@Larry D
It's not a Yugo it's an old Fiat Panda. They are related because the Yugo was based on the Fiat 127 which was kind of a grandfather of the Panda.

@judderman, what kind of dimwit lumps Nazis and Soviets in with Turks? Fools like you are an embarrassment to humanity.

@prancer
definitely not spelling skills for $1000 for you.

When I look at this it almost looks like a Victorian science fiction image for War of the Worlds. The door opens to an alien craft standing outside. Great juxtaposition.

Mr Motts, maybe a FAQ but I haven't seen it answer. What do you do in these places if you need to go to the toilet? It seems wrong just to poop in a corner but still, I'm curious.
Great to see a new selection as always and keep up the great hobby!

@Edward Jackson
If you read some of the background on this place, it's clear that a lot of the water damage is because the state kept the water on to this place long after the heat was out. So the pipes froze, cracked and then millions of gallons of water went running out all over the place.

@phiftybuick
Floor tiles are made of polyvinyl chloride not asbestos.

@LST and Larry D
Not just governments to this. Business to, because once something has been amortized it's worthless. Selling it means you now have taxable income which means additional headaches. Also you need to store this shit somewhere for sale. It really makes more sense to abandon it in many cases.

They may be asymmetric to better capture the sun. The shorter side would be where the sun is coming from and also shallower so it would be able to reach more/longer the taller less sunny side. Just a thought.

At the time many of these places were operating there was no interweb so confidentiality really wasn't as important.
Assuming you found the file of "Fred Bloggs" 20 years ago unless you knew him or he was somehow famous you probably wouldn't track him down or have any way to even publicize this info.
So in the end the information didn't matter it was like a story on a floor. Nowadays you can search for people on the web, or post a picture or scan of the medical record and then it's easy for someone to put 2 and 2 together. That's why confidentiality is now much more vital than before.

You people are nuts. Asbestos is not some magical killer that attacks you out of the blue. It's completely harmless unless it's disturbed especially if you cut or file it since you then make dust. People who died of asbestosis usually WORKED with it. Passive asbestos is a pain if you have to renovate a build (since it's hard to work with) and also a GREAT excuse to condemn something.
But it is not a massive killer like it's made out to be. Still in abandoned places a dustmask is a good idea because of the bird droppings.

Interesting how the vandals haven't wrecked this even though it's in the middle of the town and apparently easy to access.
Compare to the US where idiots destroy everything immediately.

@StLGirl

You would need supports to hold up the rest of the building, and these kinds of supports are pretty normal. Often times they can be covered by ceilings but here clearly they wanted to keep the space more open and higher.

Obviously there was no need to do this nicely as they put the bars in place to seal the building after it was shut down. Then either explorers cut them open or someone else needed to get in for some reason and they were sawed open.