Abandoned but not Forgotten
www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com
A portal website for other urban exploration sites throughout the country.
Abandoned Stations
www.columbia.edu/~brennan/abandoned
A site with photos of abandoned subway and train stations in New York
City and New Jersey, complete with maps of how they ties into the system.
American Textile History Museum
www.athm.org
491 Dutton Street, Lowell, MA 01854
(978) 441-0400
The American Textile History Museum tells America’s story through
the art, history, and science of our textiles.
Chernobyl Ghost Town; A Biker Chick’s story
www.kidofspeed.com
A tour through Chernobyl on the back of a motorcycle, 20 years after
the evacuation of the once bustling city. I later learned that this
site is a hoax, in that it was put up by someone who found the photos.
It might not even be Chernobyl... but hey, for our purposes, they are
very interesting photos of a ghosttown somewhere.
Dead Malls
www.deadmalls.com
A great site with a lot of info and some pictures. It's like we met
our evil twins that like malls instead of mills. They are close when
you spell them out. Look at some with photos – they are so sad
and vacant, depressing.
DocoMomo
www.docomomo-us.org
A group that raises awareness of the importance of the Modern Movement
architectural and landscape design legacy in the United States and to
be a resource for historical, technical and advocacy issues related
to the Modern Movement
Greens for Impact
www.greensforimpact.com
An organization of principled, pragmatic Green Party members and progressive
populists dedicated to the goal of defeating George W. Bush in his bid
for a second term as president, while simultaneously furthering the
growth of the Green Party as an independent alternative to the corporate-dominated
parties.
Historic American Buildings Survey / Historic American Engineering
Record
www.cr.nps.gov/habshaer
Buildings
in the Database from Providence
A n integral component of the federal government's commitment to historic
preservation. The program documents important architectural, engineering
and industrial sites throughout the United States and its territories.
A complete set of HABS/HAER documentation, consisting of measured drawings,
large-format photographs, and written history, plays a key role in accomplishing
the mission of creating an archive of American architecture and engineering
and in better understanding what historic resources tell us about America's
diverse ethnic and cultural heritage. Throughout the history of the
program, HABS/HAER has played a leading role in "preservation through
documentation" and is recognized as the nation's oldest federal
preservation program.
Japanese Ruins (Haikyo)
www.galoo.com/haikyo/index.htm
www.cqb.jp/01/ka/index.htm
www.cqb.jp/gren/index.htm
www.galoo.com/1968/111.htm
www2.ttcn.ne.jp/~hexplorer/haikyo.htm
A fan emailed us these links. Hard to follow unless your computer can
display Japanese text and fonts, and unless you can read Japanese, but
the photos are great. Ruins transcend all borders.
Mobile Performance Group
www.mobileperformancegroup.org
A collective of new media artists interested in finding new ways to
present art outside of traditional venues. MPG disseminates their work
by using automobiles, video projection, cell phones, FM transmission,
wireless hotspots, and any other technologies that allow artist to engage
the public.
Modern Ruins
www.modern-ruins.org
Art and photography by Philip Beuhler. Nice site, a little hard to navigate,
but some great stuff if you dig deep enough.
National Register of Historic Places
www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com
List
of Historic Places in RI
The National Register is the official list of cultural resources worthy
of preservation, part of a national program to coordinate and support
public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect our historic
and archeological resources. Properties listed in the Register include
districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects that are significant
in American history, architecture, archeology, engineering, and culture.
The National Register is administered by the National Park Service,
which is part of the U.S. Department of the Interior.
Nothing Lasts Forever Magazine
www.nlfmagazine.com
An interesting and ongoing Flash exploration of the notions of decay,
time, and permanence.
Opacity
www.opacity.us
An urban exploration site with locations features from all over New
England and Maryland and a great exploration of the Staten Island Ferry
graveyard.
Quonset Huts
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/quonsets/
A Yahoo discussion group for owners of or those interested in building
their own Quonset Hut. Photos and plans of Huts throughout the country.
Recentpast
www.recentpast.org
Promoting preservation education and advocacy to encourage an understanding
of our modern built environment.
Rise Industries
www.rise-ind.com
A great site run by two friends of mine in LA. One is an artist, the
other, an architect. A lethal combination. Especially interesting is
"Architecture is a Luxury: A Manifesto"
Risky Buildings
www.riskybuildings.org.uk/docs/list.html
ArtInRuins for the UK. This site is stripped down and easy to navigate,
with a short list of buildings that need saving. A public interest campaign
with some great detail about their buildings.
Roadside Fans
www.roadsidefans.com
A grassroots site for those of us with a soft spot for any roadside
attraction, including diners and Howard Johnson's.
Society for Commercial Archeology
www.sca-roadside.org
Always had a soft spot for roadside attractions? SCA is the oldest national
organization devoted to the commercial-built environment: diners, highways,
gas stations, drive-in theaters, bus stations, tourist courts, neon
signs, and a lot more.
The Trust for Public Land
www.tpl.org
Land conservation is central to TPL's mission. Founded in 1972, the
Trust for Public Land is the only national nonprofit working exclusively
to protect land for human enjoyment and well-being. TPL helps conserve
land for recreation and spiritual nourishment and to improve the health
and quality of life of American communities.
US Green Buildings Council
www.usgbc.org
The U.S. Green Building Council is the nation’s foremost coalition
of leaders from across the building industry working to promote buildings
that are environmentally responsible, profitable and healthy places
to live and work. They advance sustainable building with a Leadership
in Energy and Environmental Design [LEED] program.
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