Also from the archives. Image taken in 2007, this place stands on the
road from Algiers to Ras Hamidou which in colonial times was called
Point Pescade. The building used to be school, but got damaged during
the Algerian war of Independance in the 1960s. It is alledged by the locals that the OAS used to torture people in there, and that the place has been haunted
ever since; people have tried to squat the place but go away because
there are "things" in the night.
Update: It seems a friendly soul at Reddit posted this image, which in
it's turn inspired a Mr Watercolour to make this rendition of this picture. The wonderful world of internet.
Eric Vandenberghe, Stella Maroo, JC6811, killthebird, and 21 other people added this photo to their favorites.
Roloff 14 months ago | reply
Holy Mackerels! What a haunted place this must be, and what an awesome photo!
BlueisCoool 13 months ago | reply
Very nice capture - congrats!
A V Z 13 months ago | reply
This is wonderful. I love how it looks like a black and white shot save for the hint of green on the grass.
milliped 12 months ago | reply
This is what he place looked like before the war:
It was then called the Ecole Primaire Mixte des Deux Moulins. It was built in the 1930s by a mr Grandval who wanted to build an old people's home in the outskirts of Algiers (the city is just a few kilometers away). His business didn't take off as expected at which stage the colonial authorities took over the place and made a school out of it. Then the war came, and the place ended up like this.