I absolutely love your blog. I have read all of the articles posted as of 1/19/2012. I also subscribed and can’t wait to read new posts. Thanks for making the Internet a better place!
Cheers Melvin, that is some high praise to even be considered in such esteemed company as Damn Interesting; they are fantastic. Thanks for stopping by.
An epic site my friend well done and thank you on behalf of the countless thousands that have no doubt spent as long as I have in awe of those amazing facts. Please do keep it up, if ever you’re in the UK I’ll buy you a beer 😀 cheers!!
Ha, excellent Matt thanks! I was just in England last month, believe it or not. Absolutely love it, would be lucky to have the opportunity to live there one day. Cheers!
Thank you Primo, hello in Slovenia! I try to publish as fast as time allows, these days it looks like I’m able to do about 3-4 posts per month, give or take. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
here’s some more inspiration if you need any. Quite a few are quite grim, and at least one is already on your blog. http://imgur.com/gallery/qTsoM please continue as you are! Receiving the notification of a new post makes my day!
Hi there, just wondered if you guys know about the abandoned hospital in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa, there are many conspiracies and mysteries surrounding its abandonment. Love this site!
I dont know who you are but you have some of the best articles I have ever read. THANK YOU. I have shared your work on my FB page. Your work and effort is epic! Great job! I have spent many hours going over every one of your articles. Just want you to know that your work is appreciated. Perfect! BTW I am from the Eastern shore of Md and the Hollands island article is how I discovered your work. Great job. I have been to Hollands Islea few times in the 80s-90s and if you look at the satellites (google) you can still see the old baseball field south on the island. Thanks again.. JVC. AWESOME !!! Thank you again.
Wow Jerry, thanks for the feedback! Hearing such glowing praise makes me blush, I’m glad my blog has been entertaining for you. Thanks for stopping by and leaving the comment, the Holland post is one of my favorites – a great story with a sad ending. It was a pleasure to research and write that one. I appreciate you sharing the stories as well. Take care!
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Wow! Absolutely love your blog!!!! Have spent many hours looking and it all just blows me away. I love all things abandoned, something about it is so fascinating. Look forward to visiting your oasis of abandonment often. I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of this fascinating informative blog. Each story is compelling and leaves me craving more. I had no idea there were so many interesting places with such colorful stories behind them. Thank you for this awesome blog.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving the comment, Marlane. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the feedback – it lets me know someone out there is enjoying reading this! Thanks again! 🙂
Love your blog. I am doing a historical case history in my graduate level physiological psychology. The pictures are awesome. Could I borrow a few. I will provide credit in the reference section. My class mates will most definitely flock by as well to check out your site. Love love love it. Ill be back.
Wow, I have just chanced upon your site and spent hours reading the astonishing material you have posted. You have done an amazing job. Thank you for all the effort you have obviously put into it. Nice layout too, easy to navigate.
Thank you so much for reading, Wendy! Appreciate the feedback on the site & design as well. Always good to hear it’s working. Thanks for leaving a comment. 🙂
I would like to use one of your articles for my study, but how can I cite the text? Because I can’t find the author. It is about project mkultra at: https://sometimes-interesting.com/2013/03/13/project-mkultra/ If you could answer me, that would be wonderful. And by the way, you have incredible materials. Thank you a lot!
Hey, this place rules, very entertaining and information filled articles that I love to read, keep it up Sometimes Interesting, your articles are quite interesting!
Thank you, thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words Mystery. 🙂 It’s always rewarding to know others appreciate what’s going on here. Thanks for leaving a comment.
