Whenever Jesi comes to Cleveland to hang out I always rack my brain to think of awesome places to take her. This city has no shortage of abandoned buildings but I want to take her places that will just wow her. The abandoned “rubber duck factory” was a hit and something that I felt would be super hard to top. My only real idea for our adventure was a building formerly home to a company that supplied window displays for large companies, and rented decorations for parties. The company closed in 2009 after nearly 80 years in business. The internet boom basically killed the need for a place like this, people can now order these things from the comfort of their own home instead of buying locally.
Before closing the company held a liquidation sale but clearly they weren’t able to get rid of everything. This building is chock-full of left over decorations. There are three floors, not including the basement, that are just absolutely packed with things. The floors seem to be somewhat organized by holiday or theme. The top level is Christmas. There are boxes upon boxes, still unopened, of tinsel, ornaments, even trees!
My very first visit to this building was late at night during a storm. The rain was just pouring into the building like there was no roof at all. Even though it’s been abandoned for a while now but I can’t imagine it’ll stay up much longer. Ohio weather is rough on structures that have no one left to fend for them. Although I say it in nearly every abandoned post, I do look forward to visiting this building again in the future to see how it decays.
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This place looks super creepy!
Meh, it's not too bad (in the light!) 😛
crazy how much stuff has been left there! i'm sure it's fun exploring all of it 🙂
Definitely! It's kind of hard to resist going through all the boxes!
I think it's amazing how things just end up left there. Provides such an eerie yet intriguing atmosphere. Though I can't help wondering why the owners or employees didn't take more with them when it went under? Definitely a waste. And I think I would certainly be creeped out in the dark parts as well!
Right? Like after it didn't sell at auction why did no one just take it or offer it to someone who might want it? So strange!
I wonder if any crafter got in and took some goodies from this place. lol
Seems like a really cool place to visit. 🙂
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I doubt it. The building was sealed for a long time when it finally opened up I'm sure everything was too water damaged to be useful.
Oooh I am drooling over all the old Christmas stuff! This seems like an amazingly eerie place to explore. I can't imagine how creepy it would be a night.
There is SO much Christmas stuff!!!
This is amazing and your photos are great! I love abandoned places.
Thanks, Roli! 🙂
It seems to be a dream place! You must want to open all the boxes, search everywhere treasure in a place like this! What a chance to know this building!
Of course! It's crazy how many unopened boxes there are.
Stunning. The photos with the Christmas tree and the box of flowers are just perfection. Love these posts x
Thank you!
When I was a kid there was an old abandoned boat shed down by the pier. It was absolutely huge. They used to pull the ships inside to repair them. Me and my friends would regularly run around inside along rickety old walkways and staircases, playing with old rusty chains and tools! It was dangerous to be fair but to a bunch of kids it was bloody magical. And not a one of us ever got injured or hurt there miraculously. Abandoned places are just so interesting aren't they.
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That sounds awesome!
Hey, you don't have to be a kid to think it sounds magical! Some of the places I visit, like the greenhouse, make you just feel like you're in a dream world.
I'll never look at an abandoned building the same way again! And you're certainly not a weenie if you visited this place late at night during a storm 🙂
Heh, glad to hear that! It's amazing what gets left behind.
This is insane! Why would they leave all this behind? 🙁
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