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Urban exploration: Sabinosa's Sanatorium title=

2010-05-05

Sabinosa's Sanatorium: Visit a 1920s sanatorium in an idyllic location between the sea and the cliffs. The TB patients were removed, replaced by orphaned victims of the Francoist regime.

Urban exploration: Eight Of Brussels’ Churches title=

2010-02-20

Eight Of Brussels’ Churches: climb to cloud nine with us... A promenade on the sacred rooftops of Brussel - a short summary of 6 years of night explorations!

Urban exploration: Uckange Blast Furnace title=

2009-08-21

Uckange Blast Furnace: photographed between 2004 and 2009 during the conversion from abandonment to museum. This site will likely provide the only preserved insight into the steel industry of France.

Urban exploration: Hasard collieries, Cheratte title=

2009-05-07

Hasard collieries, Cheratte: Coal mine of Cheratte: explore an old abandoned yet very rich and well-preserved coal mine.

Urban exploration: The Clabecq Steelworks title=

2009-04-27

The Clabecq Steelworks: our largest industrial site ever explored. Beautiful furnaces, pipes, rust and dust...


Recent comments list




Stabmasterarson-son!
September 03, 2010 - 06:17
Wichy!

Wichy says it's lonely tonight...poor wichy




Cactuskid – Leuven
September 02, 2010 - 11:19

Great place to visit! You have a beautiful view of Leuven at the top. But it's too bad that they blocked the passage to the stairs that lead to the top. I'll go there today and watch what I can do




Stabmasterarson-son!
September 02, 2010 - 07:17
Pub

No, but I've been wanting to give it a shot.




publish me
September 02, 2010 - 00:52
Does anyone do this?

Photobucket

Anyone else ever use Gels or anything like that at NSH..Just curious.




john Taylor
September 01, 2010 - 15:26

Worst website ever!




b72 – kettle
September 01, 2010 - 11:14
bomb

Ok just so i know what did this bomb do anyway that he is hated so much by eveyone on this site i have heard alot of talk about this person some bad some good fill me in ok




Bernard – Bruxelles
August 31, 2010 - 17:50
ancien.

Jolies photos des collecteurs de Bruxelles.
Mais on oublie qu'il existe des égouts de plus petites tailles.
L'odeur n'est pas si terrible que ça en sous-sol du fait du mélange des odeurs (cuisines, baignoires, machines à laver et bien sur; toilettes).
Ca fait 10 ans que j'y travaille, bien que la ville s'est séparée de ce domaine au profit de Vivaqua.




publish me
August 31, 2010 - 17:01
Is this a joke?

I received an e-mail from a "lawyer" in regards to NSH.. I removed the names of the "lawyer","myself"..and said "law-firm"..
The law-firm listed didn't exist as far as I can research and the name he had listed came up with several hits including a sex-offender registry and various other misc. Sites..However, The telephone number that was listed is directed back to a security firm..Interesting? Here's an edited version of the E-mail.

Dear Mr. ******** :

I recently viewed your photos of the Norwich State Hospital on (removed),they were amazing. I am a lead investigator regarding the hospital and was hoping that you would be willing to speak with me about your time on the grounds and possibly supply us with specific photos in relation to the Hospital site. Your identity will be taken into account in a discreet manor regarding this issue due to specific legal issues with the photos. I can be contacted via e-mail or the telephone number listed. I look forward to your timely co-operation.

Sincerely,

(removed)

From (removed law firm)

Someone else in the UE community had received a similar (more professional) E-mail recently, Yet it was from a lawyer whom was working a case related to asbestos..being that his client was suffering from the exposure over his time working in the factory in which this UE had explored..

What do you guys think? .. I figured I'd respond with my Hourly rate of $100/hourly and a Print fee for any photo's they'd like to use pertaining to the "investigation" Just to be a nice guy. I have a slight feeling that it is just Murphy/Zimmerman/Pantywaste security hoping for a handout.




publish me
August 31, 2010 - 01:29
Meh

I'm sure (hopefully) that the views on your Flickr account are just coincidence..Remington was fun..Lots of homeless people..etc making it not so interesting anymore as it is..This fire obviously did quite a bit of damage though..
I've never looked into the Shakespeare Theater..I had a looksie at it on your Flickr though.

There was a factory building I had explored in Waterbury that had the same safety signs..However the roof had collapsed in on the upper floors..I doubt those safety ratings are very accurate at this point. Exploring is good for shit like that..You see safety signs that are out-dated and make no sense anymore.

As far as Norwich is concerned..It's a real bummer that Borner assumes that people hate the place..TONS of people have shown an interest in the buildings and the history involved in them. He's a fool for thinking that all he had to do was cut the grass and some tree's.. The buildings could have been maintained since day one..We wouldn't be sitting here talking about him like this if that were true. The state does in fact have a handful of non-profit organizations and volunteers whom work with some of these historical sites.. They do really amazing things. I've seen an article about a guy who planted a bed of flowers in front of the abandoned kirkbride buildings in middletown..That's pretty awesome..lol.




Ken
August 31, 2010 - 00:36
remington and stuff

yea I saw the fire, the buildings of concern are opposite from Norwich, those factory floors are made of wood, there are machines still in the buildings, floors are weak, have holes, parts have collapsed and stairs are made of wood too and have fallen down. They are removing building 1 and maybe 2

One thing that sticks in my mind are the signs on the 4th floors that read “This Floor will Safely Sustain A Load of 100 Pounds Per Square Feet” and they are from when the factory was in use, and if you think about it if you stand with you feet together, that's your weight in less than a square foot, so when the factory was in use any average person walking on the 4th floor was over loading the safety limit!

I will post the pics link I took Aug 1, I don't know if it means anything but I track my flickr account to see what is being looked at and after a few days of no one really looking at anything Friday the 27th someone looked at 71 photos from Remington and 1 from Shakespeare theater.. I hope it doesn't mean any thing.

A note about Shakespeare theater in Stratford, CT. It is sealed up tight and if you look at the pics I took there is an alarm on all doors and motion detectors, they are active, and they do work, there is also a working fire alarm and working sprinkler system. Police patrol the grounds and park there to do paper work. What I am trying to say is STAY THE F*&K OUT. If you want to go look at the building on the outside and check it out its ok, the wont stop you from dusk to dawn, if your lucky and find one of the town console members who go there and clean up the place inside you maybe privy to a quick tour inside. Yea you heard right, I have met and talked to elected people who actualy care about there town, history and buildings that they roll up there sleeves and hauled out tons of waste from the building and pulled out the old carpets with help of volunteers from the town. Seems different from everything we read from Norwich eh.

remington www.flickr.com