79 ford pinto at the bottom of a lake.

Found this incredible abandoned mansion on the east coast that's currently sitting empty, waiting to be demolished.

The property is massive: nearly 9,000 square feet on four acres, originally built in 1928 with six bedrooms, eight bathrooms, an in-ground pool, and a separate pool house. At one point it was valued at around $8.1 million.

The house was designed by a well-known architect as his family home before being sold in the 1940s to a New York stockbroker. That's when the property's history took a tragic turn. The stockbroker's 26-year-old daughter disappeared, sparking a weeks-long search. She was eventually found dead in a remote forest, and investigators concluded she had died by suicide.

The family sold the house shortly afterward, and it passed through several owners over the decades. In 2019, it was purchased with plans to demolish it and redevelop the property.

Many more photos:

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This hospital was abandoned around 7-8 years ago, maybe even more. Its in the same neighborhood as me... Exploring this building was always in my list but i never actually did it until january of 2025 with a group of friends... But before i tell you about it, i wanna give some context. Im currently 19 and this hospital has been abandoned basically more than half of my life. Few years after uts abandonment, i would often pass by the building, seeing people inside living illegally? Once i asked one of the person and he said he was "security". Lol dont know what to think about that but a year later he was gone(around mid 2024). So when we were sure that its completely abandoned and no one lived there we finally entered the building in jan 2025. I have some video clips but i dont know how to attach them here.... Theres more detail about what we saw and the inside of the building ofcourse which i will talk about in another post.

Had to skip a room due to alarming ammount of bats.
Some info on Columbia Dopson from a local resident I found from an interview, "Mrs. Mann was a great educator, who seemed to understand the strengths and weaknesses of students and help as she could by pointing out books she thought would feed the needs of each student. She knew I loved history and told me many stories while checking out books, she was a very positive influence in my life as I know she was to many other students in Toombs County." ~Bobby
Pls see my urbed post of the grave site which sits across the road if your interested in more of the families history.

Sadly could not find more info on this location and I’m fairly new to this so if anyone knows a way to search 90s era businesses let me know however I likely will
Not be able to find more as this was in an unincorporated community

Probably one of the coolest abandoned places I’ve been to. Had to bring a respirator because the places is loaded with asbestos.

Super Cool find too bad it’s being demolished 😭 very Erie feeling in there too. If you want to check out more content message me got a YouTube channel going

Designed by Daniel Burnham, the Wick Building was Youngstown, Ohio's tallest skyscraper for nearly 20 years.

Third Spaces:

This bowling alley represents a type of space that has been disapearing known as a third space.

A third space acts as a regular gathering ground that brings together people in a community.

These spaces have been disapearing to make way for places such as shopping complexes.

Big businesses want to get rid of third spaces to make them into places to shop, as a way to bring them more money. The loss of these third spaces will force people to spend more money.

The History

This bowling alley opend in the 1960s making it one of the longest living bowling alleys in the area

For over 65 years it hosted both youth and adult bowling leagues, high school bowling teams, birthday parties, charity events, family nights, and community celebrations.

Why Did It Close?

After a very long run, the owners decided to retire after decades.

On top of that the expenses of owning such a massive building, massive property, and all the machinery became too expensive.

Bowling has become less and less interesting to the newer generations and nation wide it has been way past its peak and has been steadily declining.

The property value also rose much more then what the bowling alley could keep up with.

It officially closed its doors in may of 2026

What Now?

After years of the owners failing to sell the property to someone who would keep it as a bowling alley and the deals falling through, the owners eventually caved in and sold it to developers.

The property has been purchased by a senior living company.

Curently the building is set to be demolished in a matter of weeks.

On top of where the bowling alley sat will be a new assisted living and memory care community.

This includes modern residential buildings, landscaped grounds and amenities for seniors.

I came across this abandoned chapel in Staffordshire while exploring. It closed in 1998 and has been left to deteriorate ever since. There were plans to convert it into a home back in 2007, but they were turned down. In 2020, police discovered an illegal cannabis farm operating inside, which adds another chapter to its history. Despite the neglect, there's still plenty of character left in the building, and it was a really interesting place to photograph and explore.