Some facilities don’t bother closing, and instead just let time do its thing. These places in particular feel left behind by upgrades as well as new rules and now they have devolved to become empty theaters, silent hospitals, and also classrooms where the lights are off. Time moved on as it always does, but the facilities themselves didn’t.
1. No more school assemblies at this auditorium
2. Nature is reclaiming this old post office
3. This paper mill has seen better days
4. This was once the world’s largest mental institution
5. Throw in a nice projector and this cinema can relive
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6. The lights are still on in this old subway station
7. Can you imagine all the classics projected at this old cinema in Mexico?
8. There are still vehicles in this abandoned Air Force Base in Shanghai
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9. All the stories this school hallway must have heard
10. That chair scares me, considering this was a psychiatric hospital
11. Did they leave them empty?
12. You can still find medicines at this abandoned pharmacy
13. Is the floor still wet?
14. Not too long ago, this was a fragrance factory
15. This is what’s left of Bethlehem Steel
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