In this video, we walk and drive around Mounds, Illinois, and also make another visit to Cairo, Illinois to photograph abandoned houses and other ruined buildings. There are some epic abandoned places in both cities.

#photography #abandoned #ruins

00:00 Traveling to Cairo
08:53 Driving through abandoned Cairo neighborhoods
10:12 100-year-old Pabst Beer Wall Ad
10:32 1918 A.M.E Church
10:37 Bennett Elementary School
11:10 Southern Medical Center, Cairo
15:00 Black and white photographs of Cairo, Illinois
16:00 Mounds, Illinois
16:15 Abandoned Auto Service Shop
17:15 Bathroom Sink Attached to a broken wall
25:16 Security State Bank - Mounds, Illinois
26:28 Big abandoned house
30:51 Abandoned brick storefront
33: 22 Big abandoned school or industrial building
34:11 Black and white photographs of Mounds, Illinois

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