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Abandoned America
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I'm Matthew Christopher, creator of the Abandoned America website, podcast, and book series about the beautiful and fascinating ruins in our midst. Photos are mine unless credited otherwise. Sad and cranky.

Website: https://abandonedamerica.us
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Abandoned America @abandonedamerica.bsky.social · Nov 25
Hi, I'm Matthew Christopher, creator of the Abandoned America website, book series, podcast. I photograph abandoned spaces and write about their stories. Here are my links:

Website: www.abandonedamerica.us

Podcast: anchor.fm/abandonedame...

Patreon: www.patreon.com/AbandonedAme...
Abandoned America: Matthew Christopher's Autopsy of the American Dream
Abandoned America is one of the leading collections of American ruins on the internet, with hundreds of derelict buildings to explore.
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The remains of Nottingham Looms at the abandoned Scranton Lace Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania
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View from the second level of a massive, two story loom across a row of platforms atop more looms which are still threaded. On the right is a long bank of windows.
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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The remains of Nottingham Looms at the abandoned Scranton Lace Company in Scranton, Pennsylvania
www.abandonedamerica.us/scranton-lac...
View from the second level of a massive, two story loom across a row of platforms atop more looms which are still threaded. On the right is a long bank of windows.
November 6, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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November theme: Malls Along Route 1!

We begin at Emerald Square Mall in North Attleboro, a 1980s retail giant that shaped weekends, wardrobes, and memories. Can it make a comeback?

Emerald Square Mall: Can Massachusetts' Retail Icon Make a Comeback? - Route 1 Views
Opened in 1989, Emerald Square Mall was envisioned as a premier shopping destination for southern Massachusetts and nearby Rhode Island communities. Built near the intersection…
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November 3, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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An empty dayroom in the abandoned Taunton State Hospital, located in the outermost wards which were known as "snakepits", where the most ill patients were kept. This building was demolished in 2009-2010.
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November 5, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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@papiblez.bsky.social Hey, I don't know if you'll remember but way back in 2021ish I posted some photos of my Constructicons on Twitter and you sent me signed comics. We had a lot of transitions after that but today I finally got them framed and look forward to hanging them up!
October 5, 2025 at 9:33 PM
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The Third Presbyterian Church in Chester, PA was one of the town's few surviving landmarks. Progress was being made to turn it into a community art center, but it was destroyed by arson before the plans were completed. www.abandonedamerica.us/third-presby...
The darkened interior of a church with ornate wooden ceiling beams and curved pews. The carpet is red and in the background light streams in through partially broken stained glass windows.
October 5, 2025 at 8:46 PM
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A hallway of seclusion cells at the abandoned Greystone Park Psychiatric Center, demolished in 2015. Woody Guthrie was a patient at Greystone from 1956-61 as a result of his Huntington's Disease. www.abandonedamerica.us/greystone-pa...
A long, decayed hallway lined with yellow, green, and blue doors. At the bottom of the doors there is a slit allowing food to be slid in to the person inside.
October 1, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Inside a decades long abandoned industrial bakery in Cleveland, Ohio, that was later used as a storage warehouse for decades more before its final closing. The history here was thick; every corner told a story...

