22 Stunning Photos Of Abandoned Factories Given New Life

Published October 26, 2016
Updated February 10, 2017

Factories, grain elevators, warehouses, power plants -- reminders of our industrial inheritance are all around us. But what happens to those buildings after the final shift ends and the lights go out for the last time?

Sometimes the buildings remain abandoned, left to crumble and sink back into the Earth. Other times, developers and artists look at decrepitude and see opportunity, and repurpose these decaying structures for vibrant new uses. The 22 images above present that extraordinary story.


Next, check out seven creepy abandoned cities around the world. Then, step inside four abandoned nuclear testing sites that humans destroyed even worse than Chernobyl.

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All That's Interesting
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Savannah Cox
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Savannah Cox holds a Master's in International Affairs from The New School as well as a PhD from the University of California, Berkeley, and now serves as an Assistant Professor at the University of Sheffield. Her work as a writer has also appeared on DNAinfo.