re: Anybody ever explore an abandoned building, factory, etc.?

Watch YouTube videos from time to time. Very cool and yes, I would do it

Just googled it... can't believe the city didn't take over the space. That place was just left to rot.

back in the 80s, exploring the abandoned old Lady of the Lake was a nice pastime.

I explored an abandoned Soviet Submarine base in Estonia. My wife and I were with a local who we were also renting an apt from for a few days. He took us around showing us various sites and when we stopped at the base he saw an opening in the security fence so we went through it and started exploring the closest building. I was standing in a sort of atrium on the 2nd floor when there was suddenly a Doberman that appeared and I could hear it's owner coming up the stairs. The owner turned out to be a 6'-4 Russian security guard who yelled at me in Russian. Luckily our guide came running up from another room and talked to him in Russian. After talking to him a bit our guide turned to us and said we are trespassing and must leave.......which I was fine with aince I didn't know if we were going to be arrested . But our guide then said for 20 Euro the security guy would give us a tour. We absolutely paid him 20 euro and he took us around pointing out where various commanders offices were, where the KGB office was, etc. Money well spent.

Now, that's a cool arse story there.

I think they covered that one on mysteries of the abandoned. You should check it out.

Explored the CCC camps south of Alexandria as a child.

Occasionally kids go out to an old movie set (on private property) to explore ... they almost always get arrested. The videos are popular and induce other to explore, but it is not without legal risk. I've been (with owners permission) in the old ice house building at the intersection of I49 and I20 in Shreveport. But, it is very moldy and dank because the basement is flooded. There is a lot of graffiti inside, and often occupants. I always went well armed with dog, but never had any issue because the dogs were trained to find people inside and to alert to them. No one ever challenged either dog, which was a smart decision.

A lot of empty buildings have ne'er do wells in them.

The old Ogilvie Hardware building (now apartments) had a ton of vagrants living in it, happily trashing the inside, pissing and shitting everywhere. I was asked to take photograph, again, with permission. When I parked, some bums came up and started asking me questions. 4:1 so I was getting wary, then I realized that they were trying to distract me from the bums who had broken in (I could see a couple on the roof LOL). I had my Belgian Malinois with me so I called him off (which backed the bums off).

I've been in quite a few old factory buildings. Get permission, use caution.

Years ago, the old six flags in New Orleans. I expected it to be creepier than it was.

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wow, didn't realize that place was still there, used to stop there in the mornings and get huge blocks of ice for our water coolers when I worked construction during the summers as a kid

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It is a big building, and it could be a cool place to do something. Lots of graffiti. I loudly announced "owner's rep taking pictures ... if you are in here, announce yourself before I let my dog loose." No one answered. There was only one person downstairs. Layla the Aussie immediately finds the door of the room and lets out a deep growl, two barks as trained. Guy comes out. Dog is sitting nearby unleashed. He starts to approach me and I tell him to stop - "if you come to close to me, she'll engage." He left. There were a few others upstairs. But, the mold/mildew was so strong I just left with a few pics from the main downstairs area.

There is no telling what the bums are catching disease wise in that place. I haven't been in a while, so it may be locked down.