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So yeah... This is it, my goddamn Moby Dick. It's been a few years I've known of the existence of this place. Research often ended nowhere, since there wasn't much accidental info in imagery giving it away, nor were people at the time open enough for divulging the location. At some point, people kept telling me about renovations (and true, given in retrospect how the floor was cleaned up), so I threw the towel...
Until several months ago, new sets from other explorers suddenly started showing in distinct numbers. I think I popped an aneurism the day I noticed. The hunt picked up again. This time, someone tipped me off about Antwerp, and with that it's hard to not stumble over the Wikipedia article. April this year I could finally muster a friend to go along. It's weird, I have a few pals that'd like to do urbex, but whenever it's further than a stone throw away, they're mucking around.
Weeks later, more sets start showing up, and I'm like "Holy shit, what did I miss last time around?!" So I sketch up another run eventually. With the same pal, tho. This time, we headed up there in the middle of the week instead of the weekend, and early as can be. We arrived at 5:30 in the morning. No one to be seen, awesome! We walk towards the place, turn into the alley, and lo and behold, there's a couple making out, which set off my friend again. I said to myself that I won't leave with empty hands this time. The couple got interrupted and gave off some puzzled looks, but I couldn't give less of a damn, and they scurried off moments later. My friend was yammering about how they might call the police, but I still couldn't care, bugging him to get crawling.
While we didn't spot anyone checking the premises, the thought of it still lingered in the back of my mind and refrained from straddling into certain areas, so the photo haul isn't what it could have been. Seeing other albums, we've missed a bunch of things. While not crucial, it'd have been nice to have seen. Didn't help that any sounds outside sounded like they're coming from within thanks to reverbation. I'm surprised the place is still accessible, considering the amount of visits lately.
Also, thanks to Mikeymutt from here and Lenny from Flickr for some late info.
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Rest of the album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cerealbawx/sets/72157655328539152
Until several months ago, new sets from other explorers suddenly started showing in distinct numbers. I think I popped an aneurism the day I noticed. The hunt picked up again. This time, someone tipped me off about Antwerp, and with that it's hard to not stumble over the Wikipedia article. April this year I could finally muster a friend to go along. It's weird, I have a few pals that'd like to do urbex, but whenever it's further than a stone throw away, they're mucking around.
Weeks later, more sets start showing up, and I'm like "Holy shit, what did I miss last time around?!" So I sketch up another run eventually. With the same pal, tho. This time, we headed up there in the middle of the week instead of the weekend, and early as can be. We arrived at 5:30 in the morning. No one to be seen, awesome! We walk towards the place, turn into the alley, and lo and behold, there's a couple making out, which set off my friend again. I said to myself that I won't leave with empty hands this time. The couple got interrupted and gave off some puzzled looks, but I couldn't give less of a damn, and they scurried off moments later. My friend was yammering about how they might call the police, but I still couldn't care, bugging him to get crawling.
While we didn't spot anyone checking the premises, the thought of it still lingered in the back of my mind and refrained from straddling into certain areas, so the photo haul isn't what it could have been. Seeing other albums, we've missed a bunch of things. While not crucial, it'd have been nice to have seen. Didn't help that any sounds outside sounded like they're coming from within thanks to reverbation. I'm surprised the place is still accessible, considering the amount of visits lately.
Also, thanks to Mikeymutt from here and Lenny from Flickr for some late info.
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Chambre du Commerce by Mario Goebbels, on Flickr
Rest of the album:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/cerealbawx/sets/72157655328539152
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