Previously: The 1984 Winter Olympics. On April 26, 1986—a Saturday—a systems test began at reactor number four of the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant in Pripyat, Ukraine. The steam to the turbines Continue Reading > about Abandoned: Pripyat and the Chernobyl Disaster (Photos)
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Abandoned: Echoes from the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (Photos)
Previously: Six Flags New Orleans. When Sarajevo won the bid to host to the 1984 Winter Olympics, it marked the first time the Winter Games had been held in a Communist state. Then part of Continue Reading > about Abandoned: Echoes from the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo (Photos)
Creepypasta of the Week: “Anomaly”
Previously: "Abandoned by Disney" Humans have long been fascinated by photography’s ability to capture a moment right as it’s happening. We’re fascinated even more, though, by things revealed in Continue Reading > about Creepypasta of the Week: “Anomaly”
Abandoned: The Ghosts of Six Flags New Orleans (Photos)
There’s something about abandoned places that I find utterly fascinating. They don’t always have literal ghosts (although sometimes they do); rather, they’re haunted by something else: The specter of Continue Reading > about Abandoned: The Ghosts of Six Flags New Orleans (Photos)