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The Cincinnati & Eastern Railway (C&E) is an active and out-of-service a railroad from Idlewild in Norwood to Portsmouth, Ohio operated today by Norfolk Southern and the Cincinnati East Terminal Railway. At its western terminus, it connected with the Cincinnati, Lebanon and Northern (CL&N) and the Pennsylvania Railroad Richmond Division (PRR) and to the Scioto Valley Railway at its eastern terminus.
The Bellaire Interstate Toll Bridge is a closed roadway crossing of the Ohio River between Benwood, West Virginia and Bellaire, Ohio.
The South Fork Grassy Creek Bridge formerly carried KY Route 1657 over South Fork Grassy Creek in Pendleton County, Kentucky. The Pratt through truss was closed to traffic in 1964.
The Buckeye Ordnance Works manufactured ammonium nitrate explosives for three years during World War II in South Point, Ohio. The complex was later used in the production of agricultural products, bio-fuel, and various chemicals.
Ohio River Lock No. 31 is a former Ohio River lock near Kirkville, Kentucky, in use by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1917 to 1964.
Ohio River Lock No. 32 is a former Ohio River lock near Vanceburg, Kentucky, in use by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1922 to 1964.
Ohio River Lock No. 34 is a former Ohio River lock in Chilo, Ohio, in use by the United States Army Corps of Engineers from 1925 to 1964.
The Barboursville Clay Manufacturing Company is a former brick factory that operated from 1904 to 1979 in Barboursville, West Virginia.
The Gamble House is a demolished residence at 2918 Werk Road in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was the home of James Norris Gamble, an inventor, humanitarian, and son of Proctor & Gamble’s co-founder.
The Dorrance Colliery is an abandoned colliery that was operated by the Lehigh Valley Coal Company between 1880 and 1959.
Webatuck State School is a partially closed state institution for the developmentally disabled in New York. It was one of six state residential schools operated by the Department of Mental Hygiene, offering full medical care, training, and education for its residents. The goal of the state school was assisting mentally disabled children in attaining the highest possible level of self-sufficiency to be able to live outside of an institution.
The circa 1964 Beth-El Synagogue was home to a shuttered Jewish Orthodox congregation on Long Island in New York.
Castle Hill State Hospital is a closed asylum in central Massachusetts. Influenced by a traditional New England town common, Castle Hill opened in 1896 and remained in use until 2003. It was the Commonwealth’s first facility built specifically for long-term, high-need chronic patients.
The Stone Clove Boarding House is an abandoned tourist boarding house in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Cedar Hill State School is an abandoned mental institution in central Massachusetts. It was the first publicly supported institution for people with intellectual disabilities in the Western Hemisphere.
The Garred House, known as “the most commodious stone house in the Sandy Valley,” is a demolished historic residence south of Louisa, Kentucky. The residence, along with a burial vault and chapel, were listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
John Graves Ford Memorial Hospital is a former medical center on West Main Street in Georgetown, Kentucky.
The East Hills Mall, which included a small indoor concourse, opened in 1973 along US Route 60 east of Huntington, West Virginia.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Middle Creek Subdivision extended from the C&O’s Big Sandy Subdivision at Prestonsburg, Kentucky to David.
The Portsmouth Brewing and Ice Company was home to the circa 1842 Portsmouth Brewery, Portsmouth, Ohio’s first commercial brewery.
Eastern State Hospital, the second oldest continuously operating psychiatric facility in the United States, and the first west of the Allegheny Mountains, is located in Lexington, Kentucky.
Westborough State Hospital is an abandoned state mental institution in Massachusetts. Regarded as the second homoeopathic state hospital in the nation, the campus was impacted by the effects of deinstitutionalisation in the latter half of the 20th century and abandoned in 2010. Westborough was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994.
The Crosley Radio Building in Cincinnati, Ohio was home to Crosley Radio, the largest manufacturer of table-top radios in the nation.
Clyffside Brewing Company is a former brewery on West McMicken Avenue in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio. It began in 1933 when Paul Esselborn, who was educated at the Royal Bavarian School of Brewing in Germany, organized the company in former Mohawk Brewery buildings. The company’s signature selections included Felsenbrau beer and Old Hickory Ale that was “aged in the hills.” Sans Prohibition, beer was brewed on the site for 111 years, the longest of any brewery in the city.
The John Kauffman Brewing Company, a defunct brewery at 1622 Vine Street in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio, was known for its Gilt Edge, Columbia, and Old Lager beers.
Schmidt Brothers Brewery is a defunct brewery at 135 and 138 East McMicken Avenue in Over-the-Rhine, Cincinnati, Ohio.
Central Islip State Hospital is a partially abandoned and reused state hospital in New York. It began in 1887 as an experimental farm colony of the New York City Lunatic Asylum, which became the Manhattan State Hospital for the Insane in 1896 and finally Central Islip State Hospital in 1905. At its peak, Central Islip was the nation’s second-biggest psychiatric hospital.
The Ault & Wiborg Company was located at 417 East 7th Street in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio. It was built in 1930 for the Queen City Printing Company, a manufacturer of printing inks, dry color dyes, and pigments derived from coal-tar. The complex was demolished in 2009.
Eagle Avenue Bridge is an abandoned vertical lift Pennsylvania through truss crossing that carried Eagle Avenue over the Cuyahoga River in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Henderson Union Station is an abandoned passenger station built for the Louisville & Nashville (L&N) and Illinois Central (IC) railroads in Henderson, Kentucky.
Raceland is a former a horse racing track in Chinnville, Kentucky (now known as Raceland), operating between 1924 and 1928.
The William Tarr House, the homestead of A.J. Hitt and William Tarr, is an abandoned antebellum near Millersburg, Kentucky.
Beechmont Mall was enclosed shopping center near Cincinnati, Ohio. It was constructed in 1969, demolished in 2003, and replaced with Anderson Towne Center.
The Guyandotte Hotel is a long abandoned hotel in the coalfields of West Virginia. Guests in the hotel over the years included then-Senator John F. Kennedy, United Mine Worker’s President John L. Lewis, Babe Ruth, Will Rogers, and other dignitaries.
The Lattice Bridge is a closed Whipple through truss bridge on Lattice Bridge Road over the Genesee River in Allegany County, New York.
Good Faith Cemetery is an abandoned graveyard in Pennsylvania. Outfitted with a reinforced concrete mausoleum adorned with granite and Italian marble, it was all but abandoned in 2003 and condemned in 2015 because of absentee owners and a lack of maintenance.
The First German Reformed Church is formerly abandoned church in the East End neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio. It is being stabilized and renovated into a climbing gymnasium.
The Buchanan Fuel Krypton Tipple is a demolished coal tipple near a small surface coal mine in Kyrpton, Kentucky.
M.C. Napier High School is a former high school along the banks of the North Fork Kentucky River in Hazard, Kentucky. The school was named after M.C. Napier who played for the Hazard Navajos from 1969 to 1973.
The D.L. Moore Distillery is a former bourbon distillery near Burgin, Kentucky. It was founded in 1873 by Daniel Lawson Moore.
The 36-mile Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Dawkins Subdivision extended from West Van Lear to Evanston, Kentucky. The former coal hauling branch featured three grades of 1% to 1.25%, two tunnels, and 35 bridges.
The Book Cadillac Hotel, named after a French fur trader, is a restored hotel in downtown Detroit, Michigan. Completed in December 1924, the Book Cadillac declined in the 1960s after violent race riots swept the city. It was abandoned in 1984 but restored in 2007-08 to become the Westin Book-Cadillac Detroit.
