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In early 2020 Zenning with Zay & I explored this Abandoned Government Complex!  We met up for an epic day of adventure with Cherotica & Knife Guy!





This Massive Abandoned Government Complex sits on a massive piece of property deemed surplus by the government.  The facility was originally constructed to be an educational facility.  Designed by a prominent local firm, the complex was built for a religious order that dates back to the 1600's!





The first areas we checked out here were the theatre & gymnasium!  Both were in excellent condition but some vandalism & waster damage was present.  It starts to become a hazard when the power is still connected & there is water damage!





The complex is comprised of a dozen buildings.  These were all connected by t a system of tunnels as well as glassed walkways. The building were situated in a way to surround a courtyard with a chapel in the centre.





There were several dormitory buildings & many of them rooms were still furnished.  It was surprising to see this.  Especially when I noticed that majority of the lamps, clocks, fans & other electronics all had their cords cut.  Such waste.





The complex has many buildings considered to be historical but I really didn't see it that way.  Sure, the chapel was pretty amazing & should be saved.  But aside from that & the theatre, there was nothing else too special. What was pretty interesting was the chapel being turned into a pub!  I bet it was a pretty cool place to hang!





You could really feel the age of the building in some areas that still had the original decorative pieces.  Many long corridors made for some cool shots & I always enjoy a good staircase!





We had gone through the majority of the buildings with one more in our sights.  We were already weary about the tunnels as they had motion lights & cameras.  But, we didn't know if the cameras worked.  On edge, I walked up a staircase with Knife Guy just behind me.  This building was heated unlike the other we were already in.  I spotted a motion censor & just as I was saying it was dead, it blinked.  At that moment we heard the sound of an alarm signaling us it was time to go!  We made it out & were full of adrenalin for the next explore!  Pretty awesome & exciting explore to say the least!

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]]> https://riddimryder.com/abandoned-government-complex/feed/ 0 17190 Abandoned US Post Office (Gary Indiana) https://riddimryder.com/abandoned-us-post-office/ https://riddimryder.com/abandoned-us-post-office/#comments Tue, 18 Aug 2020 21:00:00 +0000 https://riddimryder.com/?p=9662 In early 2020 I went to Gary Indiana & one of our stops was the Abandoned US Post Office. This…

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In early 2020 I went to Gary Indiana & one of our stops was the Abandoned US Post Office.





This was our second in the city & our third stop of the day. This first stop was the well know City Methodist Church!  When we drove by the Abandoned US Post Office I really didn't expect much from it.  The side facing the main road was almost entirely boarded up.  I figured it would be super dark in there but much to my surprise it wasn't!





Unfortunately there really isn't that much information of the The Abandoned US Post Office in Gary Indiana but I was able to get a bit of information! Gary, which is part of the rust belt was thriving from steel production in the 1900's. Once the great depression was in the rear view, the post office was built to "gussy up" the city! It was quite an impressive building however its life span was short. From what I can find out, the post office was closed down sometime in the 1970's. This would be because of dying industry & mass exodus from the city jobs were scare.





The decay here was pretty intense.  Everything of value had been long stripped away.  It makes sense though as the city is very run down.  Plus, this has been abandoned for 40 plus years.  The building was definitely built tough but nature is fighting hard to take it back.  In all honesty I never thought I would explore an abandoned post office of this size but when a city this big hits hard times, there is just no taxes to keep it going.

Abandoned selfie

Of course when I saw a desk sitting in the middle of this decrepit place I had to take a selfie!  Looking forward to some more state side adventures but who knows when that will happen!  Be sure to check out the City Methodist Video & the Abandoned Horace Mann High School Video as well!



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