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Abandoned America | 1 years ago (raw) | export | reply | flag 
 Workbenches in an abandoned china factory slowly making their way through the floor. 

Photos of collapsing areas of buildings never seem to perform as well in terms of social media metrics which is somewhat baffling to me, as I find the mechanics of structural deterioration endlessly fascinating. 

Anyway, here's the gallery for this place in case you'd like to see more: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/shenango-china

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c91f9788 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 oh my, I am definitely more interested in structural deterioration and also seeing the interior structures. One gets a sense of the priorities of the owner, the financial support and the worker skills.
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5e3866e2 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 I love this kind of thing. I think it's not only fascinating from an engineering standpoint, but also beautiful, too. I spent many years living in places like this when I was homeless, and I always thought it was sad, but also wonderful, watching the things we take for granted as being solid and forever just crumbling to dust. To see that process happening is something I will never get tired of.
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bce60f81 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 I don't know how you got a picture of my soul today but here we are! 😆
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LAUREN | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 My grandmother worked there 🙂 I knew you were going to get around to this place. I have sample china that was designed for one of Elizabeth Taylor's weddings. I also spent my childhood turning over every coffee cup and saucer in every restaurant / diner in which I ate. I have a lot of china.
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eaaa9632 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 entropy never sleeps!
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(gobsmacked) | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 I like all of them. It's so my wheelhouse as an urban planner adjacent person who's into hauntology and Gordon Matta-Clark and stuff
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73c224f3 | 1 years ago (raw) | root | parent | reply | flag 
 @25b5e014 sure, fascinating until you step on the failed floor and plummet to the floor below, breaking both your legs and being abandoned in the ruins to die of thirst or starvation.