I decided to begin sharing a tiny morsel of my obsession with abandoned places and things by using my blog to post some of my adventures amongst them, for all of my fellow explorers out there and those on the internet hungry for a good discovery or history lesson.
And here we have the busy, bustling high school
Yikes!
Why is it that most abandoned places always seem to have some sort of creepy doll lying around? (Also often either naked or with an eye punched out)
The hauntingly beautiful high school auditorium
Unfortunately, my camera battery died after this, so the rest of these were snapped from my phone
Backstage
Gulp. Well...merry Christmas to you, too.
If it weren't already unplugged, I'd say these people abandoned this home mid-sandwich, because the refrigerator door was standing wide open as such
Place: Ghost town
Location: Skedee, OK
Year established: Late 1800s
Year abandoned: Late 1960s (currently only 51 residents)
History: "Skedee was one of many communities that sprang up after the 1893 land run. Originally called Lemert, the name was changed when a post office was established in 1902, as the name Lemert was too similar to another town. The name Skedee was taken from Skidi band of the Pawnee tribe. The town was never larger than about 300 residents, but supported several hundred farmers and ranchers in the surrounding area and boasted a fairly large railroad yard for its size.
Skedee's decline was typical of many small towns of the era. The economics of the great depression, dust bowl, and farm consolidations started a steady downward spiral. The bank failed in 1931, and the town struggled on through the 1950s, but shrinking populations and new road projects which bypassed the town hastened the process. The cotton gin closed in the late1950s, followed by the post office on August 2nd, 1963 and finally the school in 1967, consolidating with the nearby towns of Ralston and Pawnee." (Source: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yp6_lXr0KLs)
Not 100% certain on which building this used to be
And here we have the busy, bustling high school
Serious detention
Yikes!
Why is it that most abandoned places always seem to have some sort of creepy doll lying around? (Also often either naked or with an eye punched out)
The hauntingly beautiful high school auditorium
Unfortunately, my camera battery died after this, so the rest of these were snapped from my phone
Backstage
Gulp. Well...merry Christmas to you, too.
If it weren't already unplugged, I'd say these people abandoned this home mid-sandwich, because the refrigerator door was standing wide open as such