Mt. Sterling Baptist Church is a closed church in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky. It was one of the first churches organized by the Baptists west of the Allegheny Mountains in 1796.
The Emery Theatre is a closed theater that adjoins the former Ohio Mechanics Institute in the historic Over-the-Rhine neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio.
Old Taylor Distillery is a formerly abandoned distillery along Glenn’s Creek near Frankfort, Kentucky. The complex is currently being restored for Castle & Key, an upstart distillery.
The Warren County Orphan Asylum and Children’s Home, later known as the Mary Haven Home for Boys, was located along Shakertown Pike near Lebanon, Ohio.
The Detroit House of Correction, also referred to as DeHoCo, was a former penitentiary complex near Detroit, Michigan. Originally located in the city of Detroit, it was relocated to Plymouth and Northville townships between 1920 and 1931. DeHoCo closed in 2009 for budgetary reasons and was demolished in 2016.
The Friars Club is a non-profit social service organization in Cincinnati, Ohio that is dedicated to serving at-risk and disadvantaged children through organized sports, activity, nutrition and fitness. It once operated a facility in the CUF neighborhood.
The American Viscose Company, whose main plant was located in Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, was the first to manufacture artificial silk, rayon, in the United States. The Marcus Hook plant made rayon between 1910 and 1954, and cellophane film between 1958 and 1977.
Denmar Sanitarium is a repurposed tuberculosis hospital for African-Americans in Denmar, West Virginia. It became the Denmar State Hospital in 1957 and closed in 1990. It reopened in 1993 as a state prison.
St. Stephen Magyar Church is an abandoned Roman Catholic church located in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It was the first Hungarian Roman Catholic Church in the state and only the fifth constructed in the United States at the time of its completion in 1901.
The Ohio State Reformatory, best known for being the setting for the movie The Shawshank Redemption, is a historic circa 1896 prison north of Mansfield, Ohio. It was converted into a tourist attraction after closing in 1990.
Oneil Road Bridge is a closed circa 1913 Baltimore through truss over the Seneca River on Oneil Road in Cayuga County, New York.
Town Line Bridge is an endangered Lenticular through truss over the Otselic River on Town Line Road in Cortland County, New York. It is one of 13 extant examples of its type remaining in the state.
Tennessee State Penitentiary is a former state prison that operated from 1831 to 1992 near Nashville, Tennessee.
The Caneadea Bridge is a closed bridge that carried East Hill Road over the Genesee River in Caneadea, New York. The historic crossing was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998 for its significance as it was the oldest and longest of two surviving camelback through trusses in the state.
The Campton High School is a former high school in Campton, Kentucky. It was the first publicly funded high school in Wolfe County and constructed during the Great Depression with funding from the Federal Works Project Administration (WPA). It opened in 1942.
Old Crow Distillery is a former distillery in central Kentucky and produced Old Grand Dad, Bourbon DeLuxe, Sunny Brook and its namesake, Old Crow. The plant closed in 1987 as a result of a buy-out from competitor Jim Bean. The site today is partially reused as Glenns Creek Distilling.
Lee Plaza is an abandoned Art Deco styled luxury apartment building in Detroit, Michigan. It is listed as a State Historic Site and is on the National Register of Historic Places. During its heyday, the complex was known for its catchphrase: “You will never miss your home when you stay at the Lee Plaza.”
The Ashland Tuberculosis Hospital in Ashland, Kentucky was a tuberculosis medical facility for the northeast part of the state.
The Minnewaska Resort and Country Club is a former resort in the Borscht Belt of the Catskill Mountains of New York that was in operation from 1903 to 2009.
Eagles Lodge No. 336 is a former Mansfield Fraternal Order of Eagles Lodge at 129 North Main Street in downtown Mansfield, Ohio.
The Hudepohl Brewing Company is an abandoned brewery complex in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was initially located in the Over-the-Rhine neighborhood and later relocated to the Herman Leckman Brewing Company in the Queensgate neighborhood. Hudepohl vacated the factory in 1987 when it merged with the Schoenling Brewing Company.
A gallery of abandoned vehicles, including automobiles, boats, and tractors, in the United States.
Hudson River State Hospital is an abandoned mental institution in Poughkeepsie, New York, and was the first state hospital for the insane located on land received, by gift, from the citizens of the county. The site is being redeveloped into a mixed-use commercial, medical, and residential development.
Early & Daniel is an abandoned and partly demolished grain silo complex along Beekman Avenue in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Parker Tobacco Company is a former tobacco purchasing, processing, marketing, and commercial storage operation in Maysville, Kentucky. It was demolished in 2011.
Glencoe-Auburn was a collection of 19th-century rowhouses in the Mt. Auburn neighborhood of Cincinnati, Ohio, characterized by single-colored pastel facades and a Gothic Revival-style hotel. It was Cincinnati’s first suburb.
The Mt. Sterling High School is a former school turned assisted living facility, medical office and apartment complex in Mt. Sterling, Kentucky.
Parkland School is a formerly abandoned school in the Parkland neighborhood of Louisville, Kentucky. It was renovated to house Family Scholar House, a non-profit organization that provides housing and support services for single-parent college students and their families.
The Indiana Army Ammunition Plant (INAAP) is a former military ammunition and ordinance factory in Charlestown, Indiana. It was the largest gunpowder and ordinance facility of its type in the United States. INAAP was constructed after the passage of the first National Defense Appropriations Act. Four days after the enactment of the Act, the Munitions Program was passed in which the U.S. Ordinance Department sponsored private manufacturing corporations to design and produce ammunition factories, producing smokeless gunpowder and other ordinances.
Parkway Center Mall was an enclosed shopping center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It opened in 1982, closed in 2013, and mostly demolished in 2016.
Monsour Medical Center is a now-demolished hospital in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. Monsour was founded in 1952 by Howard, Roy, Robert and William Monsour as a roadside clinic in “Senator Brown’s Mansion” but was beset by years of controversy.
St. Peter’s Church is an abandoned and endangered Roman Catholic church in the Capitol Region of New York. The Parish was the third oldest in the state.
St. Joseph’s Church is a historic Gothic Revival church in Albany, New York. It is in a state of active stabilization. The current building was the second to hold the title in the city. The first structure was the third Roman Catholic church built in the city and the first north of downtown.
The East Nassau Hebrew Synagogue is an abandoned Hebrew congregation in New York. It was founded in 1956 by Rabbi Morris Appleman and was the first Orthodox Shul in the region.
The Spring Glen Resort is an abandoned resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York, operating from 1920 to 2007.
Millcom, a communication, consulting, and publishing firm located on the side of Prospect Mountain in New York, included a “floating” three-building complex that featured a koi pond with waterfalls and fountains, and spacious outdoor decks.
Sutton State Hospital is a partially abandoned state institution in New York. Portions of the complex continue to operate as the Sutton Psychiatric Center.
Rockland State Hospital is a partly abandoned and demolished state hospital in New York. Portions of the complex continue to operate as the Rockland Psychiatric Center. Additionally, the Rockland Children’s Psychiatric Center was used in the filming of Orange is the New Black television series.
The Syracuse State School is a former residential facility for the mentally disabled in New York.
The Penn-McKee Hotel is a former hotel in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It is best known as hosting a debate between two future presidents, John F. Kennedy and Richard M. Nixon, in 1947.
St. Peter and Paul Church is a former Roman Catholic church in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The parish was active from 1860 to 1992.
