RUINS, RELICS AND DERELICT PLACES
if it’s verboten it’s got to be fun
tall tales of trespass and anecdotes of fear
“betreten verboten”
an invitation that must never be refused
Abandoned Berlin is an attempt to remember the past through the present and capture memories in the air, to recover histories forgotten behind rusty fences, to uncover stories blanketed by dust and cobwebs, and to release trapped unfortunates waiting for recognition under shards of travesty and the ignorance of indifference.
Race
against
time
Places change all the time. They come, they go. Some places on this site are no longer with us. We’re only left with the photos and stories. But most are still accessible. Check the latest comments before you go. But the best way to find out is to go yourself.
Some people don’t like that Abandoned Berlin publishes addresses to locations – they argue it leaves them open to vandals. But vandals never had any trouble finding these places before.
Of course, the biggest vandal is the city of Berlin, the investors, and “progress.”
Nothing stays abandoned for long.
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City of abandoned spies
City of abandoned spies
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The shop is not actually abandoned – the service is great! Just get in touch if you’ve any questions.
Lew McDaniel of West Virginia worked as a linguist at Teufelsberg, Field Station Berlin, from 1968-71. He tells Abandoned Berlin of life at the spy station.