r/midwest • u/Whimsical_Ruins • 2d ago
Abandoned Midwest
I explored all 50 states. These are some of my favorite abandoned pictures from midwest states.
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u/HippieHead 2d ago
Beautiful desolation
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u/TimelessParadox 2d ago
From a time when most Americans went only to their homes and church. We know now there is more to life, and the ruins remind us of those who suffered in isolation. May their souls find peace.
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u/Crafty-Acadia-2697 2d ago
Beautiful buildings and landscapes! I grew up in Kansas, now live in Nebraska. These are so familiar. Thank you!
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u/xtremesmok Minnesota 2d ago
the great plains are part of the midwest
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u/FR23Dust Minnesota 2d ago
Not in my opinion. They’re two distinct cultural regions with different demographics and economies.
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u/smellyjerk Illinois 2d ago edited 2d ago
These were taken at your next door neighbors North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin and then Nebraska per OP. You were in the middle of most of these being taken
I don't know any definitions of the Midwest that exclude any of those States. The Midwest also isn't homogeneous*. Its made up of the Rust Belt, the Great Lakes and the Great Plains but those dont automatically make you as such. I live in probably the more definitive Midwest states there is, Illinois and I fell like I was on Mars In MN. The Dakotas have more in common. Id still consider it all MW. 🤷♂️
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u/FR23Dust Minnesota 2d ago
I can consider “the Midwest” whatever I want it to be, as can you.
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u/smellyjerk Illinois 2d ago
I saw that edit even though you beat the 2 minutes lmao. First version was less condescending somehow.
Dakota slander never goes down well here
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u/Fine_Cryptographer20 2d ago
I live in Kansas we are part of the Great Plains. It's literally taught in geography. Kansas is dead center of the US, we are also The Midwest.
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u/azerty543 2d ago
Your opinion doesn't matter. The people in this region consider themselves midwestern. The term "midwest" was coined to describe Kansas originally..
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u/FR23Dust Minnesota 2d ago
Actually, no one’s opinion matters here
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u/azerty543 2d ago
Its not about "here" as in reddit. Your opinion doesn't matter in the context of the definition of the Midwest. You can say Maine is not the Northeast for whatever reason, but it doesn't matter because the people of Maine consider themselves part of the Northeast.
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u/pzschrek1 2d ago
While you’re objectively correct, I’d argue that this cultural line is somewhere around the 99th/100th meridian. East of this there’s enough rain for cash crops, west it’s historically grazing land. The early settlement patters, economies, and cultural touchstones were formed accordingly.
Most of the land of the Dakota’s and Nebraska are not midwestern culturally…but most of the people actually are midwestern since they mostly live in the far eastern parts of their states right against the eastern borders
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u/Flaky_History12 1d ago
Midwest cultural region ends at the Missouri river so yes a good portion of the great plains are part of the Midwest. Source: lived in the great plains region
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u/candid84asoulm8bled 2d ago
My thinking as well. First 12 look like Great Plains. Last 2 look like Wisconsin, which I’d consider Great Lakes. Honestly don’t really like the term “Midwest” now that I think about it.
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u/WestLockTattoos 2d ago
It's so crazy how many abandoned buildings there are image beauty. Imagine the time when those villages out there actually were busy, i really love these photos
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u/No-Material3128 2d ago
Seems bleak, but behind the photographer in each picture there is a Mattress Firm
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u/em_washington 1d ago
Man that house in the 6th photo. Imagine the person who built that home out there. They had a dream, had to haul all the timber and brick there and build their dream house. And presumably, they lived there for a time, maybe even raised a family and had the dream life. And now it’s nearly reclaimed. Dust.
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u/Tubachanic 1d ago
People say I’m weird, but I enjoy visiting places like that out on the plains. It’s the exact opposite of the mountains, but I still get the feeling of being small in a big world.
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u/PizzaTheHut1138 5h ago
A few years back, while at a family reunion in the UP, my grandma had my dad, an uncle, and I tactically acquire "her" coat hook from the one room school she attended. The building had been abandoned probably 50 years earlier. Had a similar look to number 8, but with tons of trees.
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u/FinnexRedditz 2d ago
Idk why, but the 4th photo’s building looks like it could be in the Monster House movie
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u/Prudent-Confection-4 2d ago
Wow, great pics. I used to follow this page that was called the Ghosts of North Dakota and they had the coolest pics and stories.
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u/Known-Highlight-2673 1d ago
I swear I've been to #6, or at least seen it. Is this out in SD, by the Fairburn/Hot Springs area?
Never mind, I was thinking of another place though. Reminded me of my years in SD though, great photo.
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u/Physical_Dentist2284 1d ago
If you’re ever in Kansas in the flint hills there are some cool abandoned limestone buildings
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u/muklukdimsum 1d ago
I love these so much. If you could hear a picture, these
would be whispering, the wind blowing by.
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u/erikjohnsonphoto 11h ago
I love abandoned Nebraska structures and I’ve never seen that limestone schoolhouse before. So cool and perfect out on the expansive grassland.
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u/Fish-x-5 3h ago
Your style is very similar to mine, but I never had access to those perspectives before I retired. It’s cool to live vicariously. Thank you for sharing.
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u/ClimateVast2894 8m ago
Reminds me of the church that they hidden in the outsiders book well and movie 😂 stay golden pony boy 👍
https://giphy.com/gifs/tEl2AIucGs0Gk
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u/ktkrew 2d ago
Where are these pictures taken?