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Some of these have to do with UX work but most are random thoughts and stories.
Exploring Overlook Mountain House
Ill explore the area and give some history on what happened on the these grounds, hint, mostly fire.
For lovers only <3
Penn Hills operated from 1960 to 2009 and offered all the heart shaped tubs, circle mattresses, and all the 360 mirrors you could handle.
Ponyhenge: The Rocking Horse Graveyard
This roadside oddity was hatched when the land owner had a haunted house event and had a headless horseman decoration.
Searching for the ice skating rink at the Nevele
From the pool area we found a gym then out the window I spotted the ice skating rink…
Abandoned aqueduct
Before this water system was in place NYC’s water was not safe. It had become badly polluted but also unable to handle the growing population in the city.
Snow Plow Caboose
Its orange paint was sun bleached and chipping but you could tell this thing used to be a big, bright, presence.
The abandoned bowling alley at Homowack Lodge
We went down a dark staircase and there it was. The story and exploration of an abandoned lodge.
The resort that inspired Dirty Dancing
I saw it on Instagram all the time, when I found out it wasn’t far from NYC I had to go. Otto and I explore Grossinger's Resort, abandoned since the mid 80s and was the inspiration for the resort in the classic movie Dirty Dancing.
Abandoned 1930's brick factory
Beacon, NY, 66 miles north of New York City, was once home to Denning’s Point Brick Works. DPBW manufactured 1 million bricks every week, some of which are in the Empire State Building and Rockefeller center.
The town that was...
Centralia PA was once a thriving town until a devastating underground mine fire completely changed everything. Come along with us as we explore this abandoned town (that inspired the game Silent Hill) and learn its story.
TWA Terminal at JFK: Final Days - Eero Saarinen's TWA Flight Center
The TWA Terminal, designed by Eero Saarinen, must have looked out of this world when it opened in 1962. It's so sad that Eero never got to see it before he died.
This was mostly shot during my visit there October 2015, the last day the public could view the building prior to it becoming a hotel.
SECRETS UNDER GRAND CENTRAL
Ill take you down to the sub basement where the Metro North Railroad gets its power and tell you about the story of how the Natzis tried to destroy it in WW2. Then we go underground and dodge the third rail to find the abandoned FDR train car.
This entire video including photos was all done on the iPhone6. I also used a Gimble (stabilizer), a lapel microphone, and the Ollo Clip iPhone lenses.