Author Topic: Ten Creepiest Abandonded Cities (Read 3007 times)

Ben · « **on:** October 08, 2012, 11:34:36 AM »

I don't necessarily agree withe the article's headline about "creepy". Bodie is actually really cool. The one in Turkey looks quite large. The one in Taiwan could make a good Zombie Apocalypse hangout. Namibia should be titled "The Sands of Time".

http://www.gadling.com/2011/04/27/the-worlds-ten-creepiest-abandoned-cities/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl4|sec3_lnk3|58888/

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #1 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:39:07 AM »

Quote from: Ben on October 08, 2012, 11:34:36 AM

I don't necessarily agree withe the article's headline about "creepy". Bodie is actually really cool. The one in Turkey looks quite large. The one in Taiwan could make a good Zombie Apocalypse hangout. Namibia should be titled "The Sands of Time".

http://www.gadling.com/2011/04/27/the-worlds-ten-creepiest-abandoned-cities/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl4|sec3_lnk3|58888/

I think the island in Nagaski would make the pimpest post-apocolyptic hang out.

Ben · « **Reply #2 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:48:06 AM »

Quote from: Jamisjockey on October 08, 2012, 11:39:07 AM

I think the island in Nagaski would make the pimpest post-apocolyptic hang out.

I was looking at that one too. :)

I was wondering how many natural resources there are on that island (fresh water, arable land, etc.) and how much stuff the Japanese were hauling in on barges.

RevDisk · « **Reply #3 on:** October 08, 2012, 12:13:19 PM »

Centralia shouldn't count. There are essentially no buildings.

http://revdisk.org/gallery/index.php/Travels/Centralia

zxcvbob · « **Reply #4 on:** October 08, 2012, 01:47:19 PM »

How did Detroit not make the list?

Ben · « **Reply #5 on:** October 08, 2012, 01:58:44 PM »

Quote from: zxcvbob on October 08, 2012, 01:47:19 PM

How did Detroit not make the list?

Yeah, no kidding. "Creepy" would actually apply to some of the pics I've seen of abandoned parts of the city.

makattak · « **Reply #6 on:** October 08, 2012, 03:37:12 PM »

Quote from: Ben on October 08, 2012, 01:58:44 PM

Yeah, no kidding. "Creepy" would actually apply to some of the pics I've seen of abandoned parts of the city.

Creepy would actually apply to some of the places I've personally seen of the abandoned parts of the city.

I was there to watch a marathon before 2000. (Fortunately I wasn't too concerned about safety just after dawn on a Sunday morning.) It looked like the aftermath of a war.

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #7 on:** October 08, 2012, 03:58:44 PM »

And of course Pripyat tops the list as expected. I hear the new enclosure is coming along. Giant arch structure that they will literally just roll over the top of the current sarcophagus of the Chernobyl #4 reactor. Be neat to tour that place (the city, not the sarcophagus, 300 Gr/h isn't my idea of fun.)

AJ Dual · « **Reply #8 on:** October 08, 2012, 04:41:26 PM »

Quote from: kgbsquirrel on October 08, 2012, 03:58:44 PM

And of course Pripyat tops the list as expected. I hear the new enclosure is coming along. Giant arch structure that they will literally just roll over the top of the current sarcophagus of the Chernobyl #4 reactor. Be neat to tour that place (the city, not the sarcophagus, 300 Gr/h isn't my idea of fun.)

Just put your lunch in there. It'll still be fresh when you come back from touring the town.

zxcvbob · « **Reply #9 on:** October 08, 2012, 04:48:09 PM »

Quote from: AJ Dual on October 08, 2012, 04:41:26 PM

Just put your lunch in there. It'll still be fresh when you come back from touring the town.

And it'll be warm

Boomhauer · « **Reply #10 on:** October 08, 2012, 09:23:15 PM »

Sanzhi in Taiwan, the one Ben pictured, for some reason reminds me of Miranda from Serenity. That just creeps the *expletive deleted*it out of me.

RocketMan · « **Reply #11 on:** October 08, 2012, 10:16:42 PM »

Quote from: Avenger29 on October 08, 2012, 09:23:15 PM

Sanzhi in Taiwan, the one Ben pictured, for some reason reminds me of Miranda from Serenity. That just creeps the *expletive deleted* out of me.

