A relative recently told me about an interesting spot they drove by in the middle of nowhere. After some hard research, I was only able to find 3 things: 2 pictures (1 dating back to 2010, and 1 dating back to 2014), and a short but informative paragraph describing what this place was. It was used in World War II as a brothel & gambling house, and was then owned by a wealthy family until the 80's. The property lost value as the local wells were infiltrated with sea water. It would supposedly be a very valuable property if the area had a new supply of water.
I made the semi-long trek here, only to find.. not quite what I was expecting to find. The property looked extremely different than the photos I had seen. As I got closer, it became obvious that the place is being fixed up for a new owner. This was a slight disappointment for me, as there was now little historical remnants to be seen. Through the 2nd story windows (the only realistic POE's at this point) all I could see was hardware equipment. Knowing me, I probably would have managed my way in there regardless, but there were alarm notices posted everywhere & a couple in their car facing me in the distance. I believe the construction has been abandoned, at least temporarily, due to the amount of hornet nests on the property, including one on the construction trailer (which was boarded up.. a new sight for me). I still did manage to get some nice 35mm shots of the architecture while wandering around the property, though.
The first shot is one I found from 2014, the second one is me trying to get a similar angle this week.
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