Exploring

During the years I lived in Massachusetts, I fell in with a bad crowd and spent much of my free time crawling around abandoned buildings, evading security, and taking photos of sad chairs. These posts and galleries chronicle those expeditions.

Hospital 09, June 2014

Jun 21, 2014 | Urban Exploration | 0 Comments

When we first met him, he was cooking a can of beans over an open fire in a modified television cabinet, thick smoke billowing out the window.

Lansdowne Theater, March 2014

Apr 11, 2014 | Urban Exploration | 2 Comments

Twice, someone pounded loudly on the door next to mine and screamed, “POLICE! OPEN UP!” but I suspect it was not actually the police.

Hart Wool Mill, March 2014

Apr 5, 2014 | Urban Exploration | 3 Comments

Those were the most delicious breakfast sandwiches I’ve ever eaten, which is one reason I like exploring with Rob.

Hospital 08, March 2014

Mar 11, 2014 | Urban Exploration | 0 Comments

…bubbling paint pots, salt springs, geysers, waterfalls, viscous and multi-colored sinus discharge…

School 03, September 2013

Dec 4, 2013 | Urban Exploration | 0 Comments

“Yep, rabid squirrels. Hundreds of ’em. Thousands, maybe. Buncha kids got bit, had to close the place down. Damn shame.”

School 02, December 2012

Dec 3, 2013 | Urban Exploration | 3 Comments

They all pee into water bottles and then carry those pee-bottles around for the rest of the book, which leads to a hilarious scene later on…

Steam and Steel Workshop, July 2013

Jul 28, 2013 | Urban Exploration | 2 Comments

Excessive bell-ringing is frowned upon, however. I wish they had told us that right up front, before I made a fool of myself.

Victory Theater, May 2011

Jul 23, 2013 | Urban Exploration | 2 Comments

One Saturday morning, I was invited – along with some professional photographers – to take a tour of the soon-to-be-renovated Victory Theater in Holyoke.

A Sunday in Holyoke, July 2013

Jul 12, 2013 | Urban Exploration | 1 Comment

I was safe inside, enjoying the spectacle, in a building that was too well-built to be demolished, eating granola with my friends.

PA Clothing Factory, June 2013

Jul 6, 2013 | Urban Exploration | 4 Comments

People often ask me to explain the allure of UE, why I would spend my free time crawling around in unsafe structures filled with asbestos and (presumably) rabid, territorial raccoons.

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