Anyone read these bi-annual magazines? The wife loves'em and I browse threw them too.

Weird NJ has been on my bi-yearly reading list for over 12 years. Awesome magazine Mark and Mark know how to tell a good story.

I am scared to open one up after hearing about them in High school.

West Milford is like 1/3rd of that entire mags content!

Weird NJ has been on my bi-yearly reading list for over 12 years. Awesome magazine Mark and Mark know how to tell a good story.

 

Those guys run their operation in my hometown. I went to school with Sceurmans little brother...lol

I've read a few of them and like them Need to start keeping an eye out for one, it's been years.

Years ago, a few friends and I would go around and explore abandoned insane asylums. The architecture is simply amazing, most of them were still very much intact and only closed for a few years. Patient records were still sitting in the basement on the shelves, a lot of patient and employee belongings were left behind. Photos still hanging on the walls, nurse's patient log books still sitting in their drawers, clothing still hanging in the closet as well as doctors instruments left in the morgue. I'll post some pics tomorrow...they are all on my old computer. Very interesting stuff, there is a whole underground society type of thing on this stuff.

you mean like this Chad!!??

 

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/

 

I have lost entire afternoons at that site before, ugh so much amazing stuff!

Yep...exactly Matt...you of all people would be in awe of the architecture. Just sitting there, left to rot. Most of the ones I've visited have been demolished. It is really a shame to destroy such beautiful architecture. I guess with the asbestos, lead paint, and mold issues at just about all of them they never had a chance to be saved.

I met the Mark's at a book signing a long time ago, and happy to say I own both volumes (and keep up with the site when I remember). It was pretty fun to go down the checklist of places in the books, albeit some were inaccessible. Definitely good memories.

I just came across an article somewhere about them wanting to knock down another asylum in NJ somewhere I think and the building was awesome!!

 

It's a shame they don't build stuff like they use too!! Nothing has class these days!

Chad make sure you post pics, that stuff is awesome

Yep, building is much different these days....no more catacombs (underground tunnels) they were the most fun to explore at these places...they all had them, used for patient transport mostly.

I wanna see someone build something like this today!

 

http://www.28dayslater.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=46695

 

Supposedly its getting rehab'd we shall see!!

wow, that is awesome. . .

 

Here are a few pics of nj stuff...scroll down, nj has a few different pages.

 

http://www.abandonedbutnotforgotten.com/?page_id=3

I sent in a few letters on different subjects over the years. Decent magazine and they dont have a problem when someone gives an actual FACTUAL response to one of their articles that explains a "Phenomena" as somethign everyday.

My wife and I enjoy reading Weird NJ.

my last boss used to advertise in it and once his company car was pictured in it.it had spiders painted from tail light to front blinker and another on the hood outstanding art work all hand done ,he was always alone in it becouse wife and kids didnt like the looks from people passing

Years ago, a few friends and I would go around and explore abandoned insane asylums. The architecture is simply amazing, most of them were still very much intact and only closed for a few years. Patient records were still sitting in the basement on the shelves, a lot of patient and employee belongings were left behind. Photos still hanging on the walls, nurse's patient log books still sitting in their drawers, clothing still hanging in the closet as well as doctors instruments left in the morgue. I'll post some pics tomorrow...they are all on my old computer. Very interesting stuff, there is a whole underground society type of thing on this stuff.

 

You should read this book:

http://www.amazon.com/Creepers-David-Mo ... 593153570/

 

It's fiction, but, the book starts off with a group of "urban explorers" exploring an abandoned hotel in Asbury Park. Really good book.