Imagine that the name of your neighborhood, which has been established for over a century, doesn’t sit well with a local business association. To drum up more interest in the area–to clean things up and make it spiffy–they change the name. That’s what has happened in San Francisco, where an area was recently rebranded “The East… Continue reading The East Cut, San Francisco: When a PR Agency Renames Your Neighborhood
Category: Secret Spaces
Dan Bell, Chronicler of Dark Spaces
Dan Bell, or This Is Dan Bell, as his YouTube channel is called, has now been added to the annals of greatness that I am always stockpiling in my mind. Start with the basic information. Maryland resident Dan Bell films himself walking through and, post-production, narrating his strolls through commercial buildings such as resorts, hotels,… Continue reading Dan Bell, Chronicler of Dark Spaces
Make a Secret Wall Hiding Place That No One Will Ever Find
If you’re looking for a secret wall hiding place, YouTube and other recesses of the Web usually point you to a method that involves an electrical box, outlet, and face place. You install an electrical box in the wall or use an existing (non-wired) one, add a dummy outlet, add a dummy face plate. Behind… Continue reading Make a Secret Wall Hiding Place That No One Will Ever Find
Disneyland Matterhorn Cutaway, 2012
A nice, recent cutaway drawing of the Matterhorn at the Anaheim, CA Disneyland. This graphic, from the February 8, 2012, Orange County Register, shows remodels to the Bavarian-influenced concrete “rock.” One of the most notable and largest changes was filling in many of the large openings, including the large one that allowed passage of the… Continue reading Disneyland Matterhorn Cutaway, 2012
Disney’s RiverCountry Rotting in Fittingly Ballardian Way
In 1976, RiverCountry opened up at Walt Disney World in Florida. By 2001, it had closed. Now, it stands–rotting and decrepit in a manner that J.G. Ballard would have approved of. These photos come from an excellent thread about River Country on Dis Boards. It was just a waterpark, although one of the first generation… Continue reading Disney’s RiverCountry Rotting in Fittingly Ballardian Way