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Urban Exploration / Hacking Anonymous
/x/ sucks tonight, so I decided to make a worthwhile thread.

how many /x/tards are "urban explorers"?
Ghost hunters, others?

Which types of place do you hit mostly; do you reccomend some cities over others?

What are some of your stories of things going right? Going wrong?
>> Anonymous
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>> Anonymous
i go urban exploring a lot. the hardest places we've had to get into were probobly a building downtown that we had to climb up 2 stories up the side then climb in though a broken window that dropped 5 ft to a floor covered in boards with nails.
i fell when i was climbing back out and dropped about 7 feet and hit the pavement with no injuries.
The Xanax helped out there.
>> Anonymous
I got some great shots of an amazing (and now torn down) hospital in my city. I'm putting them in my AP Art portfolio. Just today me and a few friend took some shots in an old schoolhouse (which I will also use for my portfolio.)
>> Anonymous
I forgot that most /x/tards are fat fucks who do nothing but sit in their rooms all day and fap.
>> Anonymous
>>67336

any chance of sharing? you can plant a big fucking watermark in the middle if you want; I can understand not wanting the internets to steal your work. I'd just like to see them; that type of dystopian photography is fascinating to me.
>> Anonymous
If there were more places to explore around here I would. All I have to explore are wooded areas.
>> v8nightmare !D3FVyMXotQ
AU CONTRAIRE!

I'm in jersey, therefore I have a book and website mapped out for me to go places lol. Every weekend if there isn't like a show or something we do weird nj.
>> Anonymous
>>67343

if you actually do anything worthwhile, /r/ stories plz.
>> Anonymous
I've always wanted to do this but I really don't want to get arrested or fall/get stuck someplace.
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My favorite shot. No watermark - I have the negative, still.
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>>67325/x/ sucks tonight, so I decided to make a worthwhile thread.

Pic mostly related
>> Anonymous
Oh, yeah. Ilford 400 HP Black & White. I have an old manual Minolta that I've been using for a few years.
>> Anonymous
I'm really into urban exploration. I usually go to houses, but plan on visiting asylums, hospitals, etc. In fact, I hope to go to Pennhurst very soon.

>>67343
I'm in Jersey, too. Where are you? Been to any really good places?
>> Anonymous
>>67348
you don't usually get arrested for trespassing on non-government / high security property


>>67352

that's really good. /r/ moar.
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>>67360

I really dig your work. Thanks for sharing!
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>> Anonymous
Awesome photos; where is this place?
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here are some of mine
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>>67391

you use light well; it seems that you need a higher res camera though.
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>>67356here.
I'm really enjoying the photos, you guys. They're great. Since everyone's sharing, I figure I'll put some of my own up here.
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Last one I'll put up here, I have way too many. The rest of them are here, if anyone's interested:

http://s161.photobucket.com/albums/t235/jolly_fetus/
>> Anonymous
this is good stuff; this is what /x/ should be.

strong boarding, guys. I'm proud of this thread.
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>>67352
holy shit i love you. always gives me joy to see someone else still shooting b&w film.
from the grain i'd guess tri-x, is it?

pic one of mine.
>> Anonymous
>>67405
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAH FUCK! NO!
>> Anonymous
The pictures are nice and all, but lets hear some stories.
>> Saint Benthic !rQn/5gSPHA
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Ex-UEer here. Haven't been out much since before I moved to NY, although there's lots of places here.
Pic from an abandoned water park in Utah. Probably unsized.
>> Anonymous
http://the4chanhouse.blogspot.com/

Contains pictures from when I was investigating the house next door. Nothing really going on there now so haven't been in recently, but the front door is still busted wide open months later. Maybe once classes are over I'll get around to breaking into the rooms that are locked.

Plenty of places in the area to check out. Hell, right behind the house, as in, there is a tiny chainlink fence between our apartment and it, is a huge ass parking lot that goes to an old grocery store which has been abandoned for years. I'm sure there's all sorts of crazy shit in it, but it's not something I'd check out without some backup because it's probably full of hobos and such.
>> Anonymous
>>67441
oh and shitty pictures are shitty. used my cellphone for half and my roommates ancient digital cam for the others.
>> Anonymous
JG Ballard comes to /x/ to masturbate.

