Trespassing Into History

This abandoned sand-lime brick factory was built in the early 1960s as a branch of a large construction company. At that time, the construction boom of the post-war period and the economic miracle was still going on. An existing large military training camp of the German Armed Forces was being expanded in the region at the time. This also required corresponding living space, so the demand for building materials increased accordingly.

In 1964, a modern sand-lime brick factory with three presses was built in the middle of large sand deposits......(more)

The thatched-roof estate in the small village of Boye near Celle looks imposing: even the white entrance gate is thatched. The splendor continues inside - there are many chandeliers and fireplaces in many rooms, and some of the taps in the bathrooms are even gold-plated. But the impression is deceptive: the former dialysis clinic is a “lost place”.

A doctor named Uwe Merkel had big plans in the small town. In 1978, he began building a “dialysis institute”. But when the complex was completed nine years later, its medical use was nowhere to be seen from the outside...(more)

The abandoned farmhouse with the old Ford models was also back on the agenda when we returned to Denmark in January 2020 after two good friends showed great interest in it. And I don't usually turn down a trip to Denmark!

At this point, there's not really anything spectacular to report about the revisit because, as with the first visit, we were completely undisturbed and the location hadn't changed in any way.

I took the opportunity to photograph a few more perspectives of the beautiful old cars....(more)