Our Lady Help of Christians Church is an abandoned circa 1906 church in the East Liberty neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Union Station is an abandoned train station and office building that was used by the Monongahela Railway in downtown Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
Brownsville General Hospital is a long-abandoned hospital in Brownsville, Pennsylvania. After its closure in 1965, the buildings were reused for the Brownsville Golden Age Nursing Home until 1985.
A long-vacant pharmacy with upper-level apartments is located in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Gladstone School is an abandoned school in the Hazelwood neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
The Recreation Farm Society, later called The Meadows, is an abandoned convalescent home in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
The Church of the Holy Innocents is an abandoned, historic Episcopal church near the Arbor Hill neighborhood in Albany, New York.
The Cincinnati, Columbus & Hocking Valley Railroad, later owned by the Ohio Southern, is a defunct railway between Sedalia and Kingman via Jeffersonville, Ohio. It was once proposed as a connection between Columbus and Cincinnati generally along what is now the Interstate 71 corridor.
The Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railway (DSS&A) served the upper peninsula of Michigan, namely to carry iron or copper ore to smelters and docks along the shores of Lake Superior and Lake Michigan.
Lake Superior & Ishpeming Railroad is a partly abandoned railroad in northern Michigan that mainly hauled iron ore. All of the lines east of Marquette were abandoned in 1979, with the exception of five miles of track that connects with the ex-Duluth, South Shore & Atlantic Railroad to a paper mill in Munising.
The Cincinnati, Hamilton & Dayton Railroad (CH&D) is a former railroad between Cincinnati and Dayton, Ohio, with a branch that extended into the coalfields of Jackson County.
Caesar Creek Township School is a closed school in Caesar Creek Township, Greene County, Ohio.
The Eastern Kentucky Railway (EK) is a former 36-mile railroad between Riverton (Greenup) and Webbville, Kentucky. Although it served several mines and early pig-iron blast furnaces, the EK was abandoned in 1933 during the height of the Great Depression.
St. Anthony High School, also known as East Catholic High School, is a former high school of the St. Anthony Roman Catholic parish at Sheridan Street and Farnsworth Street in Detroit, Michigan. It closed in 2005 and was demolished in 2012.
St. Agnes Church is a former Roman Catholic church in the LaSalle Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan. It was in use until 2006. The church was notable for hosting the Blessed Mother Teresa of Calcutta in 1979 when she established a Missionaries of Charity convent at the church.
The Fisher Body Company Plant No. 21 formerly produced automobile bodies for General Motors in Detroit, Michigan. The building has been abandoned since 1993.
Calvary Presbyterian Church is an abandoned circa 1918 church along Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It closed in 1991 when the congregation relocated to a more suburban location.
The Packard Automotive Plant is a former automobile manufacturing facility in Detroit, Michigan. Packard was known for their luxurious automobiles and the catchy slogan, “Ask the man who owns one.” The factory employed 40,000 at its peak. The once abandoned and collapsing plant is being selectively demolished and rehabilitated into new uses.
The Detroit Harbor Terminal is a ten-story cold storage warehouse along the Detroit River in Detroit, Michigan.
A gallery of abandoned railroads, depots, supporting buildings, cars and locomotives in the United States.
Castle Knoll is the former home of industrialist and politician Phineas P Mast in Springfield, Ohio. It later became a Knights of Pythias nursing home that relocated in 2006.
Westland Mall is an abandoned shopping mall on the western fringes of Columbus, Ohio. One of four directionally-named shopping centers in the region, all but Southland were constructed by Jacobs, Visconsi & Jacobs.
Miracle Acres Hotel is an abandoned resort in the Borscht Belt of the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Monticello Hospital is an abandoned medical center and nursing home in Monticello, New York.
The Catskill Lake Mansion House is an abandoned hotel in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It was the first summer resort in the county.
Euclid Square Mall is a former indoor shopping center in Euclid, Ohio. It opened in 1977 with two anchor stores, closed in 2016 and demolished in 2017-18.
The Regent Theater is a former theater on South Limestone Street in downtown Springfield, Ohio. It opened in 1920 and closed in 1992.
The Springfield City Hospital is a former medical center in Springfield, Ohio that was in operation between 1931 to 2011.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Russell YMCA provided overnight lodging, baths, meeting space, and other accommodations for railroad workers in Russell, Kentucky.
The Catlettsburg National Bank Building is a now demolished historic bank building in downtown Catlettsburg, Kentucky.
Armco Steel Ashland Works, now a part of AK Steel, is a mostly closed integrated steel mill near Ashland, Kentucky. It contains a mothballed pig-iron blast furnace, basic oxygen furnace, continuous caster, coating line, and other production facilities. At its height, the 700-acre plant also featured a coke facility, another pig-iron blast furnace, and a hot strip.
The Greenup Bridge formerly carried US Route 23 over the Little Sandy River in Greenup, Kentucky. It was demolished in 2011.
The Coal & Coke Railway (C&C) is a former railroad between Charleston, West Virginia and Elkins. It included branches that connected to many coal mines and coke ovens.
Norton, West Virginia is a former company town operated by the West Virginia Coal & Coke Company.
Coalton, West Virginia, located in Randolph County, is a former company town operated by the West Virginia Coal & Coke Company.
The McMillian School was constructed circa 1910 to serve students in McMillian, Michigan.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Greenbrier Division is a former railroad in the Greenbrier River valley in Greenbrier and Pocahontas County, West Virginia. The 101-mile line was one of the C&O’s primary branch lines for timber products and served more lumber companies than any other in the state.
The Marietta & Cincinnati Railroad (M&C) is a defunct railroad that connected Cincinnati, Ohio to Parkersburg, West Virginia. Through acquisitions during the 1800s, the M&C commanded over 270 miles of railroad, from Cincinnati to Marietta and south to Portsmouth and Hillsboro. The line was later absorbed into the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, becoming its mainline between Cumberland, Maryland, and St. Louis. Significant portions of the route have since been abandoned.
The Central Ohio Railway is a former railroad that connected Columbus to Bellaire, Ohio at the Ohio River. The line played an integral role in the development of the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O), especially after a bridge was completed over the Ohio River that enabled eastern markets to connect with Chicago and the Midwest. A railroad was first conceived between Wheeling, West Virginia and the Midwest in the mid-19th century as an efficient manner in transporting freight and passengers from the east coast west into Ohio and ultimately Chicago.
The Foundry at South Strabane is a former shopping center near Washington, Pennsylvania. Portions of the mall were abandoned and later demolished after the ground settled.
Washington Mall is a nearly vacant indoor shopping center near Interstates 70 and 79 in Washington, Pennsylvania. It was constructed by Stephen Richman and his partners, including his father, Ben, and Angelo and Phillip Falconi.
The Lonaconing silk mill, located in Lonaconing, Maryland, is the one of the last intact silk mills in the United States. Formerly operated by the Klotz Throwing Company and General Textile Mills Company, the complex is situated within the National Lonaconing Historic District. Due to its intact machinery, the mill has been nominated by the George’s Creek Watershed Association for the National Trust for Historic Preservation’s list of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places.
An airplane graveyard, part of a private collection by the late Walter Soplata, is located in the United States.
Towne Mall is an ailing shopping center in Middletown, Ohio once anchored by Elder-Beerman, Sears, and McAlpin’s.
St. Mark Church is a former Roman Catholic church in Cincinnati, Ohio. It was dedicated to the Missionaries of the Precious Blood. During its first 50 years of operation, St. Mark’s had 24 priestly vocations, which included one bishop, two religious brothers, and 36 religious sisters.
