Long Island
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The Creepiest Security Guard You’ll Ever Meet
A while back, I was in the middle of taking scout pictures of an office building lobby when I suddenly noticed something: a security guard staring at me from his booth in the back, arms crossed, clearly not happy with what I was up to. It happens all the time: management gives me the OK…
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Inside Long Island’s Decommissioned Nuclear Power Plant
Driving on Route-25a through East Shoreham, you’d never guess there was anything unusual about the gated road heading off toward the coast. But go down a ways… …and suddenly, it’ll appear through the trees… Long Island’s only nuclear power plant, closed and shuttered since it was decommissioned in 1994. Today, it sits completely empty, a…
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They Don’t Build ‘Em Like They Used To: A Public School Art Deco Gem in Valley Stream
A while back, I was driving around southern Long Island when I happened to pass by Valley Stream High School. At first, it seemed like just your typical deco-style public school. But the closer I looked, the more I started to notice a number of really unique little details… The first thing to catch my…
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Stumbling On The Abandoned Ruins Of King Zog’s Long Island Estate
I’ve recently been scouting around the Syosset area of Long Island, and have frequently found myself driving north on 106. And, every time I do, I’ve noticed these gates – clearly the entrance to an estate of some kind: But why was there a chain across the front? Curiosity finally got the best of me…