This, people, is what our economy is coming to. Brand new, nearly completed homes are being razed instead of brought up to codes because that’s what loses the bank less money. Never mind that there are plenty of homeless people who would love a place to live. Never mind that there are plenty of people who have a home, but it is significantly too small or in terrible condition. No, let’s just raze them to the ground because it costs less. Sickening. Here’s part 1 of the video- there are links to more within the video.

I promise, I’m not turning this into the abandoned places blog, but when something as beautiful as this catches my eye, I need to post. It’s an abandoned apartment building that looks like a castle. The thought of someone abandoning a lovely building like this blows my mind. I wish I knew the story behind it. For more pictures, check here.