Just read with great interest the article regarding Hart Island [Sept. 20, 2014] – “Buried from the public: Hart Island, New York”. First, I’m thrilled that at long last the Island is receiving recognition and steps are being taken for its resurrection – I thank you for your in-depth reporting. Second, and most disturbing to me: why is it no one from the press wants to speak to me regarding Hart Island and my connection, or worse yet, why is it no one knows the name John S. Turner, my brother, an Honorably Discharged Air Force Veteran whose untimely and suspicous death, and hasty burial on Hart Island, served as the nudge for City Council Officials to explore Hart Island for the first time in 20 years, some Members who had never even heard of the Island.? After all, it was my dogged pursuit of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, and our visit to Hart Island in November 2011, that lit the fire under her to bring change for the Island. My beloved brother, John, who’s been buried there since 1972, was the reason for my persistence and if it weren’t for his story, Councilwoman Crowley would not have been so moved to do something. And still my brother, or his story, is nowhere to be read. And since when is the media [apparently]dictated by one person? I am not a person with clout nor do I have a recognizable “name”, I don’t know the right people, I can’t afford lawyers to represent me or John’s memory. I’m just a sister of a brother who did not deserve to go out the way he did and does not deserve to be continously ignored. It was his story, told through me, that commanded a meeting with City Council members in November 2011, as well as with Department of Corrections personnel, including Riker’s Warden Gregory McLaughlin. And why is it that the DOC is not being held accountable for losing my brother – shoddy record keeping took care of that – so there is no way I can even have a bone so I may give him a proper military burial? There are many many stories of the Island and its inhabitants, and there ARE those who are fighting for the Island, for their loved one, and it has nothing to do with record keeping. It has to do with human decency, respect and NYC history. Where are those stories? Breaks my heart a million times over that no one knows about my brother John and what HE, alone, did for this Island – his final unchosen resting place – thus far. Thank you for your time.
Julie, thanks for the comment. I certainly understand your concerns and frustrations with the search for your brother and his apparent lack of legacy within the context of that story. Our post about Hart Island was a historical account of the island, not meant to be a comprehensive biography of the battle with NYC. In that regard, there is a lot of information I “left out” in that issue. That is another story unto itself and something others have covered exhaustively already on the Internet.
But I wish you luck on your search and will leave your comments up for others searching on the topic to uncover. I hope you find peace on the matter with your brother John, good luck. Thanks for stopping by.
Could anyone envision Witley Court restored back to it former glory as a 5-Star Hotel and museum? Afterall, Castle Howard suffered a similar fire damage that was even worse than Witley Court. And yet, Castle Howard is full re-roof and being restored back to it former glory. Why can’t Witley Court follow in Castle Howard’s footsteps? I would love to see Witley Court serve as a monument to Sir Winston Spensor-Churchill and his family, which would be linked to Blenheim Palace.
Hello . I only came up on this site , or link bye mistake .never heard of sometimes-intreresting.com . But find it informative and outstanding .keep up this great work.loved Information on Cyprus and lost resorts .
Hello, been a regular reader of the site for a couple of years now. Had a chance recently to check out a forgotten stately home here in England, here’s a link to what i found if you’d like to have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7YS-RWvflc
Oh no, that’s a bummer! It was coming though. Thanks for passing along this update Whitney, I have added it as an update to the post about the Buck Hill Inn.
Oh Christian, bless your heart. 🙂 Life has been keeping us busy for a bit, but truth be told I have been working with several photographers on a couple of stories that are currently in progress at various stages – things are just moving slower at the moment. Thanks for sticking around and checking on us, means a lot. More coming soon, hopefully before the end of this month (fingers crossed). Cheers, and thanks for the comment!
Hey there, I’m a long time reader. I can’t even recall how I randomly came across your blog in the past, however I thought it would be cool if you did some simple story boarding for a podcast. These are really interesting articles that relate to modern architecture and the articles are very well written.
Hi Eric, thanks for the kind words and feedback. A podcast is an interesting idea. Hm… You already got the wheels turning. I need to do look into adding that, the pieces are there. Really good idea Eric. Cheers! 🙂
Love your blog…read everything in it. Hope you find more interesting stories.
Cheers!
Thank you for the comment, J-P. It’s great to know someone appreciates the posts! 🙂
I absolutely love your blog. I have read all of the articles posted as of 1/19/2012. I also subscribed and can’t wait to read new posts. Thanks for making the Internet a better place!
Cheers Erich, thanks for reading and thanks for the email!
