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Inside the Abandoned National Silk Dyeing Co.: Paterson, NJ's Forgotten Textile Mill (Photos)

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  The text message from my friend J was simple: a list of addresses in Newark and Paterson. An invitation. An urban treasure map with Xs marking forgotten places. I picked the one on Piercy Street. Pulling up, I saw the building wasn’t exactly hiding. It was a behemoth of brick and colorful lettered graffiti, a whole city block of decay. A door gaped open next to an old loading dock, but the scene gave me pause. Mounds of illegally dumped trash lay along the floor of the loading bay. This part of Paterson has a tough reputation, and the open doors felt less like an invitation and more like a dare. I took a deep breath and stepped inside. The air was thick with the smell of dust and damp. I found myself in a vast, open space littered with plastic containers and skeletal metal shelving. I moved deeper, drawn toward the old boiler house section. Before I reached it, I walked into a room that stopped me cold. Everything was stained a deep, blood red. A fine crimson powder coated the fl...
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Former 75th Police Precinct Station House Renovated

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Update May 27, 2024: On a brisk Monday, March 4th, 2024, a beacon of hope and care emerged at 486 Liberty Avenue in East New York. This new facility, established by Care For the Homeless , is set to be a cornerstone in the community, offering a sanctuary for 157 homeless men grappling with mental illness. Beyond just providing beds, this site encompasses an Article 28 community health center, dedicated to addressing the primary medical care and behavioral health needs of both its residents and the broader community. Under the stewardship of a seasoned director, the shelter will employ a robust team of 76 professionals. This team includes social workers, case managers, housing specialists, and a vigilant 24/7 security and maintenance crew, all committed to fostering a supportive and secure environment for the residents. The health center will be a lifeline for many, operating five days a week and staffed by a multidisciplinary team. This includes a physician, nurse, medical assistan...
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Location: 484 Liberty Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11207, USA
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Casa de la comisaría del distrito 75 de policía

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En el corazón del vecindario Cypress Hills de Brooklyn, una parte de la historia de la ciudad resiste el paso del tiempo. La esquina de Liberty y Miller Avenue Hospedadores el rostro formidable de lo que alguna vez fue la comisaría de la comisaría número 75. Con sus huesos del siglo XIX y un pasado en capas, esta estación es una crónica de la evolución urbana, desde sus humildes comienzos como el 17º Recinto de Policía, con una modesta banda de 38 hombres, hasta un bullicioso recinto con capacidad para 60 patrulleros, 14 caballos y un curioso dúo de gatos policías. Esta notable transición fue iniciada por el Capitán Hugh Frank Gorman y su equipo en un agradable día de verano, el 2 de junio de 1982. En su apogeo, este recinto gobernaba el territorio más grande de la ciudad de Nueva York, una jurisdicción en expansión de nueve millas cuadradas que se extendía desde los límites del condado de Queens hasta la ciudad de Flatbush, y desde las aguas de la bahía de Jamaica hasta el límite del ...
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Corporación de Fabricación de Laca Unida

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Sobre 2.72 acres, adyacente a las bulliciosas líneas de Amtrak y New Jersey Transit, el desolado esqueleto de United Lacquer Manufacturing Corporation estuvo una vez en pie. Ahora reducido a escombros, los ecos de su pasado se aferran obstinadamente al aire. Este trío de estructuras, abigarradas en altura de uno a tres pisos, alguna vez se dedicó a la producción de lacas, barnices y esmaltes. Sin embargo, durante 15 a 20 años fueron consignados al silencio, el abandono y la ruina. Esta propiedad abandonada estuvo sujeta regularmente a un sombrío ciclo de incendios y vertidos ilegales, lo que subraya su trágica trayectoria de declive. La historia de la tierra, contada por la ciudad de Linden, se lee como una letanía de contaminación química de múltiples fabricantes y de un propietario anterior que desaparece en el éter, dejando atrás una pesada carga fiscal. Como era de esperar, la ciudad finalmente perdió la paciencia con este sombrío cuadro de incendios y negligencia iniciados por hum...
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Inside the Abandoned R&S Strauss Auto Service Center (Photos)

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  I was driving towards what used to be the Consumers Park Brewery when something caught my eye—the wooden gate doors of the old auto parts store were wide open. Someone had broken in. The building had been vacant for years, even as new construction surged all around it. Right next door, a fresh, modern structure had risen, but this place remained untouched—a relic of the past hollowed out and forgotten. I pulled over without hesitation. These moments don’t come often. A while back, another shuttered dealership had been left open for months, its entrance exposed. Graffiti artists had made their mark on the metal gates, turning the abandoned space into an urban canvas. I had thought about exploring it, but before I could, the gates were suddenly chained shut overnight. The opportunity was gone. Not this time. This time, I wasn’t letting the moment slip away. I stepped inside, finally getting a look at what had been hidden behind those rolled-down gates and green plywood barriers. An...
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The Lost Artworks & Graffiti of Bayside Oil Depot

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Within the imposing walls of the Bayside Fuel Depot , also known as the Bushwick Inlet Refinery, eclectic art pieces and vibrant graffiti adorned every available surface, creating a sensory overload that was both chaotic and mesmerizing. The cavernous oil tanks and sprawling rooms of the main building played host to a lethal dose of creativity, transforming the depot into an unlikely graffiti wonderland. I arrived intending to document the refinery’s industrial history but found myself captivated by the dizzying array of colorful art pieces that had claimed the depot as their canvas. Every inch of the immense white walls inside and out was covered in a smorgasbord of rainbow colors, shapes, lettering, and characters. Playful figures from Disney classics stood shoulder-to-shoulder with the abstract, the surreal, and the subversive, forming a visual tapestry that mirrored the diversity of the city itself. In my opinion, the Bayside Fuel Depot was on par with the legendary 5 Pointz graff...
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United States Naval Air Propulsion Center (NAPC)

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This place holds a special meaning for me. I’ve visited several times, determined to explore every corner and uncover its secrets. But no matter how hard I tried, I never quite managed to see it all. The main front building, the one closest to the road? Never got inside. The massive cooling building in the back with its giant fans and smaller outbuildings? Missed that, too. And then there was the tank farm—a cluster of 22 rusty tanks tucked away in the upper right corner of the property. For some reason, no one ever took pictures of those tanks, even though they sat quietly in the shadows. I only noticed them recently, flipping through my old research notes. That’s when it hit me: I’d never taken the path that led there, too hesitant to get close to the Trenton-Mercer Airport’s fence line. I wasn’t here to get in trouble. I was here for the peaceful, empty buildings, not to risk getting caught wandering near airport grounds. Still, being there felt like stepping back in time. Walking t...
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Inside the Abandoned St. Michael and St. Edward Church in Brooklyn (Photos & History)

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For weeks, I had been orbiting the perimeter of the impending demolition of the Church of St. Michael and St. Edward, a once revered church in the heart of Fort Greene, like a moth drawn to a flame. The neighborhood, a patchwork of tight project housing, seemed indifferent to the fate of this historic edifice. The intel I had received suggested that entry was as simple as scaling a wooden fence, yet the timing had never felt right. Until one day, it did. With a mission in New Jersey looming, I knew it was now or never. The demolition was advancing at a startling pace, the church's twin steeples already reduced to rubble. The skeletal remains of timber beams and rusted steel frames peeked out from the ruins, a testament to the relentless march of progress. Summoning a surge of courage, I seized a moment of quiet in the bustling housing project and vaulted over the fence. My heart pounded in my chest as I slipped unnoticed into the church grounds. The once grand entrance now stood as...
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