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    10 favorite abandoned spots of 2016

    by Kaylah Stroup December 28, 2016

    Although I didn’t go inside, this was one of my favorite exteriors. Don’t try to deny the fact it looks like a puppy!

    The past two years I’ve made lists of my favorite abandoned places I visited over the course of the year. Despite the fact this year’s numbers are low, I think I actually only blogged about just over ten spots, I still wanted to make this list. Because I really love making lists, and because a lot of the places I explored this year hold some sort of special value to me. From the Knox County Poorhouse where I showed up on demolition day by accident but ended up getting a personal tour from the owner to the Rubber Bowl where my mom had seen the Rolling Stones many years before or Two Guns which I consider “our spot” since Jeff and I have such fun memories there. My numbers weren’t huge but the adventures were great.

    Knox County Poorhouse. 


    abandoned trailer, theres always a chair
     Salton Sea of the Midwest. 

     Abandoned in the desert 2016. 

     Abandoned houses.

    graveyard,
    Anchor Valley Cemetery.

    abandoned, camp building
     Two Guns + The Apache Death Cave.

    Kings Park Psychiatric Center.

    abandoned, akron, rubber bowl
    Abandoned Rubber Bowl.

    Tip Top Cereal Company.

    abandoned building, Cleveland, sunset
    Cleveland Rocks!

    Bonus spot – not abandoned at all but it still kind of fits in the same category. This was one of my favorite nights, and I’m still excited about those photos.

    Hopefully 2017 will include more abandoned buildings. I certainly miss it. Here’s to another year of great adventures!

    xoxo

    Check out previous year’s favorite abandoned places here – 2014 + 2015.

    You can find the rest of my posts on abandoned places under the “abandoned” tag. 
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  • favorite outfits from 2016

    by Kaylah Stroup December 22, 2016

     mad for plaid // pink glasses // polka dots stripes + a snail // a pop of color covered in cactus a new favorite // on the right track // blue tennis shoes // overalls, again  five years later two years! Every year, at the end of the year, I make a list of my favorite …

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  • what I’m reading…

    by Kaylah Stroup December 20, 2016

    Look at my nail! I’m obsessed with Incoco nail strips! I bought myself a Christmas gift, one I never thought I’d buy. I was browsing Amazon’s electronics gift guide for kicks. I always think gift guides like that are… ridiculous? I don’t know about you but I don’t really know anyone who gives huge, expensive …

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