Cass, West Virginia is a former company town constructed by the West Virginia Pulp and Paper Company (WVP&P) for their paper mill and logging operations.
Reymann Brewery is an abandoned brewery in Wheeling, West Virginia. The city was once known as the “Beer Belly” of the state for its 130 taverns and robust German community.
Mayview State Hospital is a former state mental institution in Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. It closed in December 2008 and was demolished several years later.
Big Creek High School, the historic home of the Rocket Boys, is a now-demolished school near War, West Virginia. It gained national attention in the 1999 movie “October Sky.”
North Shore Road was a proposed two-lane scenic byway along the north shore of Fontana Lake at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains west of Bryson City, North Carolina. Only portions of the 34.3-mile route were completed.
Cincinnati Mall, formerly known as Forest Fair Mall and Cincinnati Mills, is an ailing shopping center in Fairfield, Ohio.
The Delaware Station of the Philadelphia Electric Company is a closed 468 MW coal-fired power plant along the Delaware River in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Gary Negro Grade School and the Gary District High School is a former school for African-Americans in Gary, West Virginia, a former coal camp owned by United States Coal & Coke Company, a subsidiary of United States Steel.
Coalwood, West Virginia is a former company town founded by George Carter of the Carter Coal Company in 1905.
Caretta is a former company town in McDowell County, West Virginia. It is named after the transposed syllables of Mrs. Etta Carter, the wife of George Lafayette Carter, who founded Carter Coal.
Jewell Valley, Virginia is a former coal camp constructed by the Clinchfield Coal Company in the Buchanan coal field.
Iaeger Graded and Junior High School building is located in Iaeger, West Virginia and was constructed in 1922. It later became home to Iaeger Intermediate before closing in 1999.
The Man Miners Memorial Hospital is a now-demolished medical facility in Man, West Virginia. It was later the Man Appalachian Regional Hospital.
Glen Rogers is a former company town built by the Raleigh-Wyoming Mining Company in Wyoming County, West Virginia.
The Glen Rogers High School is a former school in the coal-centered community of Glen Rogers, West Virginia.
Trap Hill School is a former school that served the Trap Hill district in Surveyor, West Virginia between 1930 and the 2000s.
The Kentucky Union Railway (KU) is a former railroad that extended for 95 miles from Lexington to Jackson, Kentucky.
The Natural Bridge Tunnel is along the abandoned Kentucky Union Railway (KU) which extended for 95 miles from Lexington to Jackson, Kentucky.
The Warwick State Training School for Boys, near Chester, New York, opened in 1914 as the New York City Farm, a rehabilitation center for alcohol and drug dependent men. It then became the State Training School for Boys in 1933, focused on the rehabilitation of young men, and then as the Mid-Orange Correctional Facility in 1977. It closed in 2011.
The New York, Ontario & Western Railway (O&W, NYO&W) was a regional railroad that connected Oswego, New York to Weehawken Terminal in New Jersey. It is the first notable railroad in America to have its mainline entirely abandoned.
The Spirit House is a historic circa 1865 residence and meeting hall in New York. The uniquely designed building was used by those involved in the Spiritualist Movement.
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.
The Dollar Bank Building, later home to National City Bank and PNC, is an office building in downtown Youngstown, Ohio. Constructed in 1901-02, it was completely remodeled in 1972-75.
The Legal Arts Building is a uniquely styled and closed commercial building in Ohio. It was constructed for $2 million by Stephen Baytos in 1965 to house legal offices for the Mahoning County Courthouse. Its location was the site of a Sears Roebuck department store.
The St. Vincent De Paul Building, at Wick and Rayen Avenues in Youngstown, Ohio, was home to the Strouss’ Music Center for many years.
The Big Muskie is a former dragline excavator for the Central Ohio Coal Company near Cumberland, Ohio. All that remains of what was one of the world’s largest earth-moving machines is the bucket, now part of a park on reclaimed strip mine lands.
The Williamstown Colliery Tunnel is an abandoned circa 1874 railroad tunnel under Big Lick Mountain in Pennsylvania. The tunnel connected the Summit Branch Railroad to 19 underground coal veins and the vast Bear Valley coal fields.
The lots at Lisbon and Evins Street in Cleveland, Ohio included the Cleveland Rubber Company, the Glidden Varnish Company that grew to become one of the largest paint producers in America, the Gerson-Stewart Corporation, which produced cleaning compounds and sanitation chemicals, and the Strong, Cobb & Company that had become the largest custom formulator of pharmaceuticals in the nation. The property was also home to the Ohio Confection Company and the Pennsylvania Refining Company.
The Van Dorn Iron Works Company is a former factory on 79th Street in the Kinsman neighborhood of Cleveland, Ohio.
Fort Pitt Steel Casting is a now-demolished foundry that produced special carbon, ally, and stainless steel castings in McKeesport, Pennsylvania.
The Victor Brewing Company, a former brewery, was located in Jeannette, Pennsylvania. It was in operation from 1908 to 1941 and was then sold to Fort Pitt Brewery and remained in operation until 1955. The buildings were then used by the Papercraft Corporation until the mid-1970’s.
The Larimer School, named for William Larimer, Jr., who opened the first Conestoga wagon business in the area, is a former school in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Larimer later moved west and founded Denver, Colorado and Larimer City, Nebraska.
The Holy Trinity Church is a now-demolished Roman Catholic church in Duquesne, Pennsylvania. It was home to a Slovak congregation from 1901 to 1970.
The First Baptist Church is an endangered church in McKeesport, Pennsylvania. It was constructed in 1904, abandoned in 1990 and is set for demolition.
Our Lady of Perpetual Help Church is an abandoned Roman Catholic church in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Detroit Gray Iron Foundry is a now-demolished industrial foundry along the waterfront in Detroit, Michigan.
The Penn-Lincoln Hotel is a former hotel along Penn Avenue in downtown Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania. Abandoned in 1995, the derelict tower was demolished in 2014.
The Westinghouse Flood Gate, located along Turtle Creek near East Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, prevented catastrophic floods within the Turtle Creek valley.
The Buckeye School is a former school in Buckeye, Kentucky. The property was later used as a residence and for storage.
A gallery of abandoned fraternal organizations in the United States.
Youngstown, Ohio is the county seat of Mahoning County and is named for John Young, an early settler from New York. The city prospered for decades under heavy industrialization, chiefly steel mills. Closure of the mills in the 1970s led to major population losses and a sharp increase in poverty.
The remains of four iron furnaces, operated by the Lackawanna Iron Works, are located in Scranton, Pennsylvania. The company was instrumental in the production of nails and rails.
Bailey Park is a semi-abandoned recreational facility with an old baseball stadium in Youngstown, Ohio.
The Scranton Lace Company is a former lace manufacturer in Scranton, Pennsylvania. Also known as the Scranton Lace Curtain Company and the Scranton Lace Curtain Manufacturing Company, it was the largest manufacturer of Nottingham lace in the United States between 1916 and 2002.
Wean United is a former manufacturer of equipment that was used to process and finish flat-rolled steel, steel and iron rolls, iron castings, coupling boxes, annealing bottoms, and boxes and steam hydraulic forging presses in Youngstown, Ohio. It was equipped to produce castings and rolls weighing up to 100 tons.
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.
The Western Maryland Railway Laurel Subdivision is a partly abandoned railroad in the Allegheny Highlands of West Virginia. It is comprised of the Greenbrief, Cheat & Elk Railroad and the West Virginia Midland Railway.
