Ever since the Kensington Strangler, the drug addicts of Philly have been meeting out in the open. Apparently, the police are fine with this.
Tuesday 4 June 2013
Kensington, Philadelphia
Ever since watching Louis Theroux's documentary on 'Killadelphia', I have been obssessed with the place. It seems to be somewhere so farfetched from anything I have ever come across. Although crime rates are high (The intersection of Kensington Avenue and Somerset Street was listed number one in a 2007 list of the city's top ten recreational drug corners according to an article by Philadelphia Weekly reporter Steve Volk), it is somewhere I would love to one day go.
Monday 3 June 2013
Abandoned Aqua Park, Russia
Russia is well known for it's freezing cold winters and frigid temperatures. For the majority of the year, an outdoor water park would be unusable, as the bodies of water are completely frozen. This makes it impossible for any use. Plus, why would anyone be crazy enough to swim outside in below freezing temperatures?!
An answer to this problem came in the early 2000's when contractors began building indoor water parks, which meant that all year round they could be used, regardless of the weather.
Aqua Park was one of the new indoor water parks, which began construction in 2003. It was meant to house five pools, numerous slides, a hotel and various medical facilities for athletes. It was a massive structure, made from concrete and steel.
On February 14th, 2004, disaster struck at a nearby water park south of Moscow. The park was known as Transvaal, and it was huge. On a blistery winter night the ceiling collapsed, sending glass and iron support beams down on unsuspecting swimmers.
In the months following that incident, water parks fell out of fashion, and safety regulations changed. Aqua Park, already quite far into construction found itself at a standstill. The developers lost their funding, and the project was abandoned.
An answer to this problem came in the early 2000's when contractors began building indoor water parks, which meant that all year round they could be used, regardless of the weather.
Aqua Park was one of the new indoor water parks, which began construction in 2003. It was meant to house five pools, numerous slides, a hotel and various medical facilities for athletes. It was a massive structure, made from concrete and steel.
On February 14th, 2004, disaster struck at a nearby water park south of Moscow. The park was known as Transvaal, and it was huge. On a blistery winter night the ceiling collapsed, sending glass and iron support beams down on unsuspecting swimmers.
In the months following that incident, water parks fell out of fashion, and safety regulations changed. Aqua Park, already quite far into construction found itself at a standstill. The developers lost their funding, and the project was abandoned.
The graffiti-strewn unstable death traps lie neglected with dull slides, leading into stagnant, green water.
What would have once been a relaxing hot tub, is now a grimy hole in the ground.
The residents who live in the surrounding area simply ignore the eyesore, with many of them using it as a free dumping ground for their rubbish.
You won't want to jump off this diving board!
The park was sold to developers in 2007 who planned to demolish the eerie park, to build a shopping centre. This still has not been started.
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