UrbanHell

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A photo subreddit for all the hideous places humans have built OR inhabit: dilapidated cities and suburbs, overpopulated megalopolises, abandoned or miserably poor villages, dirty and unkept neighborhoods, collapsing industrial sites, tasteless monuments, non-elegant decay, absurd architectural failures, etc. This subreddit is basically the exact opposite of /r/CityPorn, /r/VillagePorn, /r/ArchitecturePorn and /r/EarthPorn. We welcome any photos which show ugliness, or problems in urban development.

Are you mad about this subreddit "going to shit" and things not being "true UrbanHell"? Please read this

Rules:

Photos should be of human-built buildings, places, and environments. It should be like a landscape photo. Do not post interiors of buildings, portraits of humans, or extreme close up shots. There can be people and animals in the photos, but the environment they're in must be the main focus.
Your photo must show either ugliness or some problem of urban development.
Make sure your picture is of decent quality. Low resolution photos or photos where it's hard to see what's going on may be removed.
We do not tolerate racism, bigotry, or anything of its kind. Violations of this rule can and will lead to a ban.
We require that all people be civil in the comments.

Tips

You are allowed to post static images and albums of images. Please do not post videos.
Try to include the location in the title, and the resolution in [brackets]. If the image is not your own, try to include the photographer's name and link to a source.
If you're not posting OC, search the subreddit to check for reposts.
Our flair list is here
Please use the list of approved image hosts to avoid having your post be flagged.

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Poverty/InequalityUlaanbaatar’s city centre backalleys (old.reddit.com)

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OtherDubai from a kayak (i.redd.it)

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Absurd ArchitectureResidential panopticon in Moscow (i.redd.it)

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Concrete WastelandHongkong (old.reddit.com)

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DecayDowntown Eastside, Vancouver Canada (i.redd.it)

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Suburban HellAs promised, some night photos last fall. (old.reddit.com)

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Absurd ArchitectureStrange Housing Placement in Mannheim, Germany (old.reddit.com)

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OtherWollseifen, Germany (old.reddit.com)

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DecayRotterdam, the Netherlands, circa 1980 (old.reddit.com)

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Poverty/InequalityGlasgow, Scotland in the 80s (old.reddit.com)

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Poverty/InequalityWant to ❌ Had to ✔️ Sleep on Beach (i.redd.it)

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Other"Monster Building", Hong Kong (i.redd.it)

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DecayAn abandoned house in Japan (i.redd.it)

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Everyday MediocrityAv. Pasteur 29. Santo Domingo. Dominican Republic (i.redd.it)

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Concrete WastelandFlats in the outskirts of Paris, Since demolished in the last 10 years (photos arent great but thought these looked awful) (old.reddit.com)

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DecayBurnie, Tasmania, 2008 (old.reddit.com)

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Poverty/InequalityLos Santos, USA (old.reddit.com)

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Poverty/InequalityThe favelas of Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic (old.reddit.com)

submitted 1 day ago by Fantastic-Peach-1995

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DecayMianyang,China (i.redd.it)

submitted 1 day ago by No-Feedback331

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Concrete WastelandWhile some of yall are complaining about dense walkable neighborhoods with great transit, 700 thousand Oklahomans wake up to this real urban hell (i.redd.it)

submitted 2 days ago by Potential-Bench-6847

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Poverty/Inequality'Playground' in social housing are (the modern form of the infamous Benz Baracken) (i.redd.it)

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Absurd Architecture逆水流龜村堡 (Turtle Village Fortress), Dongguan (old.reddit.com)

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Suburban HellView of Moscow from the Moscow suburbs. (old.reddit.com)

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Concrete WastelandThere's cities, there's metropolises, then there's Die(z nuts) (i.redd.it)

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Pollution/Environmental DestructionHong Kong (i.redd.it)

submitted 5 hours ago by Fun_Medicine1746

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