatly after getting in, the first room we found was an auditorium/lecture hall/theater thing. Amanda noted that they have a similar room used as a lecture hall on HOUSE . It was cool, most of the seats were in perfect condition but the theater stage part was pretty badly degraded. Looking out from the stage, these things on the sides reminded me of Ford's Theater where Lincoln was assassinated. Note the detail on the ceiling. The entry hall that would connect the lecture hall to the outside world; none of these enterences/exits were accessible though. The walls were made with some pretty intense polished stone. And there were two giant mirrors on the left and right of this room out of view, they were pretty darn creepy considering how pitch black this room was without the flash. Aman...

Dunno why, but I'm in the mood to bash the band Owl City . I mean, seriously -- all they (he) sing about is stuff he walks past. It only loosely and occasionally rhymes, so I could seriously just sing-talk my walk through the park or a store or anywhere and make it into an Owl City song! Just yesterday, while with Panda and Sarah to confirm that the Abandoned School in Independence, OH is indeed no more, I wrote something about petting a cat so it "raises it's tale" while I walk to the street and check the mail... Yes folks, unfortunately -- the school is no more. I found it through a tip through Amy's Dad a couple years ago, we got into it on one or two occasions (the two different buildings) and I have some sweet souvenirs -- a map and a textbook. I got Amy the plaque that was the school's credentials as an educational institution. Panoramic of what used to be a swimming pool We visited this place after me, Sarah and Panda returned from exploring another a...

I've been meaning to explore this place for almost a year now. Anyone who grew up in the Cleveland-area of North-East Ohio should be familiar with the popular jingle: "Dover Lake, the Waterpark Place, Hot summer sun - and fun for Everyone! Dover Lake!" Similarly, you can imagine my surprise when Vienna and Chippewa native friends had never heard of Dover Lake Waterpark, nor Fun 'n Stuff. Dover Lake Waterpark , according to my research, was owned by Marc Glassman of MGI until 2006 when it closed, and was sold to Boston Mills/Brandywine Ski Resorts -- the property's neighboring local artificial snow aficionados. (Interestingly, further research indicates that Marc Glassman is the founder and owner of Marc's stores - ie: the cheap Save-a-Lot competitor!? Go figure! So Marc's used to own, and sold Dover Lake!) The park's website has been down for some time, but thanks to the magic of the internet - you can see what it once looked like on say, February...