Alsberghe & Van Oost (Belgium)
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November 14, 2009, 8:16 pm
Filed under: Other (industry) | Tags: 1879, 1978, abandoned, Alsberghe, architecture, Artifex, belgique, belgium, bleaching, company, decay, en, exploration, factory, graffiti, industry, oost, photography, Sobelta, Textiel, Textile, urban, urban exploration, urbex, Van
Filed under: Other (industry) | Tags: 1879, 1978, abandoned, Alsberghe, architecture, Artifex, belgique, belgium, bleaching, company, decay, en, exploration, factory, graffiti, industry, oost, photography, Sobelta, Textiel, Textile, urban, urban exploration, urbex, Van
This textile bleaching factory was built in 1879. In 1978, the factory went bankrupt. Sobelta bought the factory grounds and sold them to Artifex in 1990, who used the sheds for storage. Unfortunately, at this time, some parts of the protected steam engine were stolen, surrendering the factory into a downward spiral. After Artifex abandoned the building, vandalism and theft increased, rendering the factory into a ruin. Today reconversion plan started; demolishing the most decayed parts of the buildings and redeveloping the best preserved ones into social housing.






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I just love the toning you applied on the pictures!
Comment by Koen November 15, 2009 @ 9:01 pm