Hacker News with Generative AI: Urban Exploration

The "Winkel" Bunker – Arcanum Urbex (arcanumurbex.de)
At the beginning of the 1930s, a German architect was concerned with the possibility of constructing an above-ground air defense tower in such a way that its shape alone would guarantee bomb safety.
Architecture, History, Germany, Urban Exploration
17 points by ZeljkoS 32 days ago | 2 comments
Take the 'Death Stairs' If You Dare (nytimes.com)
A Facebook page, which began among a few friends, has grown into a popular photo collection of hazardous stairs.
Social Media, Photography, Safety, Urban Exploration
21 points by prismatic 65 days ago | 4 comments
Toynbee Tiles (wikipedia.org)
The Toynbee tiles, also called Toynbee plaques, are messages of unknown origin found embedded in asphalt of streets in about two dozen major cities in the United States and three South American cities.
Urban Exploration, Mysteries, Art, History, Public Art
5 points by mmsc 69 days ago | 0 comments
Bop Spotter (walzr.com)
I installed a box high up on a pole somewhere in the Mission of San Francisco. Inside is a crappy Android phone, set to Shazam constantly, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It's solar powered, and the mic is pointed down at the street below.
Creative Projects, Urban Exploration, San Francisco, Music
2433 points by walz 110 days ago | 385 comments
Rooftopping is my art form: death-defying couple who climb tallest skyscrapers (bbc.com)
Urban Exploration, Photography, Risk-taking, Art, Adventure
8 points by andsoitis 182 days ago | 1 comments
Italian streets that don't exist on any map (2022) (atlasobscura.com)
Maps, Italy, Urban Exploration, Geography
108 points by fanf2 225 days ago | 39 comments
Woman Made Her Home Inside a Grocery Store's Rooftop Sign, Police Say (nytimes.com)
Unusual Living, Urban Exploration, Crime, New York
21 points by mistersquid 251 days ago | 11 comments
The California man who hid for 6 months in a secret room inside Circuit City (sfgate.com)
Crime, California, Retail, Urban Exploration
162 points by perpil 263 days ago | 91 comments