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September 3, 2010 Weekly Wrapper
The Abandoned Weekly Wrapper is brief digest of news regarding abandonments and historic properties for September 3, 2010.
Progress!
The Ro-Na Theater opened in 1949 in downtown Ironton, Ohio, and featured intricate murals of local history along with first-run movies before closing and becoming an auto parts store. It was abandoned in the 1980s and is now being restored.
Work began on removing the roof in mid-July 2009 in preparation for its replacement. A fundraising [...]
Halloween Haunts
It’s almost Halloween. Here are my favorite haunts that you should check out (some legal, some not)!
A trip into West Virginia
I recently had to travel out to Charlottesville, Virginia for a conference and decided to swing by two large historical sites in West Virginia: Weston State Hospital and Sweet Springs Resort. I will be returning to these for more photographs in the future, so stay tuned.
Weston State Hospital
Weston State Hospital is now known as the [...]
One Detroit landmark saved, another one to go
In a surprising reversal of attitude towards Michigan Central Depot in Detroit, Michigan, the historic train station and adjoining Roosevelt Warehouse will stand if for a bit longer after a Detroit City Council Public Health and Safety Committee decided to delay a decision on demolishing the properties. The announcement was a reversal of [...]
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