The former Madelvic Car Factory, the company only existed for two years before being bought over after going bankrupt. They were pushing electric cars about a century before it would be considered a good option
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@TheJagsman The best places were San Diego and Hoover High Schools before they were torn down and rebuilt to modern earthquake standards. Old San High was built in 1882 and Hoover High was built in 1932. We were able to sneak in, before they were demolished, at night so no pictures could be taken.
It had tunnels and gargoyles/grotesques all around.
While stationed in Germany we found some old hidden tunnels and some old WWII structures in the woods. Always wanted to find an asylum or old hospital.
@MrPerditus1 That's pretty cool, schools always make for good photos, as do asylums. American schools are quite different to schools here architecturally.
You might have seen this if you've been following the abandoned places page a while but here's Gartloch Asylum
@TheJagsman You're right, the schools here sadly look more like prisons than they use to. We had some beautiful schools, but they just had to be rebuilt. Schools in other countries, especially around the UK and Europe have such history and are absolutely gorgeous, well, some are.
I do follow a few abandoned places pages. Always love watching the exploration and yes, I've seen that one. I just watched one about a place in Germany that has a really terrible history from WWII period, Grafeneck Castle. Saw it on a WWII special on Netflix.
@MrPerditus1 A lot of the victorian and edwardian schools have been closed down in the last decade or two here. I went to one such school which celebrated its 100th anniversary when I went, I left in 2005. It closed down some years ago and has been converted into flats. Though others have been demolished or just left abandoned.
Its interesting that schools of that era were large board schools, 3 or 4 floors and rectangular. Whereas schools built in the 30s were often only 2 floors high, with two splayed wings radiating out from a central entrance
I imagine many of the castles in Germany have a dark history. Not only did Hitler destroy millions of lives, he also destroyed history and left places with a stain that will never come off
@TheJagsman I think the styles of building changed around that time due to the materials used in building. Before, during and prior to Victorian era construction you see a lot of stone, large stone, but after the went to a cheaper and easier to get construction material that just doesn't stand the test of time like the other buildings. Then there was the streamlining of buildings, trying to make them look more modern and to do that, you have to throw away the older styles and materials. That's my guess.
Yes, Germany did a lot and it can still be seen and felt there. But many Europeans have done great to rebuild and save some of the things from before and try not to dwell on that part of the past, though, when I was there they weren't washing over it either.
Still, so many gorgeous structures over there. Really wish I could return. :)