The Baltimore & Ohio Richwood Branch extended from Clarksburg to Richwood, West Virginia, a distance of 121 miles. Much of the route was later abandoned.
The McNeel Mill is a former circa 1865 mill in Mill Point, West Virginia that ground cornmeal, cracked corn, and buckwheat. The building, after years of neglect, has been restored.
The Hotel Eddystone is a former hotel owned by the famed Lew Tuller at Sproat Street and Park Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. The tower, adjacent to the new Little Caesars Arena, is slated for redevelopment into apartments and first-floor retail.
Along Grand River Avenue in Detroit, Michigan were several large and notable shopping districts which have fallen by the wayside.
The Palmer Park Apartment Building Historic District is located in the Palmer Park neighborhood of Detroit, Michigan, and is well regarded for its ornate and varied examples of apartment buildings. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 with a boundary increase in 2005.
Company towns, operated by coal and timbers companies, helped sustain hundreds of mines and timber stands in West Virginia.
Michigan Central Station, is a former railroad station Detroit, Michigan. It will become the centerpiece of a new campus for the Ford Motor Company. The depot was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1975 and was abandoned in 1988.
The abandoned Republic Rubber factory, located in Youngstown, Ohio, was a manufacturer of tires and hoses for the automotive and aerospace industries. At its peak, Republic employed 2,300 with a payroll of $4 million. The factory closed in 1989.
The McGuffey Mall and adjoining Garland Plaza are former shopping centers in Youngstown, Ohio.
The Cavanaugh Company is a former hardware wholesale supply company that supplied cast iron pipe, corrugated pipe, road machinery, metallic paints, terra cotta, windows, and fireproof doors in Youngstown, Ohio.
The Little Miami Railroad (LM) is a defunct railroad that connected Cincinnati to Xenia, Ohio. Most of the alignment has been converted into a popular recreational trail.
St. John Berchmans Catholic Church and School is a former combination church and school in Detroit, Michigan. After it closed in 1986, it remained vacant until it was reopened as the Colin Powell Academy, a charter school. After being plagued with financial and academic difficulties, it closed in 2010.
Woodward Avenue Presbyterian Church is a former church on Woodward Avenue in Detroit, Michigan. It was active to worshippers from 1911 to 2004 and after years of abandonment, the historic building is being restored.
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church is an abandoned and collapsing church in Braddock, Pennsylvania.
St. Michael Church is a former Roman Catholic church in Munhall, Pennsylvania. It was founded as a Slovak parish in 1897 and served the Slovakian community who tendered to Homestead Works of the Carnegie Steel Company.
A selection of abandoned residences at 1814-20 Chateau Street in the Mexican War Streets neighborhood of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Westmoreland Glass Company is a former glass manufacturer in Grapeville, Pennsylvania.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C&O) Lexington Subdivision is a mostly abandoned 109-mile route between Lexington and Ashland, Kentucky.
The Cedar Avenue Substation for the Cleveland Railway Company was constructed in 1917 in Cleveland, Ohio. It was the first automatic substation for the company in the city, located across the street from the Cedar Avenue power plant, which was then at the time the largest non-condensing direct-current plant in the United States.
The Lexington Mall is a former indoor shopping mall on Richmond Road in Lexington, Kentucky. Completed in 1975 by Saul Centers, it was the second indoor shopping center in the city.
The Joseph & Feiss Company is a former manufacturer of tailored apparel for men in Cleveland, Ohio.
The Shenango China Company, of New Castle, Pennsylvania, is a former manufacturer of Incaware, restaurant china with a light colored background and decoration.
The Frenchburg Presbyterian College is a former school and hospital operated by the United Presbyterian Church in Frenchburg, Kentucky. It was the only hospital between Lexington and Ashland for a period of time.
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.
St. Joseph Church is a former Byzantine Catholic church in the Union-Miles Park neighborhood in Cleveland, Ohio. It featured Mission Revival and Spanish Colonial Revival styles. The church closed in 1980 because of a declining congregation and was repurposed for another church before becoming abandoned in 2002. The building was removed in 2016.
The abandoned Warner & Swasey Observatory, constructed by Worchester Warner and Ambrose Swasey as a gift for Case School of Applied Science, is located in East Cleveland, Ohio.y
The Ravenna Grade School is a former school that operated from 1927 to 1998 in Ravenna, Kentucky.
The Kentucky River was once fully navigable from the Ohio River at Carrollton to Beattyville, Kentucky. Fourteen locks and dams provided safe passage for passengers and freight alike. Today, only the first four locks to Frankfort are in operation while the remainder has been abandoned or sealed to prevent traffic.
The Richmond, Nicholasville, Irvine & Beattyville Railroad (RNI&B, Riney-B) is a former railroad between Frankfort and Beattyville, Kentucky. In its original form, the RNI&B extended from Versailles and Irvine, Kentucky. It was acquired by another railroad in 1899 and extended to Beattyville and Airedale. Another acquisition extended the line west to Frankfort, giving the RNI&B a total of 110 miles.
The Jefferson School is a now-demolished school at 1401 McColloch Street, Wheeling, West Virginia.
Alpha Portland Cement Company is a former cement manufacturing plant in Ironton, Ohio and was demolished circa 2010.
The Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad Hawks Nest Subdivision is an abandoned 3.4-mile branch from Hawks Nest Station to Ansted, West Virginia. It was originally conceived as a narrow-gauge line alongside Mill Creek.
Thurmond, a storied town located along the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia, has a population of five. The community was once an important stop for the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad (C…
Nuttallburg, located along the New River in Fayette County, West Virginia, was a coal mining venture that was spawned out of England-born entrepreneur John Nuttall.
The Nicholas, Fayette & Greenbrier Railway (NF&G) is a former railroad, controlled by the C&O and NYC, that was named after the three counties it served in the New River coal field in West Virginia.
The Big Woods, Red River & Lombard Railroad (BWRR&L) is a former narrow gauge railroad in Powell and Menifee counties in Kentucky. It was constructed circa 1910 to access the virgin forests of the Red River valley.
The James K. Duke House is an antebellum, 11-room brick house constructed circa 1792 in Scott County, Kentucky.
The Old Louis Hunter Distillery is a former bourbon distillery that operated from 1850 to 1974 in Lair, Kentucky.
Mays Lick Consolidated School is a former school turned apartments in Mays Lick, Kentucky. Constructed in 1909-1910 for $32,500, it served as the first high school in Mason County. Until 1960, it was the only public high school to serve the Mays Lick District.
Wolfe County High School is a former school building turned apartments in Campton, Kentucky. Opened in 1942, it was the first publicly funded high school in Wolfe County and constructed during the Great Depression with funding from the Federal Works Project Administration (WPA).
Kay Moor, West Virginia is a former Low Moor Iron company town. At its height, Kay Moor featured a coal mine and processing plant. Kay Moor was named for James Kay, a Low Moor Iron employee whose task was to construct the town at the base of the mountain.
Hazel Green Academy is a former private school that operated between 1880 and 1983 in the Appalachian Mountains of eastern Kentucky.
The Taylor & Boggis Foundry is a former manufacturer of gray iron castings and builders’ hardware in Cleveland.
Clear Creek Furnace is a former iron furnace near the town of Salt Lick in Bath County, Kentucky.
Vintage electric streetcars are located adjacent to a former coal mine in rural Pennsylvania.
