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132 Scary Photos That Prove We're Living In An Urban Hell (New Pics)

132 Scary Photos That Prove We're Living In An Urban Hell (New Pics)

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Some modern cities really do look like dystopian sci-fi movie sets. The mix of windowless skyscrapers, endless parking lots, and constant traffic jams can sometimes feel so overwhelming it almost makes us want to escape to the woods for good.
It’s no surprise then that a lot of people online now refer to these places as “urban hell.” Thousands of users post photos to a popular subreddit that acts like a museum to showcase the depressing reality of modern city design.
At first glance, it’s easy to scroll through these images and just see them as ugly or poorly planned places. But look closer, because there is a much darker reality beneath the surface.

#81 Srinagar City In Kashmir

Dense urban sprawl with river cutting through cityscape in urban hell
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#82 Abandoned Homes In Philadelphia

Abandoned rowhouses with fire damage in urban hell neighborhood
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#83 Chongqing, China

Dense urban hell residential towers with a pedestrian on the bridge
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#84 Urban "Cheloveinik" Hell In Samara

Urban hell apartment block with repetitive windows and traffic signs below
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#85 Benidorm, Spain

Urban hell cityscape with dense high-rise buildings near mountains and sea
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#86 Everyday Streets In Berlin Germany

Empty eerie urban hell alley with graffiti, trash, and vacant shop fronts under bright daylight
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#87 Vyborg, Russia (Used To Be Viipuri, Finland Before 1940)

Eerie urban hell with dilapidated abandoned building and broken windows under blue sky
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#88 Abandoned Apartments In Japan

Abandoned urban hell building with rust and overgrown plants along road
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#89 Intersection In Chengdu (Photo From 2016)

Aerial view of complex urban hell intersection with multiple lanes and sparse traffic
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#90 Talnakh, Rudnaya Street, Russia

Dilapidated apartment building in urban hell against snow-covered mountain backdrop
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#91 Behold, The View From My New Rental. Got This Baby For The Next 2 Years 🥰

Urban hell apartment buildings with numerous antennas on rooftops under gray sky
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#92 Hotel Hyatt Regency Sfo, San Francisco

Modern pyramid-shaped office building towering in urban hell cityscape
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#93 Highway 401: Toronto, Canada

Urban hell heavy traffic congestion on large multi-lane highway
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#94 A Photo Of Central Park During The Great Depression, New York, 1933

Urban hell rundown shantytown with sparse huts near city buildings
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#95 Residential Complex "Shuvalovsky" In St. Petersburg, Russia

Eerie urban hell scene with church and high-rises at sunset
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#96 Egypt's $58 Billion City

Modern minimalistic urban hell building with symmetrical design and empty plaza
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#97 In The 1970's, Oklahoma City Demolished Its Entire Urban Core, Leveling Over 500 Buildings That Made Way For Parking Lots

Black and white urban hell building demolition with smoke and debris
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#98 Long Beach California, Full Of Oil Towers In 1944

Black and white photo of an eerie urban oil field with numerous tall drilling towers
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#99 Cape Coral, Florida

Aerial view of suburban urban hell with dense grid of identical houses and roads
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#100 An Abandoned House In Hong Kong

Abandoned dilapidated building in urban hell setting with eerie atmosphere
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