Kazimiera
09-21-2014, 06:38 PM
The Eerily Beautiful Way Nature Reclaims What We Abandon
We talk about ‘saving the planet’ but what we really mean is saving ourselves. The planet was here before us and will be just fine without us. Mother Nature is a powerful force, strong enough to undo all the “progress” that makes us feel invincible. It won’t be quick, but it will be beautiful. Here’s proof.
La Petite Ceinture Railway, Paris
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Photographer Pierre Folks spent three years documenting the slow decay of this once popular stretch of Parisian railway, abandoned since 1934.
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North Brother Island, NYC
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Home to a hospital, housing for WWII veterans, and a rehab center for teens at different times throughout its history, North Brother Island once looked like a well-manicured college campus. Abandoned for the past 50 years, it's slowly returning to the wild.
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Chernobyl Power Plant
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After the nuclear disaster in 1986, Chernobyl was abandoned for obvious reasons. The lack of human activity gave the surrounding forest an opportunity to reclaim its rightful place. In these aerial images taken in the 1990s (top) and 2013 (bottom) you can see how trees have moved into engulf the former city.
A string of decaying shipwrecks near the Bermuda Triangle
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Ferris Wheel
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This barn has become more tree than building.
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Playground
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Abandoned Train Tracks, Berlin
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The trains moved out, and this tree moved right in.
Bobsled track from the 1984 Winter Olympics track in Sarajevo
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Ghost Train
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'Tent of Tomorrow' from the '64 World's Fair pavilion in Flushing Meadows, NY
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Abandoned roller coaster in Hubei Province, China
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This old building is no match for a determined tree.
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Old log ride at Dogpatch, Northwest Arkansas
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Source: http://news.distractify.com/beth-buczynski/nature-reclaims-what-we-abandon/
We talk about ‘saving the planet’ but what we really mean is saving ourselves. The planet was here before us and will be just fine without us. Mother Nature is a powerful force, strong enough to undo all the “progress” that makes us feel invincible. It won’t be quick, but it will be beautiful. Here’s proof.
La Petite Ceinture Railway, Paris
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/4f4ff2bf11c0b5ec5620604aafcf93b8_650x.jpg
Photographer Pierre Folks spent three years documenting the slow decay of this once popular stretch of Parisian railway, abandoned since 1934.
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/2939c4cf4e1fb6cfcb591d2722128a67_650x.jpg
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/475236c02c75839acdda260a82bc25dc_650x.jpg
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/b5f834c9c3e149d790623d6578b52582_650x.jpg
North Brother Island, NYC
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/cc6d00b20e70094a3cce3824cbddca26_650x.jpg
Home to a hospital, housing for WWII veterans, and a rehab center for teens at different times throughout its history, North Brother Island once looked like a well-manicured college campus. Abandoned for the past 50 years, it's slowly returning to the wild.
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/759f7911724266c20dc2c250a2f53436_650x.jpg
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/1501ad97d6935a4f07e2a8aa28ebdf76_650x.jpg
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/2fe7f96b473ff401b89afc7c20f86c55_650x.jpg
Chernobyl Power Plant
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/2add4388854d4b716f0855ae7fd31c17_650x.jpg
After the nuclear disaster in 1986, Chernobyl was abandoned for obvious reasons. The lack of human activity gave the surrounding forest an opportunity to reclaim its rightful place. In these aerial images taken in the 1990s (top) and 2013 (bottom) you can see how trees have moved into engulf the former city.
A string of decaying shipwrecks near the Bermuda Triangle
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/876731c5655c1bca77ea598bd152f523_650x.jpg
Ferris Wheel
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/8eedbd16b4fa082b0d8d46402f183d59_650x.jpg
This barn has become more tree than building.
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/69aad9ff482d638b9e275cb8002b5eb1_650x.jpg
Playground
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/fdee9110fc119d26a7c9e255bb8e342c_650x.jpg
Abandoned Train Tracks, Berlin
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/1f7e0bcb00721aeeda5f036af3a29fd7_650x.jpg
The trains moved out, and this tree moved right in.
Bobsled track from the 1984 Winter Olympics track in Sarajevo
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/86b4d050cbbc95dc597ca5b15ff1133e_650x.jpg
Ghost Train
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/f91245d55fcb13f9d1a013c21031e3f1_650x.jpg
'Tent of Tomorrow' from the '64 World's Fair pavilion in Flushing Meadows, NY
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/62555601661b9696f1137c766aa85e77_650x.jpg
Abandoned roller coaster in Hubei Province, China
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/a8d1f7a86700f4cc4603567d4f757c4e_650x.jpg
This old building is no match for a determined tree.
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/15b99fba89e86d98eb6a021e1a65e55d_650x.jpg
Old log ride at Dogpatch, Northwest Arkansas
http://r2-store.distractify.netdna-cdn.com/postimage/201409/54/ac63a7ae3fc55e73e6712d9a0aa27e0d_650x.jpg
Source: http://news.distractify.com/beth-buczynski/nature-reclaims-what-we-abandon/