Abandoned, Derelict, Decaying Locations Around Thailand

[carbide]

These tower blocks. Some used, some not.

Near Impact.

 

https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Bond+St,+Tambon+Ban+Mai,+Amphoe+Pak+Kret,+Chang+Wat+Nonthaburi+11120/@13.9274545,100.5375172,3a,65.5y,226.28h,89.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4OkjmU5NUT91BXVSDW9QIA!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fmaps%2Fphotothumb%2Ffd%2Fv1%3Fbpb%3DChAKDnNlYXJjaC5UQUNUSUxFEiAKEgmnru2YhYPiMBHdhZu9URa2IyoKDQAAAAAVAAAAABoFCGoQiAM%26gl%3DTH!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x30e2838598edaea7:0x23b61651bd9b85dd!8m2!3d13.9274746!4d100.5375765!6m1!1e1?hl=en-GB

 

[Blackheart1916]

On 11/9/2016 at 9:13 PM, Ron19 said:

Abandoned Jumbo at Phitsanulok Airport

 

I could be corrected but are sure that it is/was part of this group.

I think there was originally two of these here.

One Two Go Airlines Co. Lte^[1] (Thai: วัน-ทู-โก แอร์ไลน์) was a low-cost airline based in Don Mueang, Bangkok, Thailand.^[2] Following the crash of OG 269 in Phuket, Thailand on September 16, 2007, One-Two-GO was banned from flying in European Union nations due to safety concerns.^[3] Its main base was Don Mueang International Airport, Bangkok.^[4] Always owned and managed by Orient Thai Airlines and owned by CEO Udom Tantiprasongchai and his wife Nina Tantriprasongchai, the One-Two-GO brand was retired in July 2010, and the aircraft re-branded as Orient Thai Airlines.

 

I remember when that plane crashed, One Two Go became One Two NO!

[Jai Dee]

10 hours ago, carbide said:

These tower blocks. Some used, some not.

Near Impact.

 

https://www.google.co.th/maps/place/Bond+St,+Tambon+Ban+Mai,+Amphoe+Pak+Kret,+Chang+Wat+Nonthaburi+11120/@13.9274545,100.5375172,3a,65.5y,226.28h,89.99t/data=!3m6!1e1!3m4!1s4OkjmU5NUT91BXVSDW9QIA!6s%2F%2Fgeo0.ggpht.com%2Fmaps%2Fphotothumb%2Ffd%2Fv1%3Fbpb%3DChAKDnNlYXJjaC5UQUNUSUxFEiAKEgmnru2YhYPiMBHdhZu9URa2IyoKDQAAAAAVAAAAABoFCGoQiAM%26gl%3DTH!7i13312!8i6656!4m5!3m4!1s0x30e2838598edaea7:0x23b61651bd9b85dd!8m2!3d13.9274746!4d100.5375765!6m1!1e1?hl=en-GB

 

I used to work in one of the towers at SCB Park Plaza... used to see them every morning on the way to work.

[samuijimmy]

With the widening of the main road on what is known as Nathon hill. on Samui,  they are taking down this view point ....

[diznax]

The full series from my I.C.E. tower adventure is here.  The story is up for sale on my syndicator's site, but it doesn't look like it's going to sell.  Not disappointed as It was a lot of fun and I ended up with some good shots.  Thanks for viewing!  Will post some pictures later of my new project, an abandoned house in Samut Sakhon where some murders were committed decades ago.

[baneko]

A derelict house initially turned into a mushroom shed then abandoned again...Ban Ekho, Nawanghin, Phanat Nikhom.

[diznax]

I shot photos at an abandoned house in Samut Sakhon last weekend, full details in the link.  It was built by a well-off family about 40 years ago but abandoned after the family was murdered.  I got all of the information that I have from a colleague who grew up in Mahachai. Her parents were in their mid-teens when the events occurred and remember it well as it was very big news in such a small community.  Their is apparently a local archive with microfilm/microfiche copies of old newspapers which have the original stories.  I'd really like to hear if anyone has any other information about this, esp. from the news at the time. This series will be released in an article next week which I hope will be picked up & maybe even make it to Thai media (has happened once before with my Abandoned Mansions article).  If that happens, there is a chance that more information can be shared.

