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Matthew Christopher
Personal blog · abandonedamerica.ushistoryculture
Matthew Christopher writes Abandoned America, a personal blog at abandonedamerica.us about history and culture. Since 2017, 8 different Hacker News readers have linked it 9 times, most often “The last 1 Infinite Loop?”. No feed was found, so read it on the site itself.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link this site for its explorations of abandoned American places, such as Bell Labs, the Warner and Swasey Observatory and abandoned cars. One commenter calls it a good match for people who like ruins and industrial decay.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Matthew Christopher's Abandoned America: a hauntingly beautiful urban exploration chronicle of the ruins in our midst and their fascinating histories.
Most-linked posts?
- The last 1 Infinite Loop?3 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-05-16
- Abandoned America2 people · 3 mentions · first linked 2017-08-31
What Hacker News says?
Reminds me of Bell Labs. https://www.abandonedamerica.us/bell-labs
Comment linking /bell-labs
on “Abandoned Motorola Headquarters (2020)”Submitted Abandoned America as a story · 152 points
HN discussionOK, sorry for the reply to myself, but as a former Clevelander, I have to recommend that anybody in that area pops by the Warner and Swasey Observatory. It remains a striking building, and is blindingly easy to find/get to in Cleveland Heights. It's right in a residential area and it's unfenced. You can walk right up to it. https://www.abandonedamerica.us/warner-swasey-observatory
Comment linking /warner-swasey-observatory
on “Abandoned America”Submitted Percy Crosby's Last Masterpiece: Kings Park Psychiatric Center as a story · 37 points
HN discussion> I like ruins and scenes of industrial decay You might well like this: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/
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on “The faded beauty of abandoned cars across Europe and the US”Submitted Abandoned America as a story · 18 points
HN discussionSubmitted The Abandoned Scranton Lace Factory – Abandoned America as a story · 3 points
HN discussionSubmitted Bell Labs Holmdel Complex as a story · 2 points
HN discussionSubmitted The last 1 Infinite Loop? as a story · 2 points
HN discussion