Local Street Art Gallery : Summer 2023

This explore was again on one of our many stop mornings! We had already roamed through a few planned sites, as well as a couple unplanned places we found on our drive. Personally I hadn’t done any research on our next destination, yet my UE partner hammered in the GPS coordinates and we headed off. … Read more

Northwoods WI 7.15.23 Water access only!

Northwoods : Lincoln County WI. These two sites were frozen in place and time respectively! While up north this past summer, I had a local friend recommend these sites to me. Each one was only accessible through a water route. Hopes were high, but I didn’t expect to find what we did. After we loaded … Read more

Local Hit & Run 6.18.23 Multi use Building in West Allis WI

This morning had a pile of starts and stops. We met up somewhat early and decided to head down to the YMCA in Racine! As soon as we made our way to the entry point, a Sheriff parked just past the trees in the first 2 pics. Once we realized it would be an extra … Read more

Wabash Alloys in SE WI – roaming through an abandoned alloy recycler! 6.10 & 18.23

After a few months of sparse exploration my partner and I were itching to get out again. My Partner, with her skills has affectionately picked up a couple extra titles, “Recon Rita” and “Google Gloria”. Google Gloria was looking at some news articles and older sites online when she stumbled across this place! It closed … Read more

EVS 5.29.23 Exploring an abandoned VW car dealership in WI

This explore take us to a Volkswagen dealership and repair shop that has been closed for a bit now. (6.22.18) It was only about 20-30 minutes out, so an easy morning explore. Even after it closed I hadn’t thought of doing any exploration here. I am glad that changed! This site was right off the … Read more

WB electronic recycling center- 3.19.23 —- This is the 2nd part post, to the very 1st UE post on here, ENJOY! We did…

11 months… almost to the day it took to complete this post!(6 month or so to complete the explore)… This is the 2nd part post, to the very 1st UE post on DecadesOfDecay.com ! After being deflated all those months ago, we knew it was only a matter on time. Time until someone would find … Read more

St. Aloysius Church, nunnery, and school(W/ permission) 11.20.22

When you find yourself at a city council meeting, always keep your ears open for opportunities. As an urban explorer, life is really about finding and creating opportunities to access or gain access to sites through any and all means!! If you look back to the first day I posted anything on to DecadesofDecay.com you … Read more

WWII Monument that shouldn’t exist…. 6.19.22

When I first heard about this monument in southeastern Wisconsin, I didn’t believe it was real. I mean, how could it be real? If it was actually real, how was it still standing today? These are all things I had to find out. Being of European origins, heavily German, this monument blew my mind. It … Read more

St Coletta’s 5.7.22 (we have lapped ourselves) now with my partner in UE.

Holy shizzle-snacks! It looks like I have done almost no exploring in the last year, and for that I blame only myself and my depression. (1)Exploring makes me happy (2)There is abandoned shit almost everywhere… “Get the fuck out and explore” (SCREAMED my brain) MORE EXPLORES SOON Also I still have a couple posts left … Read more

St. Coletta 5.1.22

Clearly I have a problem with starting most of my posts with “So”. I am going to try and avoid that. The way I explore is heavily ocd and adhd based, I see it or think about it, and it has to happen… Right as spring started last year, I saw a post on an … Read more

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