[samsensam]

On 03/01/2017 at 4:27 PM, camble said:

Bed Supperclub, Sukhumvit Soi 11 Bangkok

 

 

crikey, i went there years ago with a hiso thai lady friend. when she went off with a hiso playboy i ended up in a taxi with her hiso ladyboy friend, who had been buying me drinks all evening (many of which i dumped in a nearby pot plant), i jumped out at traffic lights and headed home. memories...

[diznax]

I made it into the New World mall this morning, which was a difficult climb up a tree/wall and down a very unstable and shaky makeshift ladder (pictured).  I was surprised to see that there were still a few koi and carp in the flooded ground floor (after the 3000 or so original fish were removed in 2015).  Still a great place for photos.

[Ron19]

Australian Holden Calais - someones pride and joy at some stage abandoned in Thasak - Uttaradit

Apart from the obvious, it is in surprisingly good condition. The inside appears immaculate.

Don't know about the engine or even if it has one.

[diznax]

Attached are a few more photos from the New World mall which I visited on Sunday.  Also, after getting a few requests, I've put together a photobook that documents my urbex photography in Thailand over the past year.  You can view it here with a full digital version to flip through.  I'm not expecting to sell much, it was just fun to go through my best photos and reflect on all the places I've been able to explore since March 2016.    I was also lucky to get the cover of Litro Magazine UK this month, along with a photo essay feature.  It 's a print-only magazine, so I put my photo essay here for anyone who's interested.  I discussed urban exploration photography in Thailand within the context of the 'Changes' theme.  

[Ron19]

Chamsong - Uttaradit

[samsensam]

 

some more photos from new world mall taken a few years ago. it used to be easy to visit this place and take photos but after some photos were published in the uk daily mail too many people started turning up, the locals got fed up and blocked off access. a pity.

 

 

 

 

[Ron19]

Ran Wang To School 17.3770225, 100.0313144 - @ Rai Aoi, Uttaradit.

 

 

 

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[diznax]

I just saw today that the Daily Mail featured my Pattaya Batman nightclub series which was first published in the Mirror back in October.  Though the part about the actual bats being in the building was not exactly true (at least I never saw or reported any bats), I thought they did pretty well with the story (as tabloids go).  This is the 4th time they've published my stuff and they tend to add at least one embellishment per story, however they are always pretty interesting reads and I'm glad to get the exposure (and a few GBP).  Also, since this story isn't viewable in Thailand without a VPN, here is the same series published on Mixmag.org yesterday.  Thanks a lot to everybody who views my pictures

[Assurancetourix]

Many beautiful graffiti inside and outside ; 

Did u done a search about the painters?

They always sign what they have done...

Thanks a lot for sharing your photos with us;

 

what is your Ultra Wide Lens ?

[diznax]

I put together a series & a site history after two visits to the abandoned Oscar Theater on Petchaburi Road in Bangkok.  It was once an opulent film venue and one of the nicest in town, but now sits in the middle of a pretty seedy area.  Great lighting inside, and though photography is prohibited, I paid the guard on the second floor a bit of cash and took photos for a few minutes.

[diznax]

Many beautiful graffiti inside and outside ; 
Did u done a search about the painters?
They always sign what they have done...
Thanks a lot for sharing your photos with us;
 
what is your Ultra Wide Lens ?

Thanks. I use an 8mm Samyang manual fisheye. There was a street art event held there last March - 'Meeting of Styles' - which explains the variety of great murals.


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[Ron19]

Thasak -Uttaradit

Can't workout what this building was for.

Hard to know whether it is on the railway reserve  or belongs to the school  on the left in the first image.

Two rooms on the ground floor appear to be storerooms and two on the top living quarters.

The balcony side faces towards the school. No toilet facilities at all in sight.

