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Royal Alexandra Childrens Hospital in Brighton, United Kingdom (via flickr)

The Royal Alexandra Hospital for Sick Children – affectionately known as The Alex – was officially opened in 1881 by their Royal Highnesses the Prince and Princess of Wales. It has a long history of progressive and innovative paediatric care embracing medicine, nursing and related professions, paediatric nurse training and research. In June 2007, the new hospital opened on the Royal Sussex County Hospital site, which left this one abandoned.

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Fairhaven Mills in New Bedford, Massachusetts (photograph via flickr)

Fairhaven Mills was manufacturing complex from the early 1900’s to the late 80’s when it was abandoned. In 2004 it was gutted by fire and most of the buildings were destroyed. Today all the buildings are demolished to build new facilities on the property.

More pictures are viewable here. To read about the old complex click here.

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Lake Dolores Waterpark in Newberry Springs, California (photograph via flickr)

Lake Dolores Waterpark is a now defunct waterpark on a 273 acres recreational area named Lake Dolores in Newberry Springs, California. Lake Dolores opened its doors in 1962 on a campground. It considered to be the first waterpark in the world by some. The park - located in the desert between Los Angeles and Las Vegas - became a popular destination when the owners added slides, swings, ziplines and a trapeze.

Initially, the park attracted local campers and motorcylce enthusiasts. But as the word got out and advertising on the commercial television people from around the whole country came to Lake Dolores. This resulted in the park most succesful period from the late 60’s to the mid 80’s. Soon after that, the popularity of the waterpark decreased and the park closed its doors for the first time in the late 80’s.

In 1990 the park was sold to a group of investors. They had big expectations for the park and millions of dollars were spent upgrading the slides and turning the park into more of a “modern day” water park with lavish rides and slides. The park was renamed to “Rock A Hoola”. It was pretty succesful but the waterpark filed for bankruptcy in 2001 because of a falling out between the investors.

The park was then sold again to another team of investors in 2008 who are planning to develop the area into a residential neighbourhood. Due to the current economy those plans haven’t really made concrete yet. In the meantime they sold the slides and other attraction to other parks. Today the park lies deserted and vandalized in uncertainty.

Suggested by Michelle

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Bokor Hill Station, Cambodia (via)

Bokor Hill Station is an abandoned French town in Preah Monivong National Park, located in northern Cambodia.

The town was built in 1921 as a resort by the colonial French settlers to offer an escape from the heat, humidity and general insalubrity of Phnom Penh. Nine hundred lives were lost in nine months during the construction of the resort in this remote mountain location. The centrepiece of the resort was the grand Bokor Palace Hotel & Casino, complemented by shops, a post office, a church and the Royal Apartments. It is also an important cultural site, showing how the colonial settlers spent their free time.

Bokor Hill was abandoned first by the French in late 1940s, during the First Indochina War, because of local insurrections guided by the Khmer Issarak, and then for good in 1972, as Khmer Rouge took over the area. During the Vietnamese invasion in 1979, Khmer Rouge entrenched themselves and held on tightly for months. In earlier 1990s Bokor Hill was still one of the last strongholds of Khmer Rouge.

Now abandoned, most of the buildings are still standing. The site is owned by the government but is under 99–year lease to the Sokimex Group who are undertaking to relay the road and redevelop the site, repairing the old hotel and casino along with new buildings.

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We found these castle ruins in the hills of Santa Barbara.  We don’t know who owned the castle.  We don’t know who attacked and conquered the castle.  We think it was the Romans.

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St. Stephen’s Church exterior.

A more familiar view for those thay may know Hyde Park.

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St. Stephen’s church interior, Hyde Park Chicago

I’ve never seen the inside before, but this building is a Hyde Park landmark.  It’s a giant hulk of abandoned church in the midst of apartments and row houses near Blackstone and 57th.

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St. Stephen’s Church, Hyde Park, Chicago

Another interior shot of the beautiful and sadly neglected church. via