Abandoned buildings peak curiosity. Yes, they
are creepy, however, the derelict buildings
and abandoned walls somehow draw us in, begging
for us to explore their forgotten grounds.
However, thanks to some urban explorers, we
get to view these places from the comfort
of our homes, including the incredibly creepy
things found within these buildings. So today
on Top 5 Scary Videos, I’m going to be counting
down our list of the Top 5 Scary Objects Found
In Abandoned Buildings. Before we begin though,
be sure to stick around until the end of the
video where I’ll be responding to some of
your comments, and with that, let’s jump
in.
5 Abandoned Tunnel - Rochester, New York
The Rochester Industrial Rapid Transit Railway,
more commonly known as the Rochester SUbway
was a light rail rapid transit line in the
city of Rochester, New York, from 1927 to
1956. The subway was constructed in the bed
of the old Erie Canal, which allowed the route
to be grade-separated for its entire length.
The Subway was designed to reduce interurban
traffic on city streets, and to facilitate
freight interchange between the railroads.
However, the final day of passenger service
was on June 30, 1956. Now, saying that, have
you ever stopped to wonder what an abandoned
subway tunnel would look like? Well. thanks
to some urban explorers we now know. This
picture was taken by a group exploring the
dark tunnels in Rochester, New York, and it
gives a pretty disturbing idea about what
might be down there. All we can see is the
dark, bleak walls, and some kind of hazmat
suit hanging from the ceiling. Very chilling,
very chilling indeed.
4 Abandoned Doll Factory - Spain
I don’t know about you, but I don’t think
many people would jump at the opportunity
to explore an abandoned doll factory, a dark,
derelict building with hundreds of molds and
casts stacked against the barren walls, over
tables and on shelves. However, thanks to
one brave urban explorer, they explored the
darks halls of this Spanish doll factory in
Valencia. According to the photographs takens,
the now-deserted factory is spread out over
three stories, with a large staircase running
up the main tower. It is a creep building,
with even creepier pictures. One man even
took the time to warn potential visitors not
to go there, citing his fears about a potential
curse. I quote: “Do not enter the factory,
seriously, I took a doll’s head and a box...and
I had to return it. Now that site gives me
a strong anxiety, there have been rituals.”
Now, the picture itself shows a row of dolls
heads, which were known as Bisque dolls. They
were at the peak of their popularity between
1860 and 1990, and were intended as fashion
items, created to represent women and adorned
with wigs made from mohair or human hair.
The picture is absolutely terrifying, with
some of the dolls having a blank stare, while
others seem as though they are frowning. Regardless
of the expression, these dolls are absolutely
terrifying.
3 Purple Garment - Beelitz-Heilstatten Hospital
Built in 1898, Beelitz-Heilstatten hospital
is a now disused hospital complex of approximately
60 buildings located in the district of Beelitz-Heilstatten.
Between the years of 1898 and 1930, the complex
served as a sanatorium for lung diseases,
generally housing those with then-fatal conditions.
During WW1 it served as a field hospital that
treated the earliest casualties of new weapons
such as machine guns and mustard gas. During
this time, it also treated a young soldier
named Adolf Hitler, who had been blinded by
a British gas attack and wounded in the leg
at the Battle of Somme. During WWII the hospital
went on to be used as a Nazi field hospital,
treating injured soliders. Occupied by the
Russians in 1945, it served as a Soviet military
hospital for the next 50 years until 1995.
The complex is now derelict, and is the perfect
stomping ground for urban explorers, as you
would expect. This is just one of the many
creepy pictures taken in the abandoned hospital,
we don’t know who the purple garment belonged
to, but seeing it strung up with shoes placed
under it makes it incredibly unnerving. I
think I would rather not know the backstory
behind this picture.
2 Fire Extinguishers - West Park Hospital
West Park Hospital, sometimes referred to
as West Park Asylum was a large psychiatric
hospital in Epsom, Surrey. The hospital seems
to have been so-called because of its location
to the west of the landscaped parkland formerly
associated with Horton Manor. Now, although
it is sometimes referred to as an asylum by
urban explorers and the media, West Park was
never officially termed as such, having opened
as West Park Mental Hospital in 1923. During
operation, the hospital catered for around
2,000 patients of mixed class. However, it
was slowly run down from the mid-1990s, and
by 2003 most of the hospital was closed and
derelict, although some buildings, including
the New Epsom and Ewell Cottage Hospital remain
in use by NHS healthcare services. Due to
its derelict state, it came to be of interest
to urban explorers who were drawn in by its
sheer size and also the many hospital items
still inside, such as beds, kitchen equipment,
as well as personal items. Now, this picture
from the attic of the hospital is sure to
send chills down your spine. Discovered by
an urban explorer, they reportedly found these
fire extinguishers arranged in a pentagram
form. It sure makes you wonder what was really
going on in the hospital. However, in November
2010, demolition began on the former hospital
buildings. As of April 2011, most of the central
buildings had been cleared with only a limited
number of wards, the water tower and administration
building being retained for conversion to
apartments.
1 Dolls - Chernobyl
As most will know, thanks to the popular HBO
series, Chernobyl. The Chernobyl Disaster
was a nuclear accident that happened on April
26th, 1986, at the No. 4 nuclear reactor in
the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the
city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian
SSR. It is considered to be the worst nuclear
disaster in history and is one of only two
nuclear energy disasters rated at seven -- the
maximum severity. The accident began during
a safety test on an RBMK-type nuclear reactor,
which was commonly used throughout the Soviet
Union. The test however failed and a large
amount of energy was released, vapourising
superheated cooling water and rupturing the
reactor core in a highly destructive steam
explosion. In the accident’s aftermath,
237 people suffered from acute radiation sickness,
of whom 31 died within the first three months.
To this day, Pripyat lies abandoned with the
Chernobyl facility haunting it’s landscape.
The city had many abandoned kindergartens,
such as the Zolotoj Kluchik or Golden Key.
Now, the thought of a kindergarten so close
to a nuclear disaster site is absolutely heartbreaking,
the idea of small, innocent children being
exposed to radiation which will likely kill
them is devastating. However, what is absolutely
soul crushing, and at the same time chilling,
is this photo of a plastic doll with gray
hair, completely naked except for a gas mask.
It appears to be splayed out among the remains
of a rusty bed, abandoned like the rest of
the city, slowly taken ahold of by nature.
The entire thing sends chills down my spine.
Well, there we have it! Do you guys agree
with our list? Were there any objects that
we missed? Leave us all your thoughts and
feelings in the comments down below and perhaps
we can do a part 2. Before I go though, I
just want to respond to a few comments from
one of our last videos, Top 5 Scary Japanese
Horror Movies From The 2010s.
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