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Nov 12 2009 4 Comments

Abandoned mining houses #2: Ramshackleness and rooms

After a look in part one at the insides of some abandoned miner’s houses, along with the possessions left behind by the people who once lived there, the buildings themselves vary from the relatively grand, at least gate-wise,

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

to the rather more ramshackle.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

With such tell-tale signs of age particularly apparent when it comes to technology.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

Not that such hints are really needed of course, as the decidedly dilapidated state of the domiciles clearly indicate that they are well past their prime.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

Especially so when the long-closed curtains are carefully prised opened, revealing at least one room that hasn’t been touched for a terrifically long time.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

And yet at the same time rather bizarrely looks like it could have been lived in until not long ago.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

Something that certainly can’t be said about the futon, which is not only rancid, but covered in rodent faeces.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

Not unlike the kitchen, which we’ll have a nosey at next time

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

Yet regardless of all the rubbish, there’d be no point in trying to call somebody to make a complaint, as the connection has long since been cut.

Japanese haikyo/urban exploration

In the third and final part, I take a look at the decidedly forlorn facilities, including the aforementioned kitchen, and a not exactly comfortable commode. All of which can be seen here.

Categorized: Haikyo, Photography

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  1. Tornadoes28 says

    11/12/2009 at 2:11 pm

    Place can’t be that old. The phones not a rotary.

    Reply
    • Lee says

      11/12/2009 at 4:45 pm

      I was also surprised by how (relatively) modern the phone looked, especially as the other house had an old style dial one. The calendar in there was for 1990 (a couple of years later than the other place) though, so I guess push-button phones would have been fairly standard then.

      Reply
  2. Rob says

    11/13/2009 at 2:32 am

    Another great and amazing set of pictures. Thanks Lee!

    Reply
    • Lee says

      11/13/2009 at 12:13 pm

      Thanks a lot Rob, glad you enjoyed the pics. I certainly enjoyed taking them.

      Reply

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