Abandoned AmericaDec 1, 2024

Love it or hate it, we can hopefully agree that Brutalism is visually fascinating. The abandoned George Pepper Middle School in Philadelphia was incredibly unique, but plagued with planning issues that ultimately doomed it.

Read about it on Abandoned America: https://www.abandonedamerica.us/george-r-pepper-middle-school

The Ruins of Philadelphia's George W. Pepper Middle School

The George Pepper Middle School had such high hopes when it was built and such a short lifespan - was it doomed from the start?

Show threadAbandoned AmericaDec 2, 2024
Definitely finding it a bit odd that people are stunned and a few seem borderline offended that the guy who spent the last 20 or so years photographing abandoned buildings - which are generally regarded as ugly and depressing! - ALSO could find Brutalist buildings "visually fascinating". Wanting to live in/with a subject and finding it interesting are two entirely different things.
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteDec 2, 2024
@AbandonedAmerica It may be because the abandoned places have an almost Victorian clutter visually and Brutalism tends to be quite stark.
Show threadAbandoned AmericaDec 2, 2024
@Pineywoozle absolutely. And the stark geometry really is set off by decay. My whole rather rigid composition style is all about pitting geometry against things that rebel against it.
Show thread@pineywoozle ‘s #3WordNoteDec 2, 2024
@AbandonedAmerica Interesting. I’m gonna go back and look at your photos with that added perspective. Cool.
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@Pineywoozle thank you! I worry that having a style to your work becomes a prison to it after a while, but I'm locked in at this point so it is what it is I suppose
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