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The images you see below are those from a Victorian era mansion, eventually turned into a medical clinic so that the doctor could care for patients from his very own home.

NOTE: SCANNING THE QR CODE AT THE BOTTOM CORNERS OF IMAGES WILL BRING YOU TO A 360 DEGREE VIRTUAL REALITY VIEW OF EACH ROOM PICTURED. YOU CAN EITHER TILT AND TURN WHILE LOOKING AT YOUR PHONE TO VIEW ALL AROUND THE ROOM, OR USE A VR HEADSET TO BE ENTIRELY IMMERSED AS IF YOU WERE ACTUALLY THERE. EITHER SCAN FROM YOUR COMPUTER SCREEN, YOUR TABLET, OR A FRIEND’S PHONE.

The St. Luke’s Medical Center – formerly known as Saint Luke’s Hospital, though originally established as Cleveland General Hospital, which was founded on January 30, 1894.

Come 2016, the mansion has been brought to an entirely new life and light. Thanks to the work of many teams, friends and family under the care of Arthur and Carol Shamakian, the Steele Mansion has been carefully pieced back to its former glory and opened a world of history to those interested enough to pay a visit.

The Stonewall Jackson Youth Development Center. Constructed in 1909 was a juvenile correctional facility in North Carolina

A once beautiful middle school now put to ruin. This 3 story, yellow-bricked, colossal school building; once a neighborhood site where children would have carried books, papers, back packs and fresh pencils through its halls is now a monumental tribute to decay. We wander these classrooms, where students would have joined for lectures and schoolwork to strengthen their minds, as

Exploring abandoned places was initially an interest because, simply put – they looked awesome. I mean, I was 16 years old – an abandoned barn covered in ivy seemed so cool to me to run around because it was creepy.

On my way into Pennsylvania once, I had noticed a very intriguing country home sat behind some brush, a broken wooden fence stretched perfectly across the front yard.

Here is a before and after image, showing the changes that have taken place in just this past year on the crumbling streets of Elderwood Ave. in East Cleveland.