Gallery: Haunting Videos Take You Inside Abandoned Buildings
01new-york-port-authority-grain-terminal
Urban explorers record the decay of historical towns and buildings, documenting the waste, pollution and other excesses of our industrialized past. From grain silos to abandoned hospitals, this gallery of short, stylish videos takes you on some surprising urban adventures. __Above:__ *The Grain Terminal* -------------------- On the far side of New York City's Red Hook Park soccer and baseball fields, locked up behind a fence made of enormous concrete blocks, lies the last vestige of Red Hook's industrial grandeur: the New York Port Authority Grain Terminal. Filmmaker [Charles le Brigand](http://charleslebrigand.com/) gives us an intimate and beautiful look at this monstrosity in the video above and in his [New York Grain Terminal Flickr set](http://www.flickr.com/photos/stephanemissier/sets/72157624749572498/).
02glass-house
*Glass House* ------------- Photographer and filmmaker [RustyJaw](http://rustyjaw.com/) takes us on video tour of an abandoned, decaying glass container factory in Northern California. Music by [Monolake](http://www.monolake.de/).
03monolithic
*Monolithic* ------------ A massive U.S. Navy building abandoned in the mid-1970s is the focus of another epic and dreamy video by [RustyJaw](http://www.flickr.com/photos/tendril/). Music by [Delerium](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Delerium) from the album *Spheres*. (Hint: It's better with headphones!)
04undercity
*Undercity* ----------- In this film, [Andrew Wonder](http://andrewwonder.com/) documents underground adventures of urban explorer Steve Duncan of [Undercity.org](http://www.undercity.org/).
05ring-my-bell
*Ring My Bell* -------------- Urban explorer [Kevin Slworking](http://www.youtube.com/user/slworking2) discovers the machines are still waiting inside the abandoned [Mount Laguna Air Force Station](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mount_Laguna_Air_Force_Station) in Southern California.
06ruins-of-bombay-beach-salton-sea
*Ruins of Bombay Beach, Salton Sea* ----------------------------------- The [Salton Sea](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salton_Sea) is a mysterious lake in the middle of the California desert. The beachfront portion of this community has been abandoned since the '70s, though people still live inland a block or two. Filmmaker [Kevin Slworking](http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/sets/72157605264326878/) takes us on a journey through the strange site.
07st-marys-mercy-hospital
*Abandoned St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana* ------------------------------------------------------ The lights are on but nobody's home at St. Mary's Mercy Hospital in Gary, Indiana, the city where Michael Jackson and his siblings were born. An abandoned hospital that still has electrical service and working lights is creepy. See more images of the city in Kevin Slworking's [Abandoned Gary, Indiana](http://www.flickr.com/photos/slworking/sets/72157624076348593/) photo set on Flickr.
08hashima-japan-documentary
*Hashima, Japan: Documentary* ----------------------------- Off the coast of Japan lies the deserted island of Gunkanjima, a former coal-mining colony roughly the size of a football field. After operations shut down suddenly, residents were encouraged to apply for jobs on the mainland. A mass exodus ensued within a few days of closing Gunkanjima's mines, leaving the island eerily deserted. Filmmaker [Thomas Nordanstad](http://vimeo.com/channels/nordanstad) filmed a resident's nostalgic return to the island in 2002.
09joyland-amusement-park
*No Joy* -------- Childhood memories never looked so good inside the abandoned Joyland Amusement park in Wichita, Kansas. Filmmaker [Mike Petty](http://vimeopro.com/nocoastvideo/personal-films) takes us on a colorful adventure through cinematic visuals.
10divine-lorraine-hotel
*Divine Lorraine Hotel* ----------------------- This short documentary explores the abandoned Divine Lorraine Hotel located on North Broad Street in Philadelphia. Filmmaker [Hunter Johnson](http://huntermadethat.com/) uses time-lapse video and photos from the past to tell the building's enthralling story.
