Schlagwort: Urbex

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ARGENTINA: Streetart Chascomús – Vieja Estación – Abandoned Train Station – Lost Place Graffiti

These awesome artworks were created at the Vieja Estación, the old abandoned train station in Chascomús in Argentina, which is a great spray place covered with several fantastic artworks. The station opened in 1865 and after more than 150 years of work, it was left abandoned around 2014 when the new railway station opened. Nowadays the old main station building is seat of the CENTRO CULTURAL VIEJA ESTACIÓN, where regularly events and exhibitions take place. Still several buildings of the complex are left for being a lost place, therefore they are a perfect spot for graffiti.

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FRANCE: Cantaron Urbex Adventure – Lost Place Visit at the abandoned Rehabilitation Center

On the western foothills in Cantaron in the Nice region, there is an adventurous lost place that not only offers deserted scenery, but also countless graffiti. The Centre Hospitalier Régional at Route de la Lauvette 254 is a former rehabilitation center on the southern slopes of the Alpes Maritimes. The extensive building complex comprises several houses connected by smaller buildings, but nobody has been treated here anymore for decades. So the artists took over the place and you can find numerous graffiti, characters or abstracts.

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CHILE: Streetart Angol – Canteras de Deuco – Lost Place Graffiti at the old Quarry

In 1884, this site just 8 km from Angol, was chosen to extract hard rock to build the railway lines that would pass through the city. At its peak, up to 90 workers and their families lived there. The operations and blasting of the rock continued until 1970, when rock extraction from the quarries ceased due to the closure of the railway to Angol. Today the abandoned buildings and warehouses are now covered with graffiti and streetart. But besides from the urban creations, it’s generally a fantastic lost place to explore.

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FRANCE: Streetart La Turbie – Route de la Tête de Chien – Garnison Ruines – Lost Place Graffiti

The Tête de Chien is a 550 meter high promontory near the small town of La Turbie which offers a spectacular view over Monaco and the French Riviera with the Côte d’Azur. The summit is also home to the Fort Masséna from the 18th century, which is well worth a visit if you are interested in history. But for urban art fans, the old barracks „Ruines de la Garnison de la Tête de Chien“ next to it are much more exciting. The walls of this lost place are filled with great graffiti, characters and abstract paintings.

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