Photos: Five demolished Colorado urban exploration sites

Last week, Jonathan Shikes shared urban-exploration photos snapped inside vacant CU medical buildings, as originally shared on uer.ca, a fascinating address devoted to documenting urban exploration across the country. Turns out the website has a page devoted specifically to Denver, with several featured buildings having been demolished since the photos...
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Last week, Jonathan Shikes shared urban-exploration photos snapped inside vacant CU medical buildings, as originally shared on uer.ca, a fascinating address devoted to documenting urban exploration across the country. Turns out the website has a page devoted specifically to Denver, with several featured buildings having been demolished since the photos were taken — meaning that the images are the last reminders of these vanished ruins. Look below to see shots from five of these memorable wrecks, with extra info from uer.ca. CustomArt Industries

Note: Photos by Kari Johnson

1801 W 14th Ave Denver, Colorado United States Owner: RTD

Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Easy Recommendation: Too late, it’s gone!

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Address: Denver, Colorado United States Owner: Unknown Type: Buildings Status: Demolished Accessibility: Forget about it, it is gone

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Continue to see more photos of demolished Colorado urban exploration sites. General Chemical

Address: Denver, Colorado, United States Owner: ? Type: Building Status: Demolished Accessibility: Difficult

Continue to see more photos of demolished Colorado urban exploration sites. Osage

Address: Denver, Colorado, United States Owner: ?

Being demolished, courtesy of our good pals at Alpine Demolition, as of 11 May 2008. Probably being knocked down for condos, as the neighborhood is undergoing gentrification, with project housing literally down the street from pricey condos.

Edit: Completely demolished as of the beginning of June.

Continue to see more photos of demolished Colorado urban exploration sites. Tagger’s paradise

Address: Blake St. & Downing St. Denver, Colorado United States Owner: Unsure

Type: Building Status: Demolished

It had been a storage facility before it caught fire in September of 2010. It’s my understanding that even before the fire, the building was vacant and taggers had already claimed it. Since the fire the building remains a “Taggers Paradise” and a spot frequented by squatters.

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