In all seriousness, some of these shots are damned awesome. Good luck with your AP Art portfolios.
>> v8nightmare !D3FVyMXotQ
>>67344Sure, this one time we decided to go to the gates of hell in Milford. When we got there it was about 1am and this was maybe...january,and it was freezing. I guess it had just rained since my boots are still to this day stained with a mixture of mud, sewer shit, and salt for the ice. The first thing we did was test the "Mike" theory ( Knock on a brick three times and you'll hear a foghorn ) so we took one of the bats we brung and knocked on it three times. Nada. So we decided maybe it was the devil's day off and me and two other guys (Mind you we had 10 dudes and 3 chicks) to scout it. We brought POS flashlights from the dollar store so of course, they worked barely. The only thing we found out is that that place is covered in grafitti and rat shit. If we weren't up to our knees in mud, we would've kept going. One thing is true in there though, the light doesn't penetrate for shit. my flashlight pointed straight ahead goes about 5-6 feet and it looks like it hits a wall, but the tunnel keeps going. Had nightmares for about a week afterwards


>>67356Bayonne right next to Hal Turner! lmao
>> Anonymous
Anybody on /x/ live in the Midcoast Maine region?

I'm trying to find some nice places to explore in that area, be it abandoned houses in the middle of the woods or other things.

There used to be a big mill complex in Topsham, but it's been renovated/torn down unfortunately, and I was too young to even think of how cool that'd be to explore. I've yet to try the old Brunswick High School, though that place has 3 reported deaths there over the years, plus is supposedly haunted = WIN.

Any other sites?
>> v8nightmare !D3FVyMXotQ
>>67474

I don't advise abandoned High Schools. Its government property AND considered breaking and entering. The party V& will be all over you too if someone reports it. And usually they aren't that magnificent.
>> Anonymous
>>67453
OH LUL Hal Turner. I'm in Hackettstown. You've probably gone through it if you've been to Shades of Death.

>>67437
That's pretty fucking awesome. I don't hear much about abandoned water parks.

>>67436
I suppose I'll share a story also.
My father is an avid hiker and he told me of two abandoned houses he once saw off a trail. This was when I had just gained an interest in urban exploration, and at the time I'd only been to one house. It was a mile hike to get there--not too bad--and it certainly was worth it. There were two houses. The first one was pretty interesting, but not overly odd. Notable things were an interesting old 1950's refridgerator and a rusting old bus, probably from the 60's. The second house was where all the weird was. It took some work to get to, since it was further off the trail and grown over by bramble. It was a lot bigger than the last house and certainly a lot more interesting. The walkway by the stairs on the second floor was very, very narrow and was missing a railing, so it was easy to fall down. Not weird, but nerve-wracking.Covered it rubble, it was easy to slip off. There were metal grates in the middle of the hallways on the floor; you could see right down to the bottom floor. Maybe they used to be vents...? The odd thing about this house was one of the rooms. It was a pastel pink and one wall was completely covered by equally salmon-colored shelves. On the shelves were poop. It wasn't a small bit that may have been dropped there by an animal, it was a collection. A collection of all shapes, colors, and sizes that someone had ever so neatly arranged. Somehow, I found it more facinating than repulsive. I wonder who the insane guy was that placed it all there. In conclusion, New Jersey is fucking weird.
>> v8nightmare !D3FVyMXotQ
>>67478
Good story. Kinda weird. Yea, I've been on Shades of death road. Nothing more than a name though. Now clinton road. THATS creepy. Got pulled over so many times on the road, the patrolling officers know my name lmfao. Nothing really too scary other than the atmosphere.
>> Anonymous
>>67483
Yeah, Shades of Death isn't scary, only it's name and the fact that there's a Ghost Lake on it. I heard there's an abandoned cabin there, but I can't seem to find it.
I've never been on Clinton road, but I certainly know about it. I'd really love to go someday.
>> v8nightmare !D3FVyMXotQ
>>67488
Who from jersey DOESN'T know about that road lolol
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I really liked all of the pics you guys posted. I'm kinda getting into photography myself, and I figured I'd share this pic with you. It's not exactly urban, but it's creepy. It's in my backyard.

