Tag: Abandoned
The Horace Mann School
The Horace Mann School of Gary, Indiana is on the short list of American high schools that have graduated more than 75 classes of...
The Story of the S.S. America
Plans for the S.S. America were laid down under the first Maritime Commission contract on August 22, 1938. The builder was to be the...
Azorean Palace in the Clouds
Atop a dormant volcano in the Azores, the remnants of the abandoned Monte Palace Hotel slowly disappear behind vegetation. In the late 1980s this hotel...
Blue Ridge Blight on Afton Mountain
In the 1950s and 60s the motor court rest stop at Rockfish Gap on Afton Mountain was a motoring mecca, offering Virginia motorists a...
NYC Farm Colony & Seaview Hospital
Founded in 1830, the Staten Island Farm Colony was once a sprawling several-hundred acre campus. Sister facility Seaview Hospital was planned and built between...
Sanatorio de Abona: Abandoned Leper Colony of Tenerife
The Canary Islands are well-known for their warm weather and water sports. Largest and most populous of the islands is Tenerife, which offers hiking...
