Gunkanjima : Battleship Island
A photo essay about a small island off Japan that was a former coal mine but completely abandoned in 1974.
A fairly long read but worth it alone for the photos, reminded me a bit of similar stuff on modern day Chernobyl.
(, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 22:27, Reply)
Very nice
Looked like the guy had some fun
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Jahled Three shades of black, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 22:51,
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That's great that is!
Makes me want to visit. I'm pretty certain I'm due a holiday...
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more balanced than jeremy beadle It wasn't me..., Tue 29 Jun 2010, 23:05,
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love it
find those dead cities fascinating. www.myseveralworlds.com/2008/05/22/photo-journal-the-haunted-pod-village-of-san-zhi/ that's one not as dramatic. They say Detroit is similar in the centre now too.
(, Tue 29 Jun 2010, 23:19, Reply)
detroit is amazing.
in that google have streetmapped it.
take this place:
maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&q=Gilbo+Ave,+Detroit,+Wayne,+Michigan+48234&sll=52.969211,-1.166196&sspn=0.008839,0.01929&ie=UTF8&cd=1&geocode=FagvhwIdXD8N-w&split=0&hq=&hnear=Gilbo+Ave,+Detroit,+Wayne,+Michigan+48234&ll=42.411956,-83.01439&spn=0.004895,0.01929&t=h&z=16&layer=c&cbll=42.411948,-83.014394&panoid=ZeYuPN6wlhR9LV9K-a_iug&cbp=11,22.66,,0,1.8
if you drive round, it's practically wilderness, but 50 years ago, all the empty space was filled with houses, it's bizarre.
(, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 10:43, Reply)
Good Detroit blog that tells it like it is - good and bad www.detroitblog.org/, Medical blog from the same area lastblogstanding.blogspot.com/ .
(, Wed 30 Jun 2010, 22:47, Reply)