Old abandoned jesus-buses = Creepy.
>> Anonymous
anyone know of any good places to go exploring in North Carolina?
>> Anonymous
>>67521
Holy shit, I was just about to ask that!
>> Anonymous
>>67410
"SUCK MY DICK YOU PISS DRIP"

I LOL'D A NEW HOLE IN MY ASS
>> Anonymous
>>67538
The graffiti in that house is awful and covers every inch of it quite literally. I hate morons that ruin places with graffiti, but some of them were so fucking funny. Others included:

"LICK MY HINEY HOLE"
"DINNER TIME" with an arrow pointing to a toilet
A toilet seat labeled "ALISON'S DINNER PLATE"
"EMINEM GETS FUCKED IN THE ASS BY DOGS"
"LICK MY BOWEL MOVEMENT"
"YUCK FU"
And the infamous, extremely detailed, and well-written story about pissing into some guy's mouth.
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these are from the old brick factory here in bham.
>> Anonymous
>>67546
Did they employ brick shitters?
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>> Anonymous
On Long Island, there's two asylums that are notorious. Kings Park (which is abandoned) and Pilgrim State (which has a few abandoned buildings). They're pretty freaky, and I've gotten many an orb on tape there before.
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>>67521
>>67537
So yeah, are there any in central NC. Preferably near Burlington or Graham?
>> No.67335
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Coolest thing about the place right here. there was a tree growing on top of this huge ass thing that was filled with dirt.
>> Anonymous
I have a bit of a story. I am big into not only urban exploring but Parkour(a form of freerunning). Well often times my friend and I will go exploring places in the hills. Since we live in southern california, not too far north of hollywood its a pretty industrial place. Well a friend of ours told us about this place that they thought we should check out, they said its probably haunted. So I grabbed my friend(we made our own paranormal investigation group called SCPI[pronounced Skippy] Santa Clarita Paranormal Investigations) and another friend who always claimed to be a "sensitive"(until this time I was always skeptical about that). So I took the directions to the place as best as we could(and parked a bit away from the gate so we wouldnt look suspicious.) And snuck by the gate, now this place is in the hills, very very mountainous terrain and we had no Idea where we were going, so we kept walking along this really creepy and not well maintained road for about 30 minutes. What I felt was strangely odd was that our "sensitive" friend was getting extremely spooked the higher up we got, and usually she's a very level headed person. When we finally got to our destination we knew it because my other friend started to become very nervous too. I was the only one who wasnt phased at all by this, I'm also the one who is the most 'religious' I suppose you can say, though I dont believe in any particular belief system, I just never leave home without my Saint Michael pendant(its special to me since thats who I was named after).

cont.
>> Anonymous
>>67575
So we(they) decided we should all stick together, now the first thought I had was I wish I had a camera(I did have my phone), there was some really interesting sights, the graffiti and the building itself. It looked like some kind of abandoned chemical facility, almost as though everyone in it just got up and left. Well we explored and eventually came to a room where my friend(sensitive) broke out into a cold sweat, and so we went further in and noticed on the wall the imprint/outline of what used to be what had to have been a wooden pentacle nailed to the wall(you can tell because there are nails and bits of wood stuck to them around it) I was mostly interested in 1) where someone had the wood for that 2) the geometric accuracy and 3) Why was it taken down.(on top of that I later noticed all over that wall were what looked like claw marks??)

When we walked toward it we noticed a big pile of dirt in front of it, with candles and wax in it. since it was around five feet or more away from the wall, and the wall was a westerly facing wall, my Immediate guess was that this was going to be a head of baphomet. After we began sweeping it away, I slowly noticed how right I was and we kinda laughed about it(I guess in retrospect I was the only one laughing since my other friends had become nervously 'sick'). Another thing was how perfectly accurately it was drawn, who ever did it not only knew what they were doing(the candles were the right color, it was facing the right direction, etc etc.) but they also spent a lot of effort on it. Needless to say I finally started to feel a little spooked(it was kinda windy, though it always is). So they decided to drag me away from my occultish wet dream.

cont still..
>> Anonymous
>>67576

now I suppose for the strange part of my story, Second we got into the car and I shut my door, the Jesus fell off my mom's rosary that was hanging over the rear view mirror. for the following month I had the worst nightmares and most desturbing I ever had, I became irritable(though mostly from lack of sleep) always felt like someone was watching me. Same thing happened to my friends. And for over a year now I've been telling myself to go back(I even have driven by a few times) but I keep ending up not going hahaha. I think my motivation next time will be to take better pictures than the two I got from my phone, which I shall post once I find them. Infact I think I should plan on going sometime this week or next.
>> Anonymous
>>67477
Well I wouldn't break and enter. It belongs to the town of Brunswick now. My dad used to teach there, and I went there for two years when my middle school moved into it for a brief period.

