Doel is a village by the river the Schelde near Antwerp.
The nuclear power plant is in its front yard ...
The people of Doel had to leave their houses and make way for the plans to expand the harbor of Antwerp. Doel has turned into a ghost town.
The entire village is up for demolition.
Old houses ...
valuable ones ...
and not so valuable ones ...
They were all homes to someone ...
Now nature is taking over ...
and so do the graffiti painters.
Project 366 # 64Soon this will all be history ...
I took many more pictures of this doomed place, this is just a first impression. I will do a couple more posts later this week.
9 comments:
Great article. I have been thinking of going to Doel to write a blog article. I have been tempted several times but never did it. I am sure now that I made the wrong decision.
Greetings,
Filip
Fascinating, especially for photographers ... sad to see though! Jeanette would love it - so many photo opportunities!! Looking at the cooling towers .. can't believe I jumped off one of those in Jan !!!!!!!
Great pictures ! I love the mad cow !
So sad to see the old buildings being torn down. I love seeing the detail on the old buildings!
mooi op z'n eigen manier
ik wil er ook graag naar toe
The house with the wooden shutters must have been grand at one time - it's grand even in decay.
I think we've discussed graffiti a number of times but that bull is fantastic!
The juxtaposition of the windmill and the cooling tower in your photo really makes a statement.
Hope your weekend has been wonderful!
Nice pics! Never visited Doel but took some pics from the other side of the Schelde.
I don't usually like grafitti but that beast lying down is a piece of art.
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