Parents Of Earth Pediatrics Center

Abandoned Pediatric Center - Explored! January 31st & February 13th, 2010.

This place was simply incredible! So good that I had to come back for seconds two weeks later. It once was a Pediatric center that offered several different services for parents in a low-income neighborhood. It housed an optometry unit, audio/visual, physical therapy, and many other services for disabled or handicapped children.

This place was LOADED with excellent finds in nearly every room and looks almost as though the people that once worked here just disappeared one day and the buildings were left as-is. Literally!
It was a bit disturbing because parts of this building closed in the late 90's and the rest following suit in the early 2000's... but you would have thought this place operated in the early eighties!!! 
Everything was so out-dated and run down. The toys, equipment, and wheelchairs were from the seventies for the most part. It just goes to show that low-income people are the lowest priority when it comes to healthcare.

This place still remains in great condition for exploring because it is in a very high secured area and its patrolled regularly. So it keeps the kids and bootleg graffiti artists out. I hope it stays that way indefinitely, because I really enjoyed taking pictures in here!


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Abandoned Paper Mill

Explored! February 14th, 2010

This is part one of my Valentine's Day exploring trip in Pennsylvania.

My initial explore of the day was an abandoned paper mill which was filled with asbestos and unique equipment. This location was loaded with some of the coolest signage from back in the days as well. It was definitely a real pain in the ass gaining access here because of the 3 feet of snow around the entire building; but if there is a will, there is a way! So I trekked through the snow dropped down a very tight space and had a little bit (a lot) more hang time than expected and landed not so gracefully... Nonetheless I dusted myself off, powered up the camera, and I spent a few hours in here shooting and thoroughly enjoyed myself at this location. It was filled with a beautiful light green color and excellent natural light on most of the floors!


As always all contructive critisism, feedback, and/or positive comments will be greatly welcomed!


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Abandoned Prison In Pennsylvania

Explored! February 14th, 2010

I went out to do some Valentine's Day exploring and decided to check out a few places in Pennsylvania.

The second place that I visited was an abandoned prison which has been standing silently for over 30 years in the middle of a pretty rough neighborhood. Once a pretty popular "hobo den" in the eighties it is filled with a few really cool finds and plenty of old school style malt liquor and typical whino cans/bottles; but if you look a little harder (or scale down the collapsed basement staircase) you'll find some even cooler things in this place. I had a good time at this location and tried my best to make a building with a lot of similar floors look even more interesting. Not a particularly easy task to do.


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