I'd try to go through the proper channels and see if I could walk around there with some police officer or something. I dunno really. That place has a lot of history, and belongs to the public rec department (they have summer basketball programs there). My grandfather went there, my grandmother went there, my mother went there, my father taught there, I went there... and my sister has it too. Yes Leia, in time you'll learn to use your powers too.
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the brick factory towards night time...
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>> v8nightmare !D3FVyMXotQ
>>67581
That strangly looks alot like the thomas edison building in Jersey City, NJ.
>> Anonymous
I went to the "Gates of Hell" in Jersey with some friends. NOT worth it.
>> Anonymous
>>67624

was it lame or something?
>> Anonymous
>>67581
joke noted
>> Anonymous
>>67641
I would also want to know why it was not worth it.
>> Anonymous
Anyone know of any good places in Washington? Between Lake Stevens and Seattle? Any /x/ 's in the general area? I'd gladly get pictures of places ya'll would like to see.
>> Anonymous
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I'm into the UE. Here's my fav. pic from an Ore Refinery/Magnet Factory in Northwest Indiana.
>> Anonymous
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Here's another one I took at the magnet factory. Might satisfy your creepy needs?
>> Max Archer !Pm84fAHH6M
Anyone do any UE in LA? I've been dying to go to places like that for ages... it'd be fun to go into S.T.A.L.K.E.R.-esque abandoned places. I've got a full military NBC suit and mask, too, for going into any possibly contaminated areas...
>> Anonymous
>>67582
>>67573

Whatever this thing is i like it alot.
>> Anonymous
>>67857
http://www.uer.ca
>> Anonymous
There are some places in Maine to go...but not many. Because we are the boonies of the US.

There's a mill downtown though, that's been abandoned. Kids sneak into it all the time, so I might sneak there and take a few shots.

There's supposed to be some abandoned schoolhouse that people sneak into as well, though it's further from where I live so...no sure if I'll go there.

I love abandoned places though. They have a creepy sort of beauty to them.
>> Anonymous
>>67483

That reminds me of a road in the netherlands. Theres been many fatal collisions on that road. the government investigated the matter and found out that many cars that pass by struggle not to lose control and crash. The strange thing is that they cant seem to find out why this keeps happening, since the road isnt slippery and its perfectly flat with good condition pavement.

Theres a abandoned house near where i live, I always look at the windows to see if there any movement inside. its furnaced but ive never seen any sign of habitation other than that. I even once put a newspaper in the mailbox to see if it gets removed. After a while it was so weathered all the ink had faded.

Unfortunately I dont have a camera or id take a picture and post it. I wouldnt be surprized if this house is haunted.
>> Anonymous
used to go to this place in PA called byberry, saw a few orbs, but nothin special. creepy place though. they tore it down recently, but you might get a kick outta reading about it
>> Anonymous
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here with a question for>>67474
Where are these places exactly? I'm interested.
>> Anonymous
>>67339you used the word "dystopian" incorrectly. a better choice would be a word that described urban decay... not an imaginary society where everything sucks.
>> Anonymous
>>68032
LIES. You are not>>67966, I am. Unless that was a misquote, you're a dumbass.

However, I, the original>>67966do have something to say to>>67474. Try looking at http://theshadowlands.net/places/maine.htm for a smal idea. Other than that, maybe look in bookstores for books of supposedly haunted places. Maybe books like...Yankee Ghosts, Ghosts on the Coast of Maine...and there was another good one but I forget the title. It's somewhere in my room though, so I'll get back to you on that.

Take the info with a grain of salt, though, as always. Some places aren't as haunted as they seem.
>> Anonymous
>>68301
Haha, that was a misquote. I meant to say I'm the person that entry was a response to. Lol!

Maine Ghosts and Legends by Thomas Verde is one I have. It mentions the old Brunswick high school, which I've been in before when my dad taught there.

