I will NOT divulge locations. Please do not ask. A good Urban Explorer conceals the locations as much as possible to keep sites open. Finding them is half the fun!
I shoot with a Nikon D7000 and various Nikkor lenses. Older photos taken with various cameras to include Nikon, Kodak and others.
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Still secure………detail of the lock “securing” one of the old storefronts.
Straubville, N.D.
A railroad town that never got past 40-50 people. The townsite is named after the farmer that gave up property for this little rail road town to be built. Other than a triple storefront and a couple of houses. This place could be driven past and never spotted. Very rural part of the county.
A stove that met a nasty end in Mose, N.D.
This is “the town that blew away”. A tornado took away a good portion of the town in 1943 and Mose never fully recovered.
It looked as if nobody lived there now, but one place looked as if it was used for “camping”.
Arena North Dakota.
A true ghost town. Zero residents.
I am messing around with black and white levels here. I wanted to make something that looked post-apocalyptic or nightmarish. Like a photograph of how Tim Burton sees dreams.
I am at your service. Please feel free to ask.
I may even entertain NON Urbex related questions, depending naturally on what they are!
Dry Ice Company
Brick’s Eye View
Rather large chamber. My fave part of the facility. I walked on the roof above. If I did not think it was stable. I certainly would not attempt it. That is a 40-50 foot fall to a concrete floor.
Dry Ice Company
The lower windows were HUGE, and covered with bars. Some even had safety perforated plate over it.
1. Local laws dictate the first part of your question. In some areas, a lack of “No Trespassing” signs does not imply permission. Check your County and State laws. Sometimes even the laws can conflict in the answer. I always check the laws for sites I intend to visit. Knowing the local laws can help, especially if you get busted.
2. Generally, the smaller structures, like houses, tend to decay faster. It all depends on the location of the site. A wood house in North Dakota will become unstable faster than say a brick and steel factory. Weather, the length of time it has been abandoned, amount of damage from vandals/scrappers/arsonists and construction materials play a large part.
Huge rule, if it looks unsafe. It most likely is. It may sound cliche, but trust your instincts. If I see holes in a floor or rooftop, or the basement walls are caving in under the house, etc. I don’t walk on it or even enter at all.
Walls and floors can rot from the inside out and look stable, but are not. I usually test the footing very gingerly. In 26 years, I have only had a couple of close calls.
Your personal safety is paramount over exploring, better to “live to fight another day” than end up severely injured or killed.
Great question! Thanks!
Are there any Urban Exploration related questions out there? Fire away….
Apartment building.
There were burned sections, so entry would have been a bad idea. Most of what I have been doing lately for exploration is solo. So I have to be even more careful. Nobody to help me if I get hurt.
Random place I found. Huge abandoned section, but active enough to make it hard to get into. Crap.
I like the ceiling, the pattern made by the squares.
Old general store and hotel I think.
I think they used up all of the no trespassing signs in this county.
Random.
The place had a lot of cameras and is partially occupied. So this one will wait for another day or for the economy to get worse still and the company to close.
Ominous apartment building.
This building is painted a very dark brown, almost black, and sits on a little knoll.
Very Very Rural North Dakota
The tick house.
I call this one “C’MON DOWN!”
Very Very Rural North Dakota
This house had a nice old hay bale maker in front. It was all shot up too.
Drawback, first encounter with ticks on the trip. I hate ticks. I was paranoid the whole rest of the road trip.
