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Mr. P. Explores

@mrpexplores.bsky.social

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History teacher, explorer, photographer, podcaster and lover of all things odd, weird and strange! #urbex http://instagram.com/mr.p_explores "Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/6ooL4cp95ckRZjnbq6q7Z7?si=b1688e18af12439

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · Nov 12

Four of my favorite spots n' shots out on the road exploring over the last year, taken on my Nikon D750.

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Gorgeous!!!

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Gorgeous!

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Gorgeous rust!

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Gorgeous!

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 4h

This is a perfect shot. That circular window is the cherry on top.

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 4h

Exquisite shots!

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Restore to Factory Settings @restoretofactorysettings.com · 1d

The Bus Is Delayed
#Abandoned #Bus #City #Urbex #Decay #Graffiti #Tagging #Industrial #Factory #Photography

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 4h

Love this shot. And, it's Newark to a T.

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 4h

Scenes from within a decades-defunct Kirkbride mental institution in Buffalo, New York. While this section of the hospital is semi-abandoned and mostly in its original state, the central part of it has been renovated as a beautiful hotel.

#abandoned #urbex #EastCoastKin #BlueSkyArtShow #photography

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scopOphilic @scopophilic1997.bsky.social · 3d

scopOphilic_micromessaging_1188 - scopOphilic1997 presents a new MicroMessaging series: small, subtle, & often unintentional messages we send & receive. (2024)

#scopOphilic #micromessaging #streetart #graffiti #brooklyn #nyc #photography #YouAreAmazing #TonightItsYouAndMe #LastBite

You Are Amazing - Tonight It's You And Me. Dragon-like character. LAST BITE $2. street art - stickers. Very colorful sticker theme.

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 23h

New episode of "Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road" out on Spotify, Apple and Amazon podcasts! In this episode, we shuffle off to Buffalo, NY to wander through an amazing semi-abandoned Kirkbride mental asylum! Drop by and have a listen! -Mr. P.

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Mr. P.'s Tales from the Road - S04E13 - Shufflin' Off to Buffalo - The Buffalo State Asylum for the Insane

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

It would. It's just in a rough economic area in town.

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

You're not wrong.

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

I'm going to try and post more often. Sometimes I just don't have the energy after a day of teaching.

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Indeed it was...

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Same thing it always is. Population moved out when the economy got bad.

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Not Hough, no. THAT one is in REALLY bad shape.

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Hard to tell. But definitely a few years!

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Pictures don't do it enough justice!

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❤️❤️❤️

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Awww, thanks so much for sharing! Hope you enjoyed it! I have a new episode coming out, perhaps tonight or tomorrow!

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Not too shabby. Still getting out there and seeing as much as I can!

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 2d

Oh yes! Quite ornate!

Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 3d

Inside the magnificent infrastructure of the Colonel Ward Pumping Station in Buffalo, New York. One of the main pumping stations that brings water to the municipal grid, this Beaux-Arts masterpiece was opened in 1915 and is still in partial operation today.

#architecture #urbex #EastCoastKin

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Mr. P. Explores @mrpexplores.bsky.social · 4d

It's been a rough year...