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Mr. P. Explores

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History teacher, explorer, photographer, podcaster and lover of all things odd, weird and strange! #urbex

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"Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ooL4cp95ckRZjnbq6q7Z7?si=b1688e18af12439

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · Nov 12

Four of my favorite spots n' shots out on the road exploring over the last year, taken on my Nikon D750.

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New episode of "Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" out on Spotify, Apple and Amazon podcasts! In this episode, the second part of a series looking at old and forgotten movie houses and music venues (two in Cleveland, Ohio!) Drop by and have a listen! -Mr. P.

#abandoned #MrPExplores #urbex

Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road - S05E03 - Ballroom Blitzes, Dancehall Days - Abandoned Theaters in the Rust Belt (Part 2 - Cleveland, Ohio)

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February 1, 2026 at 9:52 PM

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New episode of "Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" on Spotify, Apple and Amazon podcasts! In this episode, we look at long gone movie houses, ballrooms and music halls across the Rust Belt. Part One of Two! Drop by and have a listen! -Mr. P.

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Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road - S05E02 - Ballroom Blitzes, Dancehall Days - Abandoned Entertainment Venues in the Rust Belt (Part 1)

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January 23, 2026 at 6:30 PM

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The words to this song make so much more sense as an adult now. Especially living in the US, watching the lights go out...

"The grass was greener; the light was brighter...the ringing of the division bell had begun."

Pink Floyd - High Hopes (Official Music Video HD)

YouTube video by Pink Floyd

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January 10, 2026 at 10:48 PM

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Pencil artwork from the early 1950's found inside an abandoned factory in Cleveland, Ohio. These drawings must have been done by an employee who once worked here many decades ago, and who most likely, is long gone from the scene.

#artwork #abandoned #urbex #sketch #EastCoastKin #Cleveland #Ohio

January 7, 2026 at 10:27 PM

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Hey all! First episode of "Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" out for the new FIFTH season, out on Spotify, Apple and Amazon podcasts! Tackling an obscure and now lost spot in Cleveland, Ohio called the TEMPLE OF LOST LOVE. Drop by and have a listen! (link in comments!) -Mr. P.

Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road - S05E01 - Inspiratio et Memoria - Cleveland's Temple of Lost Love

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January 7, 2026 at 10:20 PM

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The halls and chambers of an abandoned Kirkbride hospital in the United States, long defunct and slowly moldering away. The textures, light and shadows made this place a treasure to shoot...

#abandoned #urbex #Kirkbride #photography #hallways #shadows #EastCoastKin #RustBelt #hospital

January 7, 2026 at 12:34 AM

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Scenes from a massive and abandoned grain silo complex in Buffalo, New York. This was once the grain capital of the world, and now these massive concrete structures stand silent, looming and slowly decaying.

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #Scape #Industrial #BuffaloNY #forgotten

December 11, 2025 at 11:53 PM

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Scenes from the abandoned and since demolished Westland Mall in Columbus, Ohio. Opened in 1969, it's final demise came in late 2022.

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #photography #Ohio #exploration #deadmalls

December 4, 2025 at 11:27 PM

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Scenes of decommissioned naval vessels at the Philadelphia Naval Yard in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Once cruising the world's oceans, these old behemoths now rust away in the waters of the Delaware River.

#abandoned #urbex #decommissioned #Navy #EastCoastKin #Scape #Philadelphia #Pennsylvania

November 29, 2025 at 2:24 AM

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Two long forgotten and abandoned cars left in an empty lot on the back streets of Cleveland, Ohio, dusted with a thin scrim of winter snow. They have since disappeared from this spot within the last year or so...

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #automobile #classic #Cleveland #Ohio #photography

November 25, 2025 at 1:17 AM

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New episode of "Mr. P's Tales from the Road" on Spotify, Amazon and Apple podcasts. This week, a personal episode focusing on the death of wonder and mourning a country that could have been. A hard one to put together, for certain. -Mr. P.

