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NYC specific explorations

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 […]



Seaporcel Metals Inc

Long Island City has been in a constant state of change in recent years. This building was just another victim.



The Night that LTV Saved Greenpoint.

Ok, so the title is a little dramatic, but it’s not too far off from reality. Were it not for our nocturnal exploring activities, a major fire could have destroyed a fuel storage facility and other vital infrastructure. First responders could have been seriously injured or worse.



Montauk Steel, Long Island City

Montauk Steel was located on Borden Avenue in L.I.C., on land that was once part of the LIRR’s old Wheelspur yard. There is currently very little information about this company on the internet, so here’s what I can tell you.



LIC’s Wheelspur Yard / Poultry Market – Past, Present & Future

Hurricane Sandy Wheelspur

On the north shore of Newtown creek lays a plot of land with a strangely unique history – a place that was once a rail yard, then a poultry market and later an office for small businesses and other food distributors. All of these are gone now, and soon this land will become a rail yard once again.



The 11th Street Print Shop, another abandoned factory.

This three floor factory building dated back to the 1950s.



Glenwood Power Plant 2012

The Glenwood power plant has long been a favorite place for us to visit. Abandoned since the 1960s, these massive buildings have deteriorated significantly over the decades.



Stella D’oro

A Cookie Giant Dies in the Bronx, killed by Private Equity



Kearney Siding Warehouses – National Envelope

Huge warehouses, conspicuous amounts of non-activity, and that intrigue strikes once again. What the hell is inside that place?



New York Architectural Terra Cotta

Exploring the interior of one of NYC’s best maintained, longest standing abandoned buildings.



Sheba Exports

Wet and Nasty



The end of Hope Street

For the better part of a decade, at the east end of Hope street, lay an impressively large industrial building that seemed utterly hopeless.



Phelps Dodge Narrow Gauge Railroad Remains

Last week, I mentioned the former Phelps Dodge site in Maspeth in this mission file about some nearby abandoned houses.



The Dirty, Dirty Abandoned Strip Club

The Dirty Strip Club is the second abandoned strip club we’ve hit in recent years, and a more vile nasty place you could not wish to find.