A few houses prominently stand in the way of the completion of a highway interchange. As countryside space is consumed by urban development, encounters with opposition of some form is unavoidable. The nail house has become an emblematic characteristic, intricately connected to rapid urbanization.

These photos capture the brief mid-demolition period of a factory town, which itself is a product of a quickly changing man-altered urban-landscape, dismantled to make way for yet another redefining of that landscape.

Local authorities identified this petroleum refinery as a major cause of poor air quality in the region. In its later years it was fined for environmental violations and slated for relocation

Business was operating normally toward the end of summer when a group of ruffians barged into the park, demanding money. They kicked out the staff and blocked the entrances. Staff called the police, but they refused to intervene. What was the story behind this abandoned water park?

This school never opened, but why are there so many books inside, and why does it show up in so many K-pop videos?

As major Chinese urban centers develop and environmental protection standards improve, tolerance for polluting industries. After 60 years of operation, this cafeteria was one of the few structures in the sprawling factory compound that had not yet been razed.

There are no photos from this theme park when it was open, and images seen today show rides with eerie cartoon faces. Okpo Land’s lore tells of deaths of children on rides at the park. But did this shoddy park really have homicidal amusement rides? And why is this scrappy park so famous?

This stately Neoclassical house in the middle of Portland was not only vacant but abandoned. Inside, the house was clean and well-preserved with little damage…