It’s really superb! Thanks for all your hard work and providing this wealth of information!
Cheers Amanda.
I like your blog…really interesting articles…. thanks.
Thank you for reading
Oh wow, I fell in love with your blog immediately! Definitely an interesting read, thank you 🙂
Thank you Yasmin, I’m glad you like it!
Love the blog, reminds me of the mostly inactive damninteresting.com. I have a feeling if you keep at it, you will reach its cult status soon 🙂
All the best ma man .. and stay inquisitive.
Cheers Melvin, that is some high praise to even be considered in such esteemed company as Damn Interesting; they are fantastic. Thanks for stopping by.
A friend sent me the link about the bodies on Everest. I’ve been addicted for months now. Thanks for putting these together 🙂
Thank you Elizabeth, I appreciate you taking the time to stop and write a comment. 🙂
An epic site my friend well done and thank you on behalf of the countless thousands that have no doubt spent as long as I have in awe of those amazing facts. Please do keep it up, if ever you’re in the UK I’ll buy you a beer 😀 cheers!!
Ha, excellent Matt thanks! I was just in England last month, believe it or not. Absolutely love it, would be lucky to have the opportunity to live there one day. Cheers!
Hey, I just love your blog! I too’ve spent hours reading through all the posts. When are you writing more? Greetings from Slovenia!
Thank you Primo, hello in Slovenia! I try to publish as fast as time allows, these days it looks like I’m able to do about 3-4 posts per month, give or take. Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
This is so fascinating! I truly can’t believe it has only 420 followers! I originally saw it through a link to the Kowloon City article. Thank you!
Thank you Red
Absolutely enjoy this! Found you on reddit a couple of months ago and I’m certainly glad I stumbled upon this. Southeast Texas
Hi Josh, I love Texas! Thanks for stopping by. 🙂
I would love to read more about this: http://imgur.com/gallery/nt2pJ
Email function doesnt seem to work for me.
Thank you for the idea Ron! Here’s the story: https://sometimes-interesting.com/2013/03/25/villa-epecuen-underwater-for-25-years/ 🙂
here’s some more inspiration if you need any. Quite a few are quite grim, and at least one is already on your blog.
http://imgur.com/gallery/qTsoM
please continue as you are! Receiving the notification of a new post makes my day!
Thank you sir. But of course these are right up my alley! You know what tickles my fancy Ron, what can I say?
How can we find out who wrote a specific article (for a school project citation)?
I’m looking for the author of: https://sometimes-interesting.com/2011/07/17/electronic-waste-dump-of-the-world/
Thanks in advance!
I sent you an email. 😉
Better make sure the weather channel is not plagiarizing.
http://www.weather.com/travel/desolate-ghost-towns-20130618?pageno=1
Wow, thanks for the heads up – guess I should be flattered they’re reading?
Hi there, just wondered if you guys know about the abandoned hospital in Kempton Park, Gauteng, South Africa, there are many conspiracies and mysteries surrounding its abandonment. Love this site!
Thanks, and appreciate the tip! I’ll look into it. 🙂
I dont know who you are but you have some of the best articles I have ever read. THANK YOU. I have shared your work on my FB page. Your work and effort is epic! Great job! I have spent many hours going over every one of your articles. Just want you to know that your work is appreciated. Perfect! BTW I am from the Eastern shore of Md and the Hollands island article is how I discovered your work. Great job. I have been to Hollands Islea few times in the 80s-90s and if you look at the satellites (google) you can still see the old baseball field south on the island. Thanks again.. JVC. AWESOME !!! Thank you again.
Wow Jerry, thanks for the feedback! Hearing such glowing praise makes me blush, I’m glad my blog has been entertaining for you. Thanks for stopping by and leaving the comment, the Holland post is one of my favorites – a great story with a sad ending. It was a pleasure to research and write that one. I appreciate you sharing the stories as well. Take care!
Thanks very interesting blog!
Thank you!
i was born at 504 west park st. watched a working strip mine in my back yard as a kid. going up there tomorrow.