The abandoned Monongahela Hotel is located in downtown Brownsville, Pennsylvania. In later years, it became Towne House, an apartment complex.
Cedar Knoll Galleria, now known as Kyova Mall, is a mostly empty shopping center near Ashland, Kentucky. Despite being planned for six department stores and over 100 inline retailers, it has two anchors and a nearly empty interior concourse.
Slate Furnace, the first of its kind west of the Allegheny Mountains, was located south of Owingsville, Kentucky.
Kentucky Fire Brick Company is a former refractory brick factory in Haldeman, Kentucky.
The Erie School and Aiken Hall is a former private religious school of the United Methodist Church in Olive Hill, Kentucky, in operation from 1914 to 1958.
The Olive Hill Fire Brick Company is a former brick factory along the Midland Trail in Olive Hill, Kentucky.
The Cincinnati Southern Railway contains numerous bypassed tunnels and bridges along the “Rathole” between Cincinnati, Ohio and Chattanooga, Tennessee.
Roseville Prison is a closed penitentiary that operated between 1927 and 1966 in Roseville, Ohio.
The McKee High School is a former school in McKee, Kentucky and was constructed by the Works Progress Administration in 1938.
Fitchburg Furnace, also known as the Red River Furnace, is a former charcoal blast furnace turned historic site in the Daniel Boone National Forest in Kentucky.
The series of buildings at 845 Monmouth Street in Newport, Kentucky is home to Carabello Coffee. Previous uses included a National City Bank branch and a check cashing company.
The Zanesville & Western Railroad (Z&W) is a former railroad that extended throughout southeastern Ohio, connecting Columbus to many of the coal and clay mines and their respective power plants and factories.
St. Gabriel’s Monastery is a formerly abandoned residential and institutional complex in the Brighton neighborhood of Boston, Massachusetts.
The Broadway Theater, named after the street it is located on, is an abandoned theater in Monticello, New York.
The Van Nattas Pumping Station is an abandoned pump station and mill in Ithaca, New York. It was constructed by the Ithaca Light & Water Company.
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).
The Taconic Central School, once considered the largest school district in the state, is an abandoned circa 1931 school in New York.
Scot Run Resort is an abandoned 250-acre resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.
The Dery Silk Mill is an abandoned silk mill in Jim Thorpe, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1888 by George Dery and was in operation until 1980.
St. Nicholas Central Breaker is a former historic coal breaker built by the Philadelphia & Reading Coal & Iron Company near Mahanoy City, Pennsylvania.
Bushkill Resort is an abandoned summer resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania.
The Wiscasset Bungalows is an abandoned resort in the Pocono Mountains of Pennsylvania, situated in a 1,000 acre pine grove above a high bluff.
St. Paul’s United Methodist Church is a former Methodist church in the Appalachian Mountains of Pennsylvania.
The Sheraton Motor Inn is an abandoned hotel and conference centre in Danville, Pennsylvania.
The Chandon Wine Company is an abandoned winery complex in New York. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in November 2010.
Tompkins County Poorhouse is an abandoned county home for the poor and mentally disabled located in New York.
The Allegany County Poorhouse is an abandoned county home for the poor and mentally disabled located in western New York.
Isaly’s is a former chain of family-owned dairies and restaurants. Founded in Mansfield, Ohio, it expanded to Youngstown in 1918 with a new dairy and headquarters.
The L’église Notre-Dame-Des-Canadiens Notre Dame Church, or Notre Dame Church, is a demolished Roman Catholic church in Worcester, Massachusetts.
Maennerchor Hall is an abandoned German social club near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. (Maennerchor is a German word for “male choir.”)
The North Coast Veterans Administration Hospital is a former veterans administration facility in Ohio. It was in operation from 1961 to 2011.
The historic Stambaugh Building, located at 44 East Federal Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio, was home to the Youngstown Sheet & Tube Company. Once proposed for demolition, the nearly vacant tower was rehabilitated in 2018 into a DoubleTree by Hilton hotel with two restaurants, a coffee shop, and a roof-top bar.
The Youngstown Sheet and Tube Company (YS&T) offered affordable company housing in Campbell, Ohio. Many of the original concrete townhomes are abandoned while others are being renovated.
The Paramount Theatre is a former theatre at 138 West Federal Plaza in Youngstown, Ohio. It opened as the Liberty Theatre in 1918, closed as the Paramount in 1976, and demolished in 2013.
The Musconetcong Sanitarium for Tuberculosis Diseases is a former tuberculosis hospital in the western mountains of New Jersey. Portions of the complex operate today as a psychiatric hospital.
The Peters Veterans Administration Hospital is a former veterans administration facility in Pennsylvania. It was in operation from 1953 to 2013.
The Longman Hotel is an abandoned hotel in western Pennsylvania. The 28-room inn was constructed in 1905 by Joseph Giannini and mostly abandoned in the 1970’s.
The Mystic Temple is an abandoned Shrine mosque, completed in 1908 and vacated in 2005. The building is one of the best examples of Moorish Revival architecture.
Genesee Power Station is an abandoned power plant in New York that was in operation from 1948 to 2000.
Elda is an abandoned mansion in New York that was constructed by David Abercrombie, who had founded the Abercrombie Company, an upscale clothing and outdoor company in 1892. The Abercrombie Company became the Abercrombie & Fitch Company in 1904.
State Street Presbyterian Church is an abandoned and historic Presbyterian church in Trenton, New Jersey, active from 1874 to 1993. It was reused by another church until 2007.
The Lawton Limestone Company is a former limestone mine in Lawton, Kentucky. It later became the Tygart Limestone Company, which opened an underground mine. After it closed, the facility was used to grow mushrooms. An ill-fated attempt in the 2000’s to convert the tunnels into a data storage center ended when it was discovered the business behind the proposal was fraudulent.
The Angel of Sadness Church is an abandoned Roman Catholic church in Pennsylvania and was active from 1865 to 2017.
Proctor’s Palace Theatre is an abandoned twin theatre, with seating for over 4,200, in downtown Newark, New Jersey.
The Witherbee, Sherman & Company No. 7 Concentrating Mill is a long abandoned mine and iron ore concentrating and separating plant in New York.
The Essex County Jail, in Newark, New Jersey, was constructed in 1837 and closed in 1971 when a new facility was completed. The jail was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.
Grimms Bridge Tunnel is an abandoned tunnel along the Youngstown & Southern Railroad Smith’s Ferry Branch in eastern Ohio.
The Youngstown & Southern Railroad (Y&S) Smith’s Ferry Branch extended for 13 miles from Negley, Ohio to the Ohio River at Smith’s Ferry, Pennsylvania. The Y&S was controlled by the Montour Railroad Company, itself a subsidiary of the Pittsburgh Coal Company.
The Hazel-Atlas Glass Company is a former manufacturer of machine-moulded glass containers in Wheeling, West Virginia. At its height, Hazel-Atlas was the third largest producer of glass containers in the United States.
Tunnel No. 6 is located along the mostly abandoned Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Wheeling-Pittsburgh Subdivision west of Washington, Pennsylvania.
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad (B&O) Wheeling-Pittsburgh Subdivision is a partially abandoned railroad between Wheeling, West Virginia and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.
Haines High School is a closed, historic high school in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Dayton Arcade is a historic collection of five inner-connecting buildings in downtown Dayton, Ohio with a glass-domed rotunda as its centerpiece. It is in the process of being restored and reopened.
The United Theological Seminary is a United Methodist seminary in Trotwood, Ohio whose original campus in Dayton was closed in 2005.
