Buffalo Central Terminal - Historic Art Deco Train Station
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Approximately 270 ft tall.
Opened in 1929 and closed in 1979.
Location is currently undergoing restoration efforts with plans of reopening in 2027

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An abandoned church, colourful and only pigeons as visitors. I found it so pretty, even the stained glass windows and the light coming through! Sadly out of use for atleast 10 years what was told me by a friend.

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Xoxo DashingDecay

Sitting off the side of an interstate deep in the south lies an abandoned waterpark. Construction began in 2009 and with plans to open on July 4th 2010, but the park’s opening was delayed due to "weather and permit related issues".

This park included 6 water slides, with a four-lane race slide, along with a 920-foot-long lazy river with a lagoon and a 9,500 square foot pirate and sea creature themed kiddie area. With A 1,200 square foot pool with island for the adults.

The history of this former industrial complex dates back to 1875, when George Rumpel, a German immigrant and trained shoemaker, established a small operation producing felt-lined boots. The business expanded rapidly, and by the early 1900s had become one of Canada's major felt manufacturers.

In 1912, Rumpel established a new company bearing his family name, and the original factory building still standing today was constructed in 1913. The company manufactured a wide range of felt and synthetic-felt products, supplying customers across Canada and exporting products internationally.

Over the following decades, the factory expanded several times, reflecting the company's growth and the changing demands of the manufacturing industry. At its peak, the operation employed hundreds of workers and was an important part of the local industrial economy.

After more than a century of manufacturing, operations eventually ceased around 2007–2008. The closure brought an end to a manufacturing legacy that had lasted for more than 130 years.

Today, the abandoned factory and its later additions remain, with the buildings providing a fascinating glimpse into Canada's industrial past. The old brick walls, structural elements and remnants of the former manufacturing spaces are reminders of the generations of workers who once passed through these doors and the products that were manufactured here and shipped around the world.

Video Tour and More Here:

https://freaktography.com/history-of-the-abandoned-rumpel-felt-company

Today, we're going back to the summer of 2015.

RiddimRyder Photography and I were up early to meet and head for the General Motors (GM) Ontario Street components plant in St. Catharines.

The plant had closed in 2010 and was later sold to BayShore Groups in 2014.

In the summer of 2015, the site was good and ready for us, still filled with machines and equipment and tools, and the site still had power.

We only had to worry about one lone security guard who was sitting and listening to music in his office, we pretty much walked right by his office at one point and he had no idea!

Our exploration started on the north side of the property by entering from the ravine between the plant and 12 mile creek.

We would navigate the mammoth plant, it's towering machines, corridors and various buildings until we had documented everything possible.

Now was the tricky part!

The north and south buildings are connected by a tunnel that goes beneath Ontario street, and the security guards office was just to the left of the stairs coming up from the tunnel.

The door to the south plant from the tunnel was a large metal door with a crash bar, so we had to push and open with deathly silence and surgical control.

Then, once through the door, we had to go up a small set of stairs to get to the shop floor. We had to watch every step to make sure we weren't going to step on anything or kick anything.

At the top of the stairs, we heard music coming from the security office and his gold cart was parked outside the door.

We tip toed from the stairs, making a hard right and stealthily hauled ass all the way as far as we could get from the office,

We made our way all the way to the southernmost wall and then zig zagged our way through this side, which was much larger than the north side.

After several hours spent inside, we had seen all that we wanted to see and we made it out and to freedom without being seen!

Now, the plant has been largely demolished, but not entirely and there is an ongoing battle between the city and the BayShore Group about keeping the site contained, locked and safe.

See more photos and history of the site here:

https://freaktography.com/abandoned-st-catharines-gm-plant

One building in Charleston, West Virginia's Elk City district managed to be a movie theater, a fraternal lodge, and a 67-bed hospital.

It was cool, tough unfortunately i wasn't able to see much due to most of the building being closed off :/

For most of the 1800s, this is where America put everyone it had no other place for.

This hospital was originally built to serve the military personnel and their families stationed at what was then Camp Wolters, later renamed Fort Wolters. Construction began in the mid-1950s.

The hospital was particularly significant because it was the first Army medical facility specifically designed and equipped for aviation medicine, serving the thousands of helicopter trainees passing through Fort Wolters. It contained modern operating rooms, laboratories, X-ray equipment, air-conditioned wards, a morgue, and specialized facilities for aviation medical examinations.

Fort Wolters became one of the Army's most important helicopter-training centers during the Vietnam era, but when Fort Wolters' military mission ended in 1973 the building was subsequently left vacant and deteriorated.

I came upon this old abandoned house in the Niagara area last year. I only know of one person who has managed to get inside it and unfortunately that person is not me!

The last time I stopped by, they had covered all of the windows and doors with fresh plywood boards.

So for now, we just get to enjoy this exterior photo!

https://freaktography.com/

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In Greece we find this remarkable castle, now sadly out of use but still an eyecatcher for the public and local tourists! Harry Fournier the founder once said: You should not value a man for his fortune or the extent of his knowledge, but for the happiness he brings to the people around him. We see Athena, Poseidon and the trojan horse!

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Unsettled by the dismembered baby doll hanging from the ceiling in photo #5, I knew I had to document this place further.

Originally a sanatorium turned into a safe-haven for the sick, this catholic nun-ran hospital was constructed around 1927. In 1931, a local nunnery purchased the 46-bed facility for $135,000 and converted it into the hospital it is known as today. By the 1960s, however, the aging hospital was becoming increasingly expensive to maintain, while its equipment and facilities needed modernization. More importantly, the Sisters were experiencing a shortage of personnel and concluded that they could no longer adequately operate the hospital.

The hospital ultimately closed in 1968, with the closure helping prompt the construction of more mainstream hospitalization companies' facilities.

After its closure as a hospital, the building did not immediately become abandoned. Beginning in the 1970s and continuing into the 1990s and early 2000s, it was used by local community service organizations and housed programs and offices. Today, this former hospital remains an abandoned, privately owned historic building by the city.