>>2228174As an active graffiti writer I spend more time in abandoned places than most. This is more of an urbex experience from a few years ago:
>be vandal>building smack in the middle of downtown gets slated for demolition>building is like a 5 floor set of apartments that were on top of a convenience store type set up>buddy of mine knows how to get inside of the apartment complex through the basement >we go early afternoon and have to climb through hole in the boards into the basement and then climb into the rest of the building from broken basement stairs >buddy has not explored any of it, just knew how to get into the basement and that the rest was accessible this way>we start walking around>interior of building is like a fucking maze>hallways are haphazardly divided and turn into rooms or sets of rooms in a very bizarre disorganized manner like it had been turned into more and more apartments over time>like you walk into a room and it leads to a hallway on the other side of the building instead of a grid layout like most places>every floor is like this>one set of hallways slash rooms are painted pitch black with weird art all over them from whoever lived there before>because it was boarded off so recently no signs of squatters or homeless people>get to the top floor >open a door to what we think is another hallway >room is filled with clothing, furniture etc hoarders style unlike everywhere else which was empty>say out loud to buddy "oh shit you think someone lives here">voice from inside the room yells "SOMEONE LIVES HERE" >apologize for disturbing them and close the door>go back the way we came a few floors down and paint our pieces then bail out before it gets darkWas more creeped out by the weird ass building layout than the squatter. If you do explore places like this, go armed and bring a friend if possible. Been attacked by homeless people numerous times.
