For whatever reason I find these photos not just fascinating but incredibly beautiful. (It’s partly the subject matter — the structures and objects themselves and their somewhat mysterious history — and partly just the brilliance of the photographer.)

Also: I have to say that “Tuberculosis Pavilion” would make an excellent band name… : )

Read more:

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2094823/New-York-leper-colony-Eerie-pictures-inside-abandoned-world-lost-island.html#ixzz1lCgDej76

Amazing work.

Be sure to check out Ian Ference’s photoblog “The Kingston Lounge” on historic modern ruins. “Guerrilla preservation, urban archaeology, documentary and art photography accompanied by historical context.”