Until the 1990s, Bydgoszcz was one of the industrial centres of Poland. Unfortunately, as it didn’t keep up with booms in the new industrial power houses of Wrocław and Poznan (amongst others) it began to fall into decline. In the last 10 years though, the city has seen something of a resurgence and, as I have alluded to in these pages before, a lot of redevelopment has been and continues to be carried out, beautifying the city and this is paying dividends, in terms of new life being breathed into the place. But as with all cities that undergo redevelopment, not every dilapidated building can be reconditioned into a thing of beauty. This leaves a number of eyesores around the city, or to look at it in another way during this, the week leading up to hallowe’en, a number of sites where you could easily imagine some sort of true to live Scooby Doo adventure occurring. This week, I’ll be posting some images and info about these scary locales.
First up is Ulica Chodkiewicza’s haunted school. It may not, in fact be haunted, but it looks bloody terrifying! Above the entrance, are two supporting pillars. On one there is the face of a little girl and on the other side, a little boy. Naturally, time and the abandonment of the building has led to their eyes no longer being in the sockets. This is most unsettling. Other than that, it’s simply an abandoned school but, standing as it does on the junction of two main roads, it’s definitely the kind of place where ghoulish happenings might occur.
Stay tuned this week for more scary crap!
A City Called Bydgoszcz 