Idiosyncratic Ruins

Photos by Matt Blaze

I don't know just what I find compelling about ruins, but there's some kind of voyeuristic impulse to explore places that have been left behind. Even the ugliest and dirtiest industrial spaces can become strangely beautiful simply by being abandoned.

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Cement Plant, Philadelphia.


Circuit Breaker, Philadelphia.


Fuel Tank, Treasure Island, San Francisco.


Fuel Tank, Philadelphia.


Abandoned Railroad Tunnel, Philadelphia




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