Have you considered “The Hermit of Fort Fisher”?
I am not familiar, will have to check it out. Thanks!
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Done, and you are welcome to use the picture. 🙂
Everything is very open with a clear explanation of
the issues. It was truly informative. Your site is extremely helpful.
Thank you for sharing!
Wow! Absolutely love your blog!!!! Have spent many hours looking and it all just blows me away. I love all things abandoned, something about it is so fascinating. Look forward to visiting your oasis of abandonment often. I feel like I’ve only scratched the surface of this fascinating informative blog. Each story is compelling and leaves me craving more. I had no idea there were so many interesting places with such colorful stories behind them. Thank you for this awesome blog.
Thanks for stopping by and leaving the comment, Marlane. I can’t tell you how much I appreciate the feedback – it lets me know someone out there is enjoying reading this! Thanks again! 🙂
Hi there, I read your blogs daily. Your story-telling style
is witty, keep up the good work!
Thank you.
You are so welcome! Keep those wonderful, thought provoking articles coming. I can tell you are very passionate about your subjects!
Cheers, Marlane
This is a GREAT blog! I really enjoy all the thoroughness, attention to details, humor and all the extra links! Keep up the super work, great stuff!
Thank you Chris, I appreciate it!
Love your blog. I am doing a historical case history in my graduate level physiological psychology. The pictures are awesome. Could I borrow a few. I will provide credit in the reference section. My class mates will most definitely flock by as well to check out your site. Love love love it. Ill be back.
Absolutely Sonya, thanks for telling your friends! 🙂
Wow, I have just chanced upon your site and spent hours reading the astonishing material you have posted. You have done an amazing job. Thank you for all the effort you have obviously put into it. Nice layout too, easy to navigate.
Thank you so much for reading, Wendy! Appreciate the feedback on the site & design as well. Always good to hear it’s working. Thanks for leaving a comment. 🙂
I would like to use one of your articles for my study, but how can I cite the text? Because I can’t find the author. It is about project mkultra at: https://sometimes-interesting.com/2013/03/13/project-mkultra/
If you could answer me, that would be wonderful. And by the way, you have incredible materials.
Thank you a lot!
Thanks Adina. Sent you an email. 😉
What an absolutely cool site. I love old, creepy and abandoned places, and the history and stories that go with them!
Thank you Liz, I appreciate the comment!
Hey, this place rules, very entertaining and information filled articles that I love to read, keep it up Sometimes Interesting, your articles are quite interesting!
Thank you Spartan, I hope to come back with more after the summer. Thanks for taking the time to leave a comment.
Awesome! Just awesome!
Got to love all the stories and material you have gathered here. Fun reading as well as educating. Very well done SI!
Thank you, thank you very much! Appreciate the kind words Mystery. 🙂
It’s always rewarding to know others appreciate what’s going on here. Thanks for leaving a comment.
Im trying to find a rear bumper for a 65 ford fairlane 500 2dr hardtop. Mite you have one or no where to look?
Just read with great interest the article regarding Hart Island [Sept. 20, 2014] – “Buried from the public: Hart Island, New York”. First, I’m thrilled that at long last the Island is receiving recognition and steps are being taken for its resurrection – I thank you for your in-depth reporting. Second, and most disturbing to me: why is it no one from the press wants to speak to me regarding Hart Island and my connection, or worse yet, why is it no one knows the name John S. Turner, my brother, an Honorably Discharged Air Force Veteran whose untimely and suspicous death, and hasty burial on Hart Island, served as the nudge for City Council Officials to explore Hart Island for the first time in 20 years, some Members who had never even heard of the Island.? After all, it was my dogged pursuit of Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley, and our visit to Hart Island in November 2011, that lit the fire under her to bring change for the Island. My beloved brother, John, who’s been buried there since 1972, was the reason for my persistence and if it weren’t for his story, Councilwoman Crowley would not have been so moved to do something. And still my brother, or his story, is nowhere to be read. And since when is the media [apparently]dictated by one person? I am not a person with clout nor do I have a recognizable “name”, I don’t know the right people, I can’t afford lawyers to represent me or John’s memory. I’m just a sister of a brother who did not deserve to go out the way he did and does not deserve to be continously ignored. It was his story, told through me, that commanded a meeting with City Council members in November 2011, as well as with Department of Corrections personnel, including Riker’s Warden Gregory McLaughlin. And why is it that the DOC is not being held accountable for losing my brother – shoddy record keeping took care of that – so there is no way I can even have a bone so I may give him a proper military burial? There are many many stories of the Island and its inhabitants, and there ARE those who are fighting for the Island, for their loved one, and it has nothing to do with record keeping. It has to do with human decency, respect and NYC history. Where are those stories? Breaks my heart a million times over that no one knows about my brother John and what HE, alone, did for this Island – his final unchosen resting place – thus far. Thank you for your time.
