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[scottobear]

I've linked to this before, but wfmu reminded me of it, and I can't find my old entry -

Abandoned amusement and theme parks left for nature to reclaim.

This site contains a stunning series of photos of an abandoned Japanese amusement park. The first few pictures of a rotted roller coaster are especially creepy as they were taken in the morning fog. page 1 - page 2 - page 3

Suzy Poling, an Oakland photographer, has a great photo series of an abandoned theme parks called Hidden Village. She also features a spread of old delapidated theatres: Palace of Mold

Defunctparks.com features many snapshots of parks in their heyday alongside the current state of rot.

IllicitOhio.com made a trek to the PTL's Heritage USA.

Pacific Ocean Park decimated through time.

[edit - Speaking of Illicit Ohio, he made a trip to Miami Florida's Marina Stadium.  I must do some walkabout down there next journey south. Maybe I'll see Kamandi vying for strawberry shortcake there.]

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[wickenden.livejournal.com]

In San Francisco, out beyond the golden gates are the remains of Sutro Baths, I loved to go out there among the jumbled concrete and jutting tie-rods rusting in the salt. It was like looking out of this time into the past as I stared off into the Pacific.

don

[scottobear.livejournal.com]

I've got a weird "Planet of the Apes" sort of fondness for areas where nature is taking back old structures. I think it's really quite beautiful.