 

 

 

[Assurancetourix]

Looks like a company flat for the school;

there are many buildings like that all over Thailand for teachers or civil servants working in a dispensary or field hospital ;

don't think it belongs to the railway company .

 

Many of these buildings are in the same condition as we can see on your photo, Ron;

bad or very bad condition; impossible to live inside because thai people don't know these words : maintain, repair...

[diznax]

Got into the abandoned tower at Bang Na, the 30-floor building that you see from the tollway with lots of graffiti.  It's been the site of a murder and several other suicides, including a foreigner that hung himself there in 2012.  The front is walled up and locked.  We followed a course shown in a youtube video, climbing a wall on the side (which has a lot of added obstacles to deter people from entering).  The only hidden stairs were blocked off, so we ended up paying a few hundred baht to the family that oversees the place (after much negotiating) to only shoot the first 3 floors.  We were unsupervised although my girlfriend asked if someone would like to come with us..so we went all the way to the roof.  It has some of the best graffiti murals I've seen & photographed, rivaling the Batman disco in Pattaya.  It is a very dangerous place with lots of drop-offs, large holes, and no safety-railing, not recommended to visit.  Pigeons also tended to randomly fly out of dark as we ascended stairway which is on the outer edge of the building with no railing or protection against a multi-floor drop.

[DekDaeng]

On 19/12/2016 at 11:02 AM, Jai Dee said:

 

I live in Baan Amphur (near Sattahip) but I've never seen this place.

Where exactly is it?

26, Opp Baan Chim Doo

 

[12DrinkMore]

I vote this as the best thread on TV ever.  

 

Not a single stupid comment and loads of great contributions.

 

Thanks OP and all the posters.

 

 

[Emster23]

Nice shots all around. I wonder if that school is still being funded? Some of these houses that could be fixed up but just sit there rotting makes me think there is a positive side to having property taxes: would get places fixed or sold.

[sanukjim]

You should have been here in the 1970s as down town Bangkok had a bombed out look with all the abandon half finished buildings all down Sukhumvit ,Rama Four,and Petchburi roads

[Bangkok Barry]

That complex on the river on the road between Bangkok and Pattaya - don't know the name but it looks as if it would have been amazing with the facility to drive your boat right up to your door.

[phantomfiddler]

A picture of the Marine Bar in downtown Walking Street would fit right in here ! 35 years ago this was THE place to be, better than all other Pattaya bars combined, and look at it now

[DekDaeng]

On 11/9/2016 at 9:08 AM, diznax said:

Hello,

 

  I've been working on documenting disused/abandoned structures around Thailand for the past year or so via photo series', and am always on the lookout for new subjects.  There are a seemingly endless number of such locations around the country, and each one has it's own unique character and usually some beauty to be found amongst the decay and ruin.  I've started this topic both as a means for us to share locations of unique abandoned places around the country, and for forum members to share images that convey their perspective of these places.  I look forward to seeing others' images and of hearing their experiences.

 

  Please include any key info about the sites including local directions(drop a Google Maps pin if you can) or possible dangers/trespassing need-to-know's, as we certainly don't want anyone to get in any trouble by visiting guarded private property.  *

 

Please note that the Sathorn Unique 'ghost tower' is, as of the time of writing, off limits & blocked off via fence, with threats of prosecution to trespassers.  Also, it's well-known and documented.  It would be great to use this forum as a means to share lesser-known derelict locations around the country.

 

I'll start with a few directions to some sites I've either discovered or heard about and visited - 

Abandoned train cars in Samut Sakhon - Their Location

Abandoned Batman Nightclub Pattaya - Location

Airplane Graveyard in Bangkok   - Location

Abandoned Jittapawan College Pier - Location

Abandoned Mansions in Nakhon Pathom - This site is inhabited by two families and they have requested for me not to share their location so as to avoid masses of tourists.  Apologies.

Diz, some news about old rural railway stations (inc historical) going to be bulldozed in the near future due to double tracking - check the English papers -