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #photography #industrial #Cleveland
October 1, 2025 at 12:42 AM
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I'm a bit late to the party reposting this, but it is terrific to see Marc's work continuing to be recognized for its importance, and positioned where it can reach people who can learn and benefit from it.
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The Outsiders exhibition has now been installed at The Courtyard in Hereford, it’s essentially the same version that was displayed inside the Houses of Parliament, plus the case display and the art video. It’s a great venue and well worth a visit.
Photography exhibition with a case display at the front showing two vintage cameras and in the background a series of monochrome portraits
October 1, 2025 at 3:51 AM
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The last days of the Hershey Chocolate Factory, closed after production was moved to newer facilities in West Hershey and Mexico. www.abandonedamerica.us/hershey-choc...
A long room lit by fluorescent lights. Large yellow tubs with machinery inside sit atop wooden floors. A stepladder is off to the side.
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The last days of the Hershey Chocolate Factory, closed after production was moved to newer facilities in West Hershey and Mexico. www.abandonedamerica.us/hershey-choc...
A long room lit by fluorescent lights. Large yellow tubs with machinery inside sit atop wooden floors. A stepladder is off to the side.
September 30, 2025 at 4:57 PM
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The cause for the abandonment of western Pennsylvanian neighborhood of Lincoln Way was the subject of wild internet rumors. Though the truth was more mundane, it was perhaps more heartbreaking as well. www.abandonedamerica.us/lincoln-way
Vertical image of a badly deteriorated living room filled with garbage and debris. Stairs and a doorway are discernible, but the floor is collapsing into the basement and the ceiling is sagging precariously overhead with clothing and other objects dangling through it.
September 25, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Described as "the last great boxing venue in the world" by Sports Illustrated, the Blue Horizon in Philadelphia was left abandoned for years despite its unique architecture and history. www.abandonedamerica.us/blue-horizon...
A brightly lit boxing ring is in the foreground in a large arena-style room painted blue with wood trim. Two sets of steps lead up to the ring.
September 24, 2025 at 4:22 PM
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The overgrown and labyrinthian ruins of the former Lancaster Stockyard - once the largest livestock distribution hub on the east coast of the United States, it was also the first stockyard to be prosecuted for animal cruelty. www.abandonedamerica.us/lancaster-st...
A collapsing wooden structure is in the background. In front of it is a dilapidated wooden fence upon which blue wildflowers are growing.
September 5, 2025 at 6:11 PM
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The Budd Factory in Philadelphia manufactured everything from train cars to auto bodies to jet and tank parts. By the 1980s, though, their sales had slumped and their factory in Philadelphia was abandoned. www.abandonedamerica.us/the-budd-fac...
A massive, three story open industriaal space with bays on either side. The walls are blue and white with yellow trim, and are covered with graffiti. Debris is scattered across the floor.
September 4, 2025 at 8:29 PM
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If you like a piece of writing, don't just screenshot it with a post saying how much you like it.
Link to it. Support the person who wrote it and the outlet that published it.
December 15, 2024 at 7:53 PM
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The abandoned Logan Theatre in Philadelphia almost wound up restored and renamed Claretildaville. The story is more tragic than you might think. www.abandonedamerica.us/the-logan-th...
View from the stage toward the seating area in a large theater primarily colored red, yellow, and white. The paint is peeling and graffiti tags cover the walls.
September 2, 2025 at 8:13 PM
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There is something magical about a photograph, in the way it can capture a fragment of places and times that would otherwise be lost forever. Bodies of work like Nichols's are priceless. How else could we see a moment through the eyes of someone nearly a century ago?
September 2, 2025 at 3:11 AM
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Psst! To celebrate the 20th anniversary of when I got my first camera to photograph abandoned places, I'm having a print giveaway over on Patreon. You *do not* need to be a subscriber to enter! If you're interested, head on over to check it out: www.patreon.com/posts/annive...
A large, grand theater presented in deep reds and golds. On the stage is a figure in a suit with arms outstretched; behind him on the screen is a black and white image of the hallway in an abandoned building
August 29, 2025 at 8:11 PM
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A decayed workshop in an abandoned china factory
www.abandonedamerica.us/slideshow146...
A vast room filled with vats and pipes. The floor is covered with moss, mold, and bits of machinery. A small sign hangs from the ceiling that reads "Quality And Pride Go Hand In Hand"
August 28, 2025 at 6:41 PM
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A residential building in the abandoned Rosewood Center in Owings Mills, MD. Demolished.
www.abandonedamerica.us/rosewood-ins...
A two story wood and stone building that is overgrown by unkempt trees. A concrete ramp in the center leads to a broken door.
August 20, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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The ruins of an abandoned meat packing company. This is one of the places I have had the pleasure of stepping on a rusty nail.
www.abandonedamerica.us/barnes-meat-...
An overgrown brick room with a sapling growing in the center. Several doors are open in the wall behind it.
August 18, 2025 at 7:32 PM
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A forgotten salvage yard full of trolleys and trains rusting away in the forest

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A green and white streetcar with saplings growing through the snow in front of it. It is flanked on either side by more trolleys
August 14, 2025 at 7:39 PM
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Exploring an abandoned knitting company complex turned up a fascinating link to a lifesaving medical technology, and an unexpected treasure. More on Abandoned America: www.abandonedamerica.us/golaski-labs
A large room with a sagging wooden ceiling. The brick walls and wooden supports are painted green and white. The room is cluttered with machinery, worktables, and chairs.
August 13, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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I never finish cleaning or redecorating my place without envisioning how it would look in 100 years if I just walked away and left it to the elements.

@abandonedamerica.bsky.social I blame you for my visions of crumbling plaster and mold creeping across my fresh bright bathroom 😉
June 8, 2025 at 1:24 PM