Of course, there's the possibility that I am you!
>> Anonymous
>>67573
>>67582
I hereby dub this thing the Colossus of /x/. I love it.
>> Anonymous
>>67336
underage B&
>> Gaijinsama
I went to byberry as well back in the day. Much weirdness occured in those halls. Voices saying no when we asked if it was alright we were there, bushes moving violently for no reason. shadows skipping around when we stood still.
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>>68429
It is rather huge! You can't tell too much from the pictures but it is very large. We wanted to climb up to the top and sit under the tree and have a picnic but everone chickened out when trying to climb it.
You can see how big it is in this one from the guy in the bottom right corner. Again this is from the brick factory out in Ensley in Birmingham Alabama.
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>> Anonymous
>>68483
>>68029
I wanted to go to Byberry so badly, but they began it's demolition just before I was going to go. Do tell more about your experiences.
>> Anonymous
I check that Shadow land site for places in North Carolina. This is the one closest to me, Just 2 miles away: Burlington - Williams High School - It is said that a girl was stood up on prom night, and she got to the top of the school and jumped. When you drive down the road between the football field and the back of the school, the top sign at the end of the street bleeds.

That's just shit. I go to that school and see that sign every single day. There's a pot leaf on it, but no blood.
>> Anonymous
I don't have to. Bastards follow me home. That, or DTs.
>> Anonymous
>>68029
>Used to go to this place in PA called byberry, saw a few orbs of floating dust in my flashlight beam, so nothin special.

Fixed.
>> Anonymous
http://theshadowlands.net/places/index.html

this is one of my favorite paranormal sites and luckily it has this little area on the site with a huge index of haunted places. Happy Hunting!
>> Anonymous
I'm a night time security guard. As long as you don't trash the place, we usually don't care. We can't arrest you (depending on local laws blah blah blah), we don't want to anyways, and I don't know of any company who's policy isn't just to ask you politely to leave.

But if for some reason the security guy is anal about it/whatever, here's some tips.
- Almost every company/site requires a patrol every hour, on the hour. Depending on the size of the place, it's usually a 10 minute stroll.
- Don't kill us. We're not generic fat movie security guards. Besides, we need to do hourly check-in's for just this reason. Plus the site will become haunted and then a bunch of HS kids will go there every weekend and ruin it.
- If you get busted, be nice. We're used to mostly vandals and crackheads and crazy bums.
- Depending on local laws, carrying certian items, like crowbars or spray paint, means you're automatically charged with all sorts of crazy shit.
>> Anonymous
>>68581
If your outfit is anything like mine was, I'd also reccommend bribing said security officers (or find out where their base station is, and if it's not inside the building then bring them food/drinks and bond with them).
>> Anonymous
>>68595
Being an urban explorer/security guard is kind've cool. I read a forum listing some amatuer sites in my area, and just tonight i talked to the mobile guy (1 guy, in a car, checks up on you if alarms go off and you don't check in/checks to make sure you didn't just take off for the night) and he told me he had to rush out to that site.
Man, it'd be awkward to go there and get busted by him.
>> Max Archer !Pm84fAHH6M
>>67904
Err.... LA isn't in Canada...
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I'm into UE but still havent had the guts to sneak into anywhere that impressive yet. A security guard let me into a school which was halfway through being demolished once, which was cool.

My biggest problem is that i've not been able to find anyone else who is actually interested in coming out on trips with me, so while i do know of some sites id love to visit (though they would take a bit of effort to get to) i dont want to go alone for safety reasons.
>> Anonymous
>>68414
Okay then. I was gonna say... XD

O SHI- YOU MEAN LIKE AN ALTERNATE PERSONALITY? Dammit, I thought I told them to stop getting on 4chan.

I still can't find the damn book I mentioned, but I did find one called Haunted Happenings. Most of them are just books of ghost stories I got from my Aunt when she was tossing them.

I've had them awhile, as I've always liked ghost stories as a kid.

Maine Ghosts and Legends isn't bad. But yeah, my only advice is look into Maine Ghost story books. Or google things. Some of the locations are bull and not haunted, obviously, but some are worth exploring. Just or the lulz and some good pictures, if nothing more.
>> Anonymous
Me and some friends attempted Byberry once, but the minute we pulled up to the neighborhood across from it, there were already cops everywhere and they basically told us to fuck off.
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UPDATE: Went back to the house today, few turds were left. What a shame.