/r/UrbanHell
A photography subreddit of all the hideous places human beings built or inhabit. Come here for aesthetic appreciation of the darker side of the cities, towns, and villages in our shared world. We welcome any photos which show either ugliness, or a problem in urban development. Rural and suburban hell are also allowed.
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.
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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.
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Please use the list of approved image hosts to avoid having your post be flagged.
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North Philadelphia Church
16:32 UTC
A photo of the White Building in Phnom Penh Cambodia before it was torn down in 2017
16:14 UTC
Talat Noi, Bangkok
13:13 UTC
Billboard urging passersby to "Surrender to Jesus to find Peace" being invalidated by an angry pandemic monster spewing droplets and by the number 666 over Jesus. 1446 Commerce Ave., Bronx, 2021. Similar graphics can be found at The Library of Congress, pictures search, Vergara.
11:09 UTC
Tobolsk, Russia
10:03 UTC
Renting in Athens, Greece
09:21 UTC
right down the road from my neighborhood in japan
it’s quite nice actually it’s right by the water but i can see how people would hate it
05:26 UTC
Karunchai Treetrong, Hong Kong
04:26 UTC
New York apartments built over the highway I saw while passing thru today
01:05 UTC
tel aviv 2009 vs 2024
23:53 UTC
Urban shadow
A figure stands precariously on a rooftop of an uninspiring building at night with the moon peaking from above the clouds.
23:06 UTC
One sad tree in a square filled with concrete (Poland)
In Sucha Beskidzka, one lone tree in a concrete jungle. I don't know it's still alive.
22:03 UTC
Outskirts of mexico city. Not many digital nomads around.
21:16 UTC
Padania
The Pianura Padana from Turin to Venice is one big sprawling metropolis
18:29 UTC
A 1920 map of the North End of Springfield, Massachusetts, and an aerial photo of the same scene in 2023. (h/t Lost New England)
16:47 UTC
The town of Belchite in Spain.
16:42 UTC
Hong Kong residential buildings (funky color edit)
16:39 UTC
Dark Obelisk of the Urban Gods
Burgas, Bulgaria
10:57 UTC
Oakland, CA
02:11 UTC
Old vs new buildings in Mumbai, India
All the buildings you can see that are “under-construction” have not changed in 10+ years. It almost feels like a spatial timeline of architecture getting worse.
23:48 UTC