Vacant and/or Abandoned Skyscrapers - Page 7

KnoxfordGuy · #**121** Posted **Feb 6, 2014, 6:23 PM**

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Originally Posted by URBAN-CONSTANTA

Not a skyscraper but....
An abandoned art nouveau gem. The Casino from my hometown Constanta Romania

What a hauntingly beautiful building. I would love to walk through it all alone.

ThatOneGuy · #**122** Posted **Feb 7, 2014, 12:39 AM**

Walking past it is depressing. No city should have their icon be abandoned.

MolsonExport · #**123** Posted **Feb 7, 2014, 8:18 PM**

Demolition of the abandoned Traymore Hotel, Atlantic City:

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MolsonExport · #**124** Posted **Feb 7, 2014, 9:02 PM**

On all things abandoned: http://www.worldabandoned.com/

MolsonExport · #**125** Posted **Feb 7, 2014, 9:07 PM**

Not a skyscraper, but abandoned. Very eerie video of Montreal's Mirabel Airport, the white elephant of Canada.

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Guiltyspark · #**126** Posted **Feb 13, 2014, 1:08 AM**

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Originally Posted by URBAN-CONSTANTA

Not a skyscraper but....
An abandoned art nouveau gem. The Casino from my hometown Constanta Romania

I swear I saw this one in the Romania episode of Top Gear a few years ago. Except it had people in it.

MolsonExport · #**127** Posted **Mar 4, 2014, 10:17 PM**

^what a shame.

Boisebro · #**128** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 7:17 PM**

i believe the 567' Ponte City Apartment building in Johannesburg is still abandoned:

emathias · #**129** Posted **Mar 5, 2014, 7:53 PM**

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Originally Posted by Boisebro

i believe the 567' Ponte City Apartment building in Johannesburg is still abandoned:

Look like a real-life set from the most recent Judge Dredd film.

LMich · #**130** Posted **Mar 6, 2014, 8:57 AM**

Is Ponte vacant/abandoned? I know it's in a state of disrepair, and a few redevelopments have failed, but I hadn't heard that it'd be condememned and the residents kicked out.

Boisebro · #**131** Posted **Mar 6, 2014, 7:49 PM**

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Originally Posted by LMich

Is Ponte vacant/abandoned? I know it's in a state of disrepair, and a few redevelopments have failed, but I hadn't heard that it'd be condememned and the residents kicked out.

i'm not sure. there was an article about a year ago (probably on yahoo) that said it was abandoned, but i've seen other articles that suggest it still houses people despite the neglect, decay and having 3-5 stories of garbage at the bottom.

ThatOneGuy · #**132** Posted **Mar 7, 2014, 9:35 PM**

People still live there.

MolsonExport · #**133** Posted **Mar 7, 2014, 10:10 PM**

There is a cool video on the Ponte somewhere on Youtube, about past, present and hopeful future conditions. I believe that most units are inhabited.

Here is an article on the building: http://www.businessinsider.com/ponte...-bloom-2013-11 video is at the bottom of the article.

photoLith · #**134** Posted **Mar 10, 2014, 7:03 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

Theres this art deco tower in downtown Houston thats been abandoned forever, I hope someone comes along and restores it. But, theres no plans at all right now.

photo by me

Saw this thread was revived. Well they are in the process of destroying this Art Deco gem in Houston. So very stupid considering there are hardly any historic buildings left to begin with in downtown Houston.

Urbannizer · #**135** Posted **Mar 10, 2014, 8:33 AM**

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Originally Posted by photoLith

Saw this thread was revived. Well they are in the process of destroying this Art Deco gem in Houston. So very stupid considering there are hardly any historic buildings left to begin with in downtown Houston.

Meh. Already mentioned on the previous page. Would've been nice to see them restore it and build around it, but it was stripped from its cool architectural details in the 70's anyway. I really like the replacement. We have many vacant buildings in downtown being restored right now.

toxteth o'grady · #**136** Posted **Mar 26, 2014, 5:15 PM**

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Originally Posted by MolsonExport

A little TLC and those Houston buildings could be real stunners. Conversion to condos/lofts?

It's already happening. Still seems to be some inventory to work with. That abandoned Days Inn may be unsalvageable, though...

Mokita · #**137** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 7:46 PM**

In Montreal, there is the 221, rue Saint-Jacques west. The former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada.

Here a picture in 1920.

http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scrip...9&format=large

Aftert a project to add 3 floors who didn't work, It was abandoned and look like this for decades ...

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire

Now the BANK project is almost finish ...

condomontrealbank.com

toddguy · #**138** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 7:55 PM**

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Originally Posted by Mokita

In Montreal, there is the 221, rue Saint-Jacques west. The former head office of the Royal Bank of Canada.

Here a picture in 1920.

http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/scrip...9&format=large

Aftert a project to add 3 floors who didn't work, It was abandoned and look like this for decades ...

http://www.vieux.montreal.qc.ca/inventaire

Now the BANK project is almost finish ...

condomontrealbank.com

Well at least they are finally finishing it. How long was it like that-unfinished and ugly as hell...for decades?...

Guiltyspark · #**139** Posted **Apr 5, 2014, 8:59 PM**

That bank looks awesome now.

Acco · #**140** Posted **Apr 6, 2014, 3:32 PM**

From the city that keeps rebuilding - 3 of Beirut's most famous abandoned highrises"

Carlton Hotel
Brown Highrise in the middle
@mayloub

Now replaced by these highrises (the lit buildings in the middle)

All Murr Tower

Current talks to renovate it to the Beirut Trade Center (but nothing final yet)

Most Famous one is the Holiday Inn Beirut - It was opened a day before the 15 years civil war broke out - Plans are proposed for renovation but nothing concrete yet

Here it was when it was opened the day before the war broke out in 1974:
@yabeirut

@otell

It's hard to believe the transformation from 1997 to 2010
@Johngrimshaw

@Fadi

Holiday Inn to the right
Courtesy of jacobdugo, flickr

you can see both Al Murr Tower and Holiday Inn Beirut in this picture (in the middle)
Courtesy of sietske