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#abandoned #urbex

Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road - S04E15 - Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road - The Death of Wonder and Mourning What Could Have Been

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November 22, 2025 at 9:38 PM

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Within the dim depths of a massive and abandoned Cold War era manufacturing plant in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. This place was easily the size of a small town. Light and shadow, grime and grit. All the best things in an industrial exploration.

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #Scape #Industrial

November 21, 2025 at 10:13 PM

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The beautiful decay of a massive and abandoned Art Deco theater in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Arguably criminal that we let these architectural masterpieces rot, rather than maintain and treasure them...

#abandoned #urbex #theater #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #Philadelphia #exploration

November 15, 2025 at 5:13 AM

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Inside a massive and relatively clean abandoned storage warehouse in the middle of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. So many interesting lines, rusting machinery and peeling lead paint in this beautiful old structure.

#abandoned #EastCoastKin #Urbex #Philadelphia #photography #industrial

November 12, 2025 at 2:24 AM

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"There was a light, blue as a welder's torch; it used to shine over the fields, and all the wise men, strong men were drawn for miles; followed a star to Bethlehem Steel..."
- Grant Lee Buffalo - Bethlehem Steel (1997).

Bethlehem Steel HQ; Bethlehem, PA.

#abandoned #urbex #industrial #steel

November 3, 2025 at 11:17 PM

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A rusting Titan of industry; the massive, tangled and rust-red complex of the long silent and defunct Bethlehem Steel on the Lehigh River in Pennsylvania. This complex helped us win a world war; now it lies silent.

#abandoned #urbex #Scape #industrial #EastCoastKin #Bethlehem #Pennsylvania #rust

October 31, 2025 at 10:16 PM

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The shattered, scrapped and torched auditorium of an abandoned Detroit, Michigan high school. Once grand and ornate, this massive shell was once adorned with red velvet seats and intricate stone decor. Now, as of 2017, it is as you see it...

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #Detroit #Exploration

October 27, 2025 at 12:49 AM

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New episode of "Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" on Spotify, Apple and Amazon podcasts! Special Q&A episode this week; feral dogs, weird night-time vibes and so much more, from listener questions! Drop by and have a listen! -Mr. P.

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October 24, 2025 at 8:54 PM

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Four lost structure, all demolished; Hess & Clark (Ashland, OH); Hara Arena (Dayton, OH), John S. Gray Library (Detroit, MI), Coco Key Waterpark (Rockford, IL); all taken on my old Nikon D300 back in 2020.

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #Scape #urbanexploration #forgotten

October 24, 2025 at 12:01 AM

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Bizarre tableaus found within the House of Dots near Slab City, California; an outsider art installation deep in the desert outside of Niland, California. I can't think of anywhere more quirky than this place, tucked away in one of the hottest places in the country.

#outsiderart #urbex #California

October 22, 2025 at 8:13 PM

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The glorious Art Deco masterpiece that is Detroit, Michigan's Fisher Building. The Fisher Body Company built this gem in 1928, designed by Albert Kahn. It stands today as a reminder of when the automobile was king in the Motor City.

#architecture #urbex #EastCoastKin #Detroit #photography

October 19, 2025 at 7:18 PM

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Scenes from "The Beach," once a thriving resort area on Salton Sea, now an outsider art installation in Bombay Beach, California. This art now stands where once the Sea inundated; such has been the evaporation over the years...

#abandoned #urbex #SaltonSea #EastCoastKin #outsiderart #California

October 19, 2025 at 1:24 AM

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The collapsed shell of the Church of the Transfiguration in Buffalo, New York. This beautiful old church is on its last legs after its roof collapsed several winters ago; though stabilization is being attempted, there is no guarantee that it will survive...

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #Buffalo

October 16, 2025 at 12:53 AM

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A playlist of 22 songs that invoke the vibes of Autumn in the Rust Belt. Mellow, smoky, gloomy grey clouds over a restless Lake Erie, the wind blowing crackling leaves around, vines on the abandoned buildings turning fiery colors. Enjoy! -Mr. P.

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