Buckeye Steel Castings, later known as Columbus Castings, is a former foundry in Columbus, Ohio. It was once the largest single-site steel foundry in North America. Columbus Castings manufactured steel castings for freight and passenger rail cars, locomotives, construction and mining equipment, and industrial magnets.
Old Hickory is circa 1880 Italianate residence in Coudersport, Pennsylvania. The house, once lavishly outfitted inside and outside, was later used as The Old Hickory, an inn and tavern. After years of abandonment, it is being lovingly restored.
The abandoned Monongahela National Bank and Second National Bank buildings are located on Market Street in downtown Brownsville, Pennsylvania.
Fulton Elementary School is an architecturally significant but closed school in Pennsylvania.
Mercer Hospital is an abandoned medical center in central New Jersey. It was first constructed in 1895 and was fully closed in late-2011.
Hazelwood Sanatorium, located in Louisville, Kentucky, is a former tuberculosis hospital. Portions of the facility operate today as a mentally handicapped institution.
Allegheny Tuberculosis Sanatorium is an abandoned prison and former tuberculosis hospital in the Allegheny Mountains of Pennsylvania.
Old Town Mall is a nearly abandoned shopping centre in the Old Town neighbourhood of Baltimore, Maryland.
The Great Afro-American Wax Museum is an active museum centred around black educational history and prominent historical wax figures in Maryland.
The Suwannee Belle is an abandoned riverboat in east-central Pennsylvania. It was fabricated by Lacrosse Riverboat Company in LaCrosse, Wisconsin in 1985, and was patterned after the paddle wheeler Belle of Suwannee that previously floated along Florida’s Suwannee River.
Sleighton Farm School is an abandoned reformatory school for delinquent girls aged 12 to 18 in Pennsylvania. The complex, named after Henry Sleighton, the property owner of the lots the state school was built upon, had begun as the House of Refuge before becoming the Glen Mills School Girls Department.
The Variety Theatre, a former theatre in Cleveland, Ohio, operated between 1927 and 1984. Listed as a Cleveland Landmark and in the National Register of Historic Places, the building is being restored after years of abandonment.
The Euclid Theater, an abandoned theatre in East Cleveland, Ohio, operated from 1925 until 1950. It was the successor to a downtown Cleveland theatre under the same name.
The Knox County Infirmary served children, the elderly and those with mental or physical illness in Knox County, Ohio. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1986.
The Hill Homestead is an abandoned residence and farm in New York. It was home to Theodore Hill, Jr., a farmer and politician.
The Rubber Bowl is a former stadium in Akron, Ohio and was home to the University of Akron Zips football team from 1940 to 2008. It also hosted concerts, high school sports, and a professional football team.
The abandoned Ashlar Lodge No. 639 Masonic Temple, located in the Miles Park neighbourhood in Cleveland, Ohio, is a noted Cleveland Landmark. It ceased to be used as a lodge in 1969, although the building was reused for other purposes until the 1990’s.
National Acme, a merger of two notable machine tool manufacturers, is an abandoned factory in Cleveland, Ohio. At its height, National Acme was one of the largest manufacturers of machine tools in the United States.
George Wharton Pepper Middle School is an abandoned educational complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Christopher Columbus Elementary School is a closed school in Chester, Pennsylvania.
The Alderson Academy is a former Baptist-affiliated school in West Virginia. After its merger with Broaddus College in Philippi, the Alderson campus was mothballed. Two other colleges reused the building before the structure was abandoned in the 1990’s.
The circa 1900 Mt. Zion United Methodist Church is located near Hokes Mill, West Virginia.
The Greenbrier High School consisted of two distinct properties, both demolished, in Ronceverte, West Virginia.
The Ronceverte Christian Church is a closed Christian church in Ronceverte, West Virginia. Constructed in 1886, it was the first and only sanctuary in Greenbrier County for years.
The Grand Theater, designed in the streamlined Art Deco style and built in 1937, is located in downtown Ronceverte, West Virginia.
Lincoln Way is a formerly abandoned street in Clairton, Pennsylvania. It contained 16 residences that were abandoned between the 1970’s and 2009. The cul-de-sac at one time boasted 40 houses.
The Staats Hospital Building, located in Charleston, West Virginia, contained a former a hospital, theatre, and the Glendale Lodge No. 78 Knights of Pythias.
The Freibofer Baking Company is a long-abandoned baking plant in the Nicetown neighbourhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
The Budd Company was a metal fabricator and major supplier of body components to the automobile industry, and a manufacturer of stainless steel passenger railroad cars, airframes, missile and space vehicles, and other defence products.
The gymnasium at Padua Preparatory School is the last remnant of the Padua Minor Seminary and Preparatory School in New York.
Marble Hill Nuclear Power Plant is a now-demolished, never-completed power generating facility in Marble Hill, Indiana. All work stopped in 1984 after $2.7 billion had been expended.
The Moser Leather Company was a manufacturer of high-grade leather for harnesses and collar manufacturers in New Albany, Indiana. At the height of operations, Moser was one of five tanneries in the city, attracted to the area in part due to the abundance of native chestnut trees. Chestnut trees produce a natural tannin in the tree bark and nuts that are used in all-natural vegetative tanning processes. Moser Leather continues to operate out of Hamilton, Ohio.
The Green Township Public School is located in Williamsburg, Indiana. The school initially served kindergarten through 12 students, although it later served students from nearby Webster.
Lew Wallace High School is an abandoned four-year (9-12) public high school for the Glen Park neighbourhood in Gary, Indiana.
The Gary Memorial Auditorium is an abandoned civic centre in Gary, Indiana. It was built as part of a widespread movement after World War I that sought to commemorate the efforts and sacrifices of the entire nation, not simply by erecting monuments, but by building significant and public utility.
The former Newport Post Office, located in Newport, Kentucky, is being renovated into The Washington Grand, a ballroom and event centre.
The USS Sachem and USS Phenakite is an abandoned yacht that was used by the United States Navy from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1942 to 1945. It was later used as a tour boat before becoming abandoned on a small creek just yards from the Ohio River in northern Kentucky.
The Torrent Tunnel is along the abandoned Kentucky Union Railway (KU) which extended for 95 miles from Lexington to Jackson, Kentucky.
The David Snowden House, located in the mountains of eastern Kentucky, was constructed in 1825 by David Snowden Jr.
Silvercrest Sanatorium is a former tuberculosis hospital in New Albany, Indiana. It was reused as a disabled children’s development centre before closing in 2006. The Art Moderne styled complex has since been restored as an elderly care facility.
The Palace Theater, an abandoned theatre at 791 Broadway in Gary, Indiana, was in operation from 1925 to 1972. It was considered the most opulent facility of its type in the city before succumbing to the declining fortunes of the town.
The Cleveland Aquarium is an abandoned aquarium located in Gordon Park in the Glenville neighbourhood of Cleveland, Ohio.
The National Copper and Smelting Company is a now demolished factory on East 123rd Street in the Little Italy neighbourhood of Cleveland, Ohio. After relocating, the site was reused by Woodhill Supply and by the American Heart Association for the storage of boxes of rubber ducks.
Randall Park Mall is a now-demolished enclosed shopping centre in the village of North Randall, Ohio. It boasted the motto, “Much More Than Everything.” After years of decline, Randall Park closed in March 2009, with demolition beginning in December 2014.
Willson School is an abandoned school along East 55th Street in Cleveland, Ohio. It is landmarked through the Cleveland Landmarks Commission.
