During the autumn of 2013, while many NYC art blogs were obsessing over Banksy and the lost of 5 points, NYC’s graffiti community created a gallery of their own just up the street from 5 pointz, within the old CN West / QP’s Marketplace buildings. (more…)
Category: Locations
Exploring location files
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CN West Disinfectant Company / QP’s Boxcar Marketplace
In the heart of Long Island City, an the CN West chemical factory with a long history has become yet another symbol for the drastic changes taking place in this part of NYC. (more…)
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Abandoned Station Entrance: Bowery
A decade ago, myself and ntwrkguy were the first to explore the newly abandoned queens-bound Bowery station. Since that time, this station and tunnel became something of a tourist attraction: an easy spot for beginners to enter and get a taste of what the NYC Subway system has to offer.This is not to say that this tunnel didn’t hold secrets. (more…)
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Sea View Hospital Children’s Ward
Sea View Hospital Children’s Ward is a building I’ve been exploring for over 15 years now. That makes it a very rare breed. Offhand I’m hard pressed to think of any substantially sized abandoned buildings within NYC City Limits that have remained in a state of abandonment for so long.
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Flushing Stalled Construction Site
Over the last several years, Queens has been plagued by stalled construction sites: New, poorly built, half completed buildings that replaced smaller viable homes.
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NYC Industrial Map Initiative
It is with great pleasure that I announce our new NYC Industrial Map Initiative.
At the very heart of this initiative is a map which shows 50 NYC area industrial locations – the majority of which are factories that no longer exist. Each pin on the map brings you a detailed write up and photos accumulated over our 20+ years of exploring NYC industrial buildings. (more…)
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The abandoned Willow Lake trail, in Flushing Meadow Corona Park.
(Scroll down for the complete report) – with update!
You’re probably asking yourself why The LTVSquad, a group & website dedicated to sneaking into abandoned buildings and tunnels – is featuring a post about an abandoned park trail in Queens. Why would we spend our time at such a place? The answer is simple: we’re looking for the money, and we’re looking for answers.
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Seaporcel Metals Inc
Long Island City has been in a constant state of change in recent years. Old factories have been torn down at a disturbing pace. The former Seaporcel Metals building was just another victim of this rampant overdevelopment.
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