It does have a certain 'cool factor', doesn't it?

Hawkmoon · « **Reply #12 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:01:26 PM »

Quote from: RevDisk on October 08, 2012, 12:13:19 PM

Centralia shouldn't count. There are essentially no buildings.

http://revdisk.org/gallery/index.php/Travels/Centralia

It's also not abandoned. It still has residents.

never_retreat · « **Reply #13 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:15:25 PM »

One of these days I want to get out to Centralia Pa and check it out. Its only about 2 hours away. I think there are some abandoned sections of the PA turnpike out that way that are supposed to be interesting.
Any APS'ers been there?
Another item on my list is this viaduct that was actually close to where I grew up but never explored.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River_Viaduct

Devonai · « **Reply #14 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:39:09 PM »

Quote from: kgbsquirrel on October 08, 2012, 03:58:44 PM

And of course Pripyat tops the list as expected. I hear the new enclosure is coming along. Giant arch structure that they will literally just roll over the top of the current sarcophagus of the Chernobyl #4 reactor. Be neat to tour that place (the city, not the sarcophagus, 300 Gr/h isn't my idea of fun.)

By no small coincidence, there needs to be a high-quality, decently-funded TV series based off of the Stalker universe.

Marnoot · « **Reply #15 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:45:29 PM »

Quote from: Devonai on October 08, 2012, 11:39:09 PM

By no small coincidence, there needs to be a high-quality, decently-funded TV series based off of the Stalker universe.

This. The Stalker games would make for an awesome backdrop and plotline for a (well-done) series.

kgbsquirrel · « **Reply #16 on:** October 08, 2012, 11:46:10 PM »

Quote from: Devonai on October 08, 2012, 11:39:09 PM

By no small coincidence, there needs to be a high-quality, decently-funded TV series based off of the Stalker universe.

Absolutely! The current games and books are insufficient for my STALKER needs.

grislyatoms · « **Reply #17 on:** October 09, 2012, 12:11:58 AM »

Y'all come on out to New Mexico sometime. The very low humidity preserves nearly everything.

We've got ghost towns out the wazoo.

Azrael256 · « **Reply #18 on:** October 09, 2012, 12:15:46 AM »

Quote

Some speculated that the resort was built on a Dutch burial ground while others attributed the misfortunes to a dragon statue destroyed during construction.

I found that hysterically funny for some reason. Here, it would be an Indian burial ground. In Taiwan, the boogeyman that terrifies little Taiwanese children in the dark is The Dutch.

Jamisjockey · « **Reply #19 on:** October 09, 2012, 08:38:55 AM »

Quote from: grislyatoms on October 09, 2012, 12:11:58 AM

Y'all come on out to New Mexico sometime. The very low humidity preserves nearly everything.

We've got ghost towns out the wazoo.

One of my favorite past times when living in AZ and UT was checking out ghost towns.

MechAg94 · « **Reply #20 on:** October 09, 2012, 10:31:29 AM »

Quote from: Avenger29 on October 08, 2012, 09:23:15 PM

Sanzhi in Taiwan, the one Ben pictured, for some reason reminds me of Miranda from Serenity. That just creeps the *expletive deleted* out of me.

Funny. My first thought was I hate apartment designs like that. If you aren't in the one facing the water, the view sucks. I would especially not like the one that face right in on another apartment.

slugcatcher · « **Reply #21 on:** October 10, 2012, 12:43:16 PM »

Quote from: Azrael256 on October 09, 2012, 12:15:46 AM

I found that hysterically funny for some reason. Here, it would be an Indian burial ground. In Taiwan, the boogeyman that terrifies little Taiwanese children in the dark is The Dutch.

The terrifiying clip-clop of wooden shoes behind you every time you take a step.....

Scout26 · « **Reply #22 on:** October 10, 2012, 12:58:16 PM »

Quote from: never_retreat on October 08, 2012, 11:15:25 PM

One of these days I want to get out to Centralia Pa and check it out. Its only about 2 hours away. I think there are some abandoned sections of the PA turnpike out that way that are supposed to be interesting.
Any APS'ers been there?
Another item on my list is this viaduct that was actually close to where I grew up but never explored.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delaware_River_Viaduct

RevDisk would be more then happy to take you there.....Getting you back however, is another story....

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