Stopped Steps: 10 Declining Abandoned Escalators

A hotel that has been abandoned for a lot time has an escalator that has fallen into disrepair. The post-apocalyptic scene, which involves plants and vegetation growing on the escalator amidst garbage strewn about, is a rather striking statement on the impermanence of man’s structures and the power of nature.

Key Takeaways:

• When Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, CA closed in 1994, the “tallest industrial escalator” (according to Flickr user TunnelBug) closed along with it.
• Instead, however, the abandoned mobile stairway in South Jakarta, Indonesia’s Tebet market dates from a time when Hyundai exported the infamous Pony and Stellar to unsuspecting North American shores…
• The above post-apocalyptic scene certainly wasn’t in the minds of those who named the long-abandoned hotel though it DOES display an impressive visual palette.

“When Hunter’s Point Naval Shipyard in San Francisco, CA closed in 1994, the “tallest industrial escalator” (according to Flickr user TunnelBug) closed along with it. We’re guessing it was the narrowest industrial escalator as well though no one to our knowledge has done a comparative survey.”

http://weburbanist.com/2016/07/17/stopped-steps-10-declining-abandoned-escalators/