Locations

Our Lady Help of Christians Church

Our Lady Help of Christians Church was an abandoned circa 1906 church in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It was demolished in October 2019.

Joseph & Feiss Company

The Joseph & Feiss Company is a former manufacturer of tailored apparel for men in Cleveland, Ohio.

Molly Stark Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis hospital in Stark County, Ohio. Named after the wife of General John Stark, Molly Stark was constructed under the philosophy that sunlight and fresh air were necessary for patient recovery.

Weirton Steel

Weirton Steel is a formerly integrated steel mill in Weirton, West Virginia.

Wick Building

The Wick Building is a formerly disused commercial building in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. It has been rehabilitated into market-rate apartments and extended stay units.

Warner & Swasey Company

The Warner & Swasey Company is a former manufacturer of machine tools, instruments and speciality equipment in Cleveland, Ohio. It was best known for its astronomical telescopes and turret lathes for astronomical observatories and military installations. Founded as a partnership in 1880 by Worcester Reed Warner and Ambrose Swasey, the main factory was located at Carnegie Avenue and East 55th Street.

Abandoned Schools

A gallery of abandoned schools in the United States.

National Copper & Smelting Company

The National Copper and Smelting Company was a manufacturer of seamless drawn copper and brass tubing in Cleveland, Ohio. After relocating, the site was used by Woodhill Supply and by the American Heart Association for the storage of rubber ducks.

Other Abandoned Businesses

Abandoned businesses can be found in many states across the country, including Maryland, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and Tennessee. These businesses may have closed due to a variety of reasons, such as economic decline, changing consumer preferences, or shifts in industry.

Young’s High Bridge

Young’s High Bridge is a Pratt deck truss bridge that carried the Louisville Southern Railway and Norfolk & Western Railway across the Kentucky River near Tyrone, Kentucky. It is remarkable for its extensive length and height.

Louisville & Southern Railroad Lexington to Lawrenceburg Division

The Louisville & Southern Railway Lexington to Lawrenceburg Division is an active and abandoned railroad in central Kentucky. At its centerpiece is Young’s High Bridge.

Duncan Hall

Duncan Hall is a burned, abandoned residence once owned by Major Green Duncan south of Bloomfield, Kentucky.

John A. Barry Distillery

The John A. Barry Distillery, later known as Old Poindexter distillery, is an abandoned brandy and bourbon distillery in Ekron, Kentucky.

Other Abandoned Residences

Across the diverse landscapes of Delaware, Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, and Vermont, abandoned houses stand as silent sentinels of time, each carrying the quiet stories of America’s heartland and coastal edges.

Chinn’s Mine

Chinn Mine is an abandoned calcite mine turned tourist attraction, restaurant, and gasoline station located across the mouth of Shawnee Run along the Kentucky River in Brooklyn, Kentucky.

Knox County Infirmary

The Knox County Infirmary is a demolished poorhouse that served children, the elderly, and those with mental or physical illness in Knox County, Ohio.

Hercules Motors

Hercules Motors is a formerly abandoned factory that manufactured gasoline engines on Market Avenue South in Canton, Ohio.

Falls of Rough Mill

The Falls of Rough Mill is an abandoned and partially collapsed mill along the Rough River in Falls of Rough, Kentucky.

Cedar Avenue Power House

The Cedar Avenue Power House is a former power plant for the East Cleveland Railroad in Cleveland, Ohio. The complex was later reused for the Cleveland Ice Machine Company, Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing, Thompson Products, and the Virden Manufacturing Company until its closure in 1979.

Glenwood Power Plant

The Glenwood Power Plant is an abandoned power generating facility in Yonkers, New York that was used to electrify the New York Central Railroad (NYC).

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