#defunct

[patronsaintofweepingmothers]

2003

[saywhat-politics]

Greenpeace warns of potential 'catastrophic' Chernobyl collapse

Failure to repair the protective structure around the nuclear site could unleash 'highly radioactive dust' that 'does not recognise borders'

A potential collapse of the internal radiation shelter at the defunct Chernobyl nuclear power plant in Ukraine could risk a release of radioactivity into the environment, Greenpeace warned on Tuesday (14 April).

It comes just days before the 40th anniversary of the Chernobyl disaster, which remains the world's worst nuclear disaster. On 26 April 1986, while Ukraine was part of the Soviet Union, a reactor at the plant exploded, contaminating a vast area spanning Ukraine, Belarus and Russia.

Following the disaster, an inner steel-and-concrete structure, known as the sarcophagus, was hastily built around the destroyed reactor to prevent further radiation leaks.

Years later in November 2016, a high-tech metal dome called the New Safe Confinement (NSC) structure was built, at a cost of €1.5 billion, to reinforce the inner shell.

[nostalgicore]

Limited Too in 2008, shortly before converting to Justice in 2009

[eopederson]

Hammels Superette, defunct, Saguache, Colorado, 2006.

[muppet-facts]

Muppet Fact #1382

Rizzo's Prop Shop, which was a gift shop near Muppet*Vision 3D, had its own lore. The story was that Rizzo took over the props area of a movie studio and was selling goods out of it. The shop was unfortunately short-lived, opening in 2001 and being rebranded in 2005.

Source:

Muppet Wiki. "Rizzo's Prop Shop." https://muppet.fandom.com/wiki/Rizzo%27s_Prop_Shop.

[tamara-kama]

This must have been Warehouse Kawasaki in Kawasaki Japan.. This place looked awesome in a Blade Runner cyberpunk sort of way and it was based off of the Kowloon Walled City in China..

I really admire when someplace is themed and does the amount of world building they did here! I've seen pics here I haven't even seen before that shows that they made it realisticly grimy and everything! Even more so than I previously thought TBH

I'm not sure I'd ever go that far with my theming as I wouldn't like the grime but I admire their dedication.

It's a shame this ended up closing in 2019.. I kinda wish places like this could last forever!

From The JAMMA Years: Arcade Gamers 1986 - 1996 (レトロゲーセン) on Facebook, post by Perry Yeung

[defunct-disney]

Disneyland Resort Extinct Attractions Iceberg Ver. 2!!!

The original iceberg was quite outdated and honestly I don’t remember what my plan was for certain parts of it (especially that whole first tier) so I decided to go through and shuffle some things around and add attractions that had closed recently, and move some of the tier placements for certain ones around

If you notice anything I missed please let me know, I’m planning on scripting out a video about this iceberg finally and would love to add any missing things before making it!