The very decayed, abandoned nature of many of
the places we explore is just what makes them so damned creepy-cool. But, it can
often also spell out their doom- many of these old places have been or are slated to be
demolished. Below, a list of sites that are currently awaiting demolition on
"Development Death Row," and other places that have already been destroyed,
leaving nothing behind but their ghostly memory, and the pictures to remind us of what
once was...
E X E C U T E D, R.
I. P.
the demolished, the destroyed,
the obliterated
Staten Island Monastery
(St. Augustine's):
This one really breaks my heart... *sigh*. Wagner College has demolished
the amazing & historic St. Augustine's Monastery. It is a sad day for UE
indeed.
Twisted-Tree House:
As soon as we saw the huge sign in
front of this house announcing a future real estate development, we knew this creepy old
place's days were numbered. Alas, it has been since demolished.
Ressel House (aka House of 13 Rooms):
a mysterious, antique-filled house,
several greenhouses, a vintage car, and more... flattened to a pile of rubble,
and now the site of a brand new Century 21 Real Estate Office. RIP
Sapphire Woods:
one of the most frightening images I
have ever caught on film was inside this place, and now it's been torn down
Vacancy Motel:
totally disappeared without a trace
like a ghostly vision; reduced to nothing but a dusty vacant lot
Hope Chapel House:
this lovely, forlorn old house was
completely torn down, leaving behind nothing but an empty lot
Geisler Place:
the Geisler Place has been razed to
the ground... nothing exists anymore except for a bare patch of land where it used to
stand
Howell Carpet:
the lonely, abandoned old carpet
factory was demolished; everything is gone, including the parking lot and surrounding
trees
Sesame Inn:
the neighbor of Howell Carpet, it too
has fallen to the hammer of "progress", making room for more development
Dover Mental Cage:
one of New Jersey's most legendary
haunts; now lost to us, gone without any warning
D E A D L A N D S T A
N D I N G
the marked, the doomed, the soon-to-be-obliterated
Lambertville High School:
condo duplexes are rumored to be in
store for this legendary site, which will be totally torn down to make way for the
construction
Gulick House:
a beautiful historic mansion marked
for destruction by developers; the fate of the Gulick House is still in question
Kinnelon Castle:
the thick wooded forest can't seem to
hide this former palace from the home development that encroaches slowly but surely up the
mountainside
County Line Cottage:
Jackson's historical sites are
systematically being marked for demolition, and judging by the "Condemned"
notice that is now plastered on it's front door, this one seems to be next
Giant Evil Clown:
rumor has it that this unique landmark
is in danger of falling victim to a shopping center development
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alphabetical index
of all the lost places on this site
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