Julie, thanks for the comment. I certainly understand your concerns and frustrations with the search for your brother and his apparent lack of legacy within the context of that story. Our post about Hart Island was a historical account of the island, not meant to be a comprehensive biography of the battle with NYC. In that regard, there is a lot of information I “left out” in that issue. That is another story unto itself and something others have covered exhaustively already on the Internet.
But I wish you luck on your search and will leave your comments up for others searching on the topic to uncover. I hope you find peace on the matter with your brother John, good luck. Thanks for stopping by.
Could anyone envision Witley Court restored back to it former glory as a 5-Star Hotel and museum? Afterall, Castle Howard suffered a similar fire damage that was even worse than Witley Court. And yet, Castle Howard is full re-roof and being restored back to it former glory. Why can’t Witley Court follow in Castle Howard’s footsteps? I would love to see Witley Court serve as a monument to Sir Winston Spensor-Churchill and his family, which would be linked to Blenheim Palace.
Hello . I only came up on this site , or link bye mistake .never heard of sometimes-intreresting.com . But find it informative and outstanding .keep up this great work.loved
Information on Cyprus and lost resorts .
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Just found you site, and love it.
Why thank you Mike, I appreciate the kind words my friend. I’m always curious to hear how our readers found the site. How did you find us?
Hello, been a regular reader of the site for a couple of years now. Had a chance recently to check out a forgotten stately home here in England, here’s a link to what i found if you’d like to have a look: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t7YS-RWvflc
Hi there,
I saw this about a week ago…so sad it’s finally getting torn down.
http://wnep.com/2017/01/19/buck-hill-inn-demolition-underway/
Oh no, that’s a bummer! It was coming though. Thanks for passing along this update Whitney, I have added it as an update to the post about the Buck Hill Inn.
Hi
I really like your website, why dont you post anything anymore?
Oh Christian, bless your heart. 🙂
Life has been keeping us busy for a bit, but truth be told I have been working with several photographers on a couple of stories that are currently in progress at various stages – things are just moving slower at the moment. Thanks for sticking around and checking on us, means a lot. More coming soon, hopefully before the end of this month (fingers crossed). Cheers, and thanks for the comment!
Hey there, I’m a long time reader. I can’t even recall how I randomly came across your blog in the past, however I thought it would be cool if you did some simple story boarding for a podcast. These are really interesting articles that relate to modern architecture and the articles are very well written.
Hi Eric, thanks for the kind words and feedback. A podcast is an interesting idea. Hm… You already got the wheels turning. I need to do look into adding that, the pieces are there. Really good idea Eric. Cheers! 🙂
If you’re interested check out 99pi.org for some inspiration.
Just gave one a listen. Good stuff! Now that’s a high bar, my friend. I’ll see what I can do. 😉
Love your posts! History is so important, especially now when history is being erased! Keep researching and posting THIS history! Thanks so much!
Thank you Kaye! And you are welcome. I appreciate the kind comment and motivation. More coming soon… 🙂
Hi! I’d like to cite the author of e-waste from https://sometimes-interesting.com/2011/07/17/electronic-waste-dump-of-the-world/ How may I get more information?
Been a while since an update. Please tell me you have not quit.