abandoned buildings
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The Hillview Apartment Has Not Changed Since the Textile Years
This sixth-floor apartment in the Hillview cooperative block was occupied by the Özdem family for almost thirty years. The owner…
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Sea Air Still Moves Through the Rooms of Driftwood Cottage
Driftwood Cottage stood along a narrow shoreline road and was occupied by the Pereira family for more than thirty years.…
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Morning Light Still Reaches the Barber Chair on Havel Street
The barber shop on Havel Street belonged to the Novak family for more than thirty-five years. Stefan Novak worked six…
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Dust Gathered Slowly Inside the Tailor’s Flat Above Kestrel Street
The apartment above Number 18 on Kestrel Street belonged to the Velasco family for almost forty years. Arturo Velasco worked…
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The Apartment Above the Butcher Shop Was Left Exactly as It Was in 2007
The apartment above Kadir’s Meat Market belonged to the Arslan family for more than thirty years. Yusuf Arslan worked long…
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People Still Remember the Smell of Bread Coming From Alder Row at 5 Every Morning
The narrow house on Alder Row belonged to the Benchek family for nearly fifty years. Marek Benchek worked as a…
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Nobody Wanted the Flowers Delivered to Building C Anymore
The word deliveries appeared repeatedly throughout the notebooks left behind by florist Elena Marin, who operated the neighborhood flower shop…
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The Apartment Across the Hall Stayed Lit for Eleven Years After the Tenant Died
The word neighbors appeared repeatedly throughout the notebooks left behind by building caretaker Milan Petrovic, who maintained a deteriorating apartment…
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Nobody Heard the Piano Stop After the Nakamura Family Left
The word lessons appeared repeatedly throughout the notebooks left behind by piano instructor Kenji Nakamura, who taught children from the…
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The Fishermen Burned Their Nets After Seeing What Was Hanging Beneath the Pier
The word tides appeared repeatedly throughout the notebooks left behind by harbor fisherman Joren Falk, who smoked and traded eels…
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For Three Months, Someone Kept Ringing the Pharmacy Bell After Closing
The word remedies appeared repeatedly throughout the notebooks left behind by pharmacist Elias Verner, who operated the Bellrow Apothecary alongside…
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At Exactly 4:11 A.M., the Bakery Oven Opened by Itself
The word recipes appeared repeatedly throughout the journals left behind by pastry chef Marcel Fournier, who operated the Rue de…
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