The City Methodist Church is an abandoned church in Gary, Indiana. It was once the largest Methodist church in the Midwest but closed in 1975 after just 50 years.
Magee Mine is a former coal mine that operated from 1908 to 1954 in Yukon, Pennsylvania. The mine was named for James Magee, a member of the company’s original board of directors.
The Buffalo Central Terminal is a closed railroad station for the New York Central Railroad (NYC) in Buffalo, New York.
H. Gordon and Sons Department Store is an abandoned four-story commercial building at the southeast corner of Broadway and East 8th Avenue in downtown Gary, Indiana. It was originally built for the Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks to serve as a lodge.
The Gary Heat, Light & Water Building, formerly home to Gary Heat, Light & Water, is located on Madison Street in Gary, Indiana.
The Holiday Inn – North Randall is an abandoned hotel adjacent to the now-demolished Randall Park Mall in Randall Park, Ohio.
The Hudson-Stuyvesant Motor Company was a dealer of Hudson automobiles along “Automobile Row” in Cleveland, Ohio.
The former Ferry Cap and Screw Company manufacturing complex in Cleveland, Ohio produced cold-headed, high- strength precision fasteners for trucks, power generators and construction and industrial markets.
C.M. Schwab Manual Training School is an abandoned industrial school near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. It is named after Charles M. Schwab, who rose through the ranks to become the president of the Carnegie Steel Company and then the president of the United States Steel Corporation.
The Tip Top Cereal Company is a now-demolished industrial building on Canal Road in the Flats of Cleveland, Ohio.
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.
The Louisville & Southern Railway Lexington to Lawrenceburg Division is a partly active and abandoned railroad in central Kentucky.
The Richman Brothers Company is a former manufacturer and distributor of men’s suits, furnishings and hats in Cleveland, Ohio. It operated a tailoring plant, a national network of stores and an office complex.
New Castle Refractories is a now demolished factory along Industrial Street in New Castle, Pennsylvania.
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.
Duncan Hall is a burned, abandoned residence once owned by Major Green Duncan south of Bloomfield, Kentucky.
The John A. Barry Distillery, later becoming the Old Poindexter distillery, is an abandoned brandy and bourbon distillery in Ekron, Kentucky. After closing, the property was sold to a railroad tank car cleaner.
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.
Hercules Motors is a formerly abandoned industrial factory that manufactured high-speed, lightweight gasoline engines on Market Avenue South in Canton, Ohio. The plant’s buildings, an earshot from downtown, are being rehabilitated into apartments, offices, and retail space.
The Falls of Rough Mill is an abandoned and partially collapsed mill along the Rough River in Falls of Rough, Kentucky.
Saint Patrick Roman Catholic Church is an abandoned Roman Catholic church in Connecticut. A part of the Archdiocese of Hartford, the parish was active from 1874 to 2009.
Christ Congregational Church of Mount Hope is an abandoned circa 1910 church in New York, New York. It is notable for its domed sanctuary and Colonial Revival architecture.
The Shepherd of the Lord Chapel is an abandoned Naval church in Connecticut. Servicing Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish congregations, it was built off-base to support the religious and community needs of married Sailors and their dependents.
Saint Ann Roman Catholic Church is a closed Roman Catholic church in Connecticut. A part of the Archdiocese of Hartford, the parish was active from 1890 to 2017.
General Hospital for the Insane is a public hospital that treats people with mental illness in Connecticut. It is a 100-acre historic district that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1985.
Kutsher’s Hotel & Country Club is an abandoned resort in the Catskill Mountains of New York. It was the longest running of the “Borscht Belt” resorts and served as the inspiration for the 1987 movie Dirty Dancing, which was about a teenager who falls in love with a dance teacher while on vacation with her family in the 1960’s.
Mountaindale High School is an abandoned circa 1932 school in Mountaindale, New York.
The Kenoza House is a closed 36-room boarding house set among 55 acres of rolling farmland and woods in New York. It offered 29 bedrooms to those seeking a holiday from New York City.
The Gem Theatre is an abandoned theatre on 8th Street in downtown Cairo, Illinois. The original facility was opened in 1910, rebuilt in 1930 and 1936, and closed in 1978.
Welch’s Kenosha Dell House is an abandoned tourist boarding house in the Catskill Mountains of New York.
Beards Presbyterian Church is an abandoned Presbyterian church in Scott County, Kentucky.
Cannel City Union Church is an abandoned multi-denominational church in Cannel City, Kentucky.
St. Boniface Catholic Church is an abandoned church in Chicago, Illinois. It was constructed in 1902-04 and closed in 1990. The property is proposed to be converted into residential units and a music school.
Jerusalem Lodge No. 90 Masonic Temple is an abandoned Masonic temple in Illinois where Freemasons held meetings. Opened in 1924, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1982.
The Pennsylvania Railroad YMCA in East Canton, Ohio served railroad workers for the Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway (PFW&C). It provided overnight lodging, baths, meeting space and other accommodations for railroad workers. The PFW&C was operated by the Pennsylvania Railroad Eastern Division.
Burch High School is a former high school in Delbarton, West Virginia that closed in 2011.
Located on the tracks of the former U.S. Steel McDonald Works are dozens of locomotives either in various stages of disassembly or intact, awaiting refurbishment.
Mount St. Mary’s Hospital is an abandoned medical facility in Niagara Falls, New York, in use from 1914 to 2003.
The Church of the Transfiguration is an abandoned Roman Catholic church in Buffalo, New York.
St. Matthew’s Church is an abandoned Roman Catholic church in Buffalo, New York.
The Salem Evangelical Reformed Church is a former church in the Broadway-Fillmore neighbourhood of Buffalo, New York. It was demolished in 2017.
Sweet Springs is a former springs resort, sanatorium, hospital and nursing home in rural eastern West Virginia. In use from 1833 until 1993, the complex was host to Martin Van Buren, Pierce, Fillmore among many others, and was the subject of the documentary “Return to Old Sweet.” 4
The Morris Memorial Hospital for Crippled Children is a historic medical centre in Milton, West Virginia. The facility was built in phases from 1936 to 1941 by the Works Progress Administration (WPA) for children stricken with polio.
The Jackson Sanatorium is a former resort and sanatorium in Dansville, New York that focused on recuperation through hydrotherapy and a diet focused on fruits, vegetables, and grains.
Horace Mann School is an abandoned school in Gary, Indiana. It is named after a school reformer who believed that society could not exist without equal access to public education.
The Universal Atlas Cement Company, a former United States Steel Corporation (USS) subsidiary, is an abandoned Portland cement plant at Buffington Harbor, five miles west of Gary, Indiana.
MetroHealth Clement Center is a now demolished medical clinic operated by MetroHealth Hospital in Cleveland, Ohio. It was named after Dr. Kenneth W. Clement, a physician, teacher and civil rights advocate.
The A. Overholt & Company is an abandoned distillery in West Overton, Pennsylvania that operated from 1800 to 1987.
Edwin Shaw Hospital, formerly the Springfield Lake Sanatorium, is a former sanitarium and general hospital in Lakemore, Ohio. The campus was abandoned in 2009 and demolished in 2017.
St. Michael School is an abandoned Catholic school in Pennsylvania that was infamous for its long-running Veronica’s Veil performance.
Wheeling Steel Corporation’s Benwood Works is a former pipe mill that closed in 1984 in Benwood, West Virginia.
The West Virginia Exposition & State Fair in Wheeling, West Virginia closed in 1937 and was reused as a skating rink and as a horse race track.