<story><title>Exploring the Abandoned Macy&apos;s Midwest Headquarters</title><url>http://www.philipithomas.com/macys-building/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>windexh8er</author><text>Urban exploration should be defined as the draw to a romanticized past of the, generally, modern forgotten. A few months ago I fell down the rabbit hole of looking into this within the Minneapolis area and ran across: &lt;a href=&quot;http://www.actionsquad.org/index.html&quot; rel=&quot;nofollow&quot;&gt;http://www.actionsquad.org/index.html&lt;/a&gt;&lt;p&gt;Warning: I got so caught up in exploring what&apos;s been explored I spent over 4 hours of a Friday night engulfed in the secrets hidden in plain sight of somewhere I&apos;ve lived for 10 years.&lt;p&gt;While not maintained as of recent the archives are a blast and I made me long for a small, yet trustworthy group of people willing to put some time and effort into continuing the legacy. Then again, sometimes the dream is far more entertainment than the reality...</text></comment>
<story><title>Exploring the Abandoned Macy&apos;s Midwest Headquarters</title><url>http://www.philipithomas.com/macys-building/</url></story><parent_chain></parent_chain><comment><author>bane</author><text>Most of the abandoned structures I&apos;ve seen photos of are standalone, the fact that this is still part of a functioning building is very interesting.&lt;p&gt;It makes me wonder how many other interesting abandoned &quot;structures&quot; fill up floors of Manhattan skyscrapers for example.</text></comment>