Missouri has changed a lot over the years. And growth sometimes means certain things are left behind and then they go through a process of decay, collapse and disintegration. We call them “ruins.” Some ruins are rural and now covered in vines and such, while others represent an “urban decay.” Let’s take a look at some things that got left behind that have turned into unbelievable ruins that tell the stories of Missouri days gone by.
- Ha Ha Tonka Castle, majestic and sorrowful in Camdenton, MO.
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- Raw decadence is exposed in this decaying building in St. Louis, MO.
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- Three flounders in a state of extreme disrepair - St Louis, MO.
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- Don Robinson State Park - Cedar Hill, MO.
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- This photo was taken on Highway 61 north of Troy, MO.
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- Cementland - St Louis, MO.
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- The ruins of the Welch Springs Hospital in the Ozarks.
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- It’s almost like art on top of art at these ruins in Kansas City, MO.
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- Inside the closed Missouri State Penitentiary in Jefferson, MO.
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- A church with no roof sits abandoned in Westport.
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- The front steps that led to the courthouse in “Old” Greenville, MO.
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- Urban decay at the Scullin School in north St. Louis, MO.
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- The St. Joe Lead Mine.
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- Bethlehem Lutheran Church ruins in north St. Louis, MO.
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- An abandoned farmhouse in Marthasville, MO sits in ruins.
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Did these ruins remind your of days gone by in Missouri? We’d love to know!
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