Urban Exploring - Hobby of yours?

[dinanm3atl]

Sweet. Thanks for posting!

[02stu]

Why are the lights on in that building? That seems very odd

[Jand3rson]

Creepy as FUCK.

[BillBrasky]

http://www.illicitohio.com/

I found this guys site through the Mike Tyson Mansion pictures..

He also did a tour of Military Bases that are amazing. The nike sites for the Cold War defense systems are amazing. Check it out here..

Pretty cool/ amazing stuff

I've been around a lot of the places documented on that site. Tyson's mansion is not far from Nelson Ledges. It's in the middle of nowhere in an old hick town.

http://www.illicitohio.com/illicitohio/clevelandhotel.htm

Cleveland cars and coffee takes place accross the road from this abandoned hotel. In fact, one of the pictures from inside the hotel shows the location. Last year, I noticed that one of the upper floors must have been on fire at one point.

http://www.illicitohio.com/illicitohio/geaugalake.html

I have very fond memories of my childhood summer trips to Geauga Lake. It almost brings a tear to my eye to see some of that stuff in such disrepair. Raging Wolf Bobs was the greatest roller coaster in the history of amusement parks. 100% wood, made terrifying rickety noises and beat the absolute hell out of your body.

http://www.illicitohio.com/illicitohio/idora.html

Every old person around here has stories about this fabled park. There were even plans a while back where a group was going to restore it as close as possible to the way it was, but that never really came to fruition.

http://www.illicitohio.com/illicitohio/midway.html

I remember when this drive-in was still operating in the 80's. I'm not sure, but I think I remember watching a movie there once as a kid.

http://www.illicitohio.com/illicitohio/mill1.html

Two of my mom's uncles were tired of the family cotton picking business in the south and moved up here to get a job at Babcock & Wilcox. Their younger sister (my grandmother) ended up following them up north eventually.

http://www.illicitohio.com/illicitohio/youngstown.html

My grandparents on my dad's side met in the department store mentioned in these pictures. My grandmother was a cashier at Woolworth's in the 1940's and my grandpa kept coming in and pestering her until she would go out with him.



If you like this kind of stuff, you would have a field day up here. Some of the abandoned buildings will just amaze you. Northeast Ohio was once one of the wealthiest places on earth. I've been in some of the buildings dowtown built from the Victorian era through the 1960's. The architecture is simply astonishing. Most of the buildings are only being occupied on the bottom floor while the rest sits vacant. I would love to have free rein to explore through some of them.

[dinanm3atl]

Going again this upcoming Sunday :)

[austin901]

That place is really creepy place.i would never go there.

[stormspike]

I would love to see the tunnel under Niagra. Damn great video and read.

[Super Sedan]

Here is a different one - group of people snuck into the old Buffalo Memorial Auditorium (former home of the Buffalo Sabres until 1996). Very cool stuff...

http://www.forgottenbuffalo.com/forgottenbflofeatures/insidetheaud.html

[BigSam]

One of my favorite hobbies when I have spare time, I haven't been out recently though.











These pictures are from a trip to various places across the north east, some from NY, MD and PA.

[325ix]

I really wanna try this. It looks like a great opportunity for some school project pictures. Maybe I will just go wander...

[dinanm3atl]

Going on Sunday :)

[izthistaken]

I used to try and go as much as I could last year, I haven't really been out at all this year. :(
There is a ton more on my Flickr.


Care for an HDR bath? by izthistaken, on Flickr


Rest easy by izthistaken, on Flickr


asylum by izthistaken, on Flickr


Shadows of memories by izthistaken, on Flickr


The road less traveled by izthistaken, on Flickr

[Str8 Rippin]

I used to try and go as much as I could last year, I haven't really been out at all this year. :(
There is a ton more on my Flickr.


Care for an HDR bath? by izthistaken, on Flickr


Rest easy by izthistaken, on Flickr


asylum by izthistaken, on Flickr


Shadows of memories by izthistaken, on Flickr


The road less traveled by izthistaken, on Flickr

Let me know when your going next time we can drag dane down there and maybe l'll let you touch the 7D

[Lof8]

I just spent 2 hrs on illicitohio. Thats awesome stuff.

[izthistaken]

Let me know when your going next time we can drag dane down there and maybe l'll let you touch the 7D

I'll let you touch me. :weak:

I haven't been out in a while. I think I'm due. Send me your #