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Season 2 of the Abandoned America podcast is now in progress! Follow it on your favorite podcasting platform and find out why it's all falling apart!

NEWEST EPISODE: November 27, 2023


RECENTLY ADDED/UPDATED GALLERIES

Wide interior view of a red, blue, and gold theater auditorium

LANSDOWNE THEATER


Wide interior view of a curved church sanctuary featuring a platform with stained glass above it

MACEDONIA FREE WILL BAPTIST CHURCH


Wide exterior view of the abandoned Seagram's Distillery in Dundalk

SEAGRAM'S DISTILLERY


The lobby of the abandoned Majestic Hotel in Hot Springs, AR

THE MAJESTIC HOTEL


A turbine at the long abandoned Gould Street Power Station in Baltimore

TRENTON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL


A turbine at the long abandoned Gould Street Power Station in Baltimore

GOULD STREET POWER STATION


An large open factory space at the abandoned Budd Factory

THE BUDD FACTORY


The overgrown facade of the abandoned hospital at Forest Haven

FOREST HAVEN


An overgrown abandoned home in Lincoln Way

LINCOLN WAY


The abandoned SS United States

THE SS UNITED STATES


The abandoned Taunton State Hospital

TAUNTON STATE HOSPITAL


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Abandoned America Blogs and News

Scrap | Abandoned America Podcast
30th July 2023
In this episode Matthew interviews Stacey Tenenbaum, a Canadian filmmaker who produced and directed a beautiful documentary called Scrap. Scrap takes a poetic and meditative look at what becomes of the objects we use after they've ceased to fulfill the function they were originally intended for.
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Saying Goodbye to the Gould Street Power Station | Abandoned America Podcast
29th June 2023
Gould Street Power Station in Baltimore was once the most impressive power plant in the city and considered a technological marvel, but now its demolition seems inevitable. In this episode, we'll trace the wild history of the site through the bitter public utility wars that led to its construction, to its eventual closure and abandonment.
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Forest Haven: A Fatal Legacy of Neglect | Abandoned America Podcast
30th May 2023
Today Forest Haven lies abandoned and mostly forgotten, but in this episode we'll explore how profound and often fatal neglect shattered lives of residents for decades, and why it was allowed to continue for years after some of the facility's most horrific injustices were brought to light.
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Abandoned America Photography Galleries

ABANDONED AMERICA ABROAD ABANDONED AMERICA ABROAD
Ruins across the world
ABANDONED ENTERTAINMENT VENUES ABANDONED ENTERTAINMENT VENUES
Abandoned theaters, amusement parks, malls, zoos, radio stations, lodges and fraternal orders, and more
ABANDONED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES ABANDONED HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
Abandoned asylums, state schools and institutions, hospitals, tuberculosis sanatoriums, retirement homes, and more!
Long Beach, CT | Rage ABANDONED HOMES AND NEIGHBORHOODS
Abandoned homes and neighborhoods across the United States
Fallside Hotel (Niagara Falls, NY) | Foyer ABANDONED HOTELS & RESORTS
Abandoned hotels, resorts, and lodging
Northern Central Grain Elevator, Baltimore | It Never Stops ABANDONED INDUSTRIAL SITES
Power plants, factories, mills, quarries, hotels, transportation, theaters, and food/agriculture
ABANDONED PRISONS ABANDONED PRISONS
Abandoned prisons, jails, penitentiaries, and detention centers
Agudas Achim Synagogue (Chicago,IL) | Balcont Sanctuary View ABANDONED RELIGIOUS SITES
Abandoned churches, cathedrals, synagogues, burial sites, and more
ABANDONED SCHOOLS & RESEARCH FACILITIES ABANDONED SCHOOLS & RESEARCH FACILITIES
Abandoned schools, educational facilities, and sites dedicated to science and research
ABANDONED PLACES
Some of the newest work on the website and/or places which have not been added to a completed gallery yet.
Hershey Chocolate Factory, Hershey PA ABANDONED AMERICA'S GREATEST HITS
The best of all the galleries on Abandoned America, conveniently located in one place.
EXHIBITS & EVENTS
Galleries, lectures, and exhibits