The MET Troy *Former Location*
A now-defunct mid-century hotel in Troy, Michigan, whose empty corridors, dated décor and institutional atmosphere made it a popular real-world visual stand-in for Backrooms Level 5 “Terror Hotel”.
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O2 Flagship Store, Munich *Former Location*
One of the most frequently cited real-world examples of Frutiger Aero. The mid-2000s interior featured bubble motifs, curved glass, soft aquatic blue gradients and a light, airy feel that perfectly captured the era’s optimistic tech-meets-nature aesthetic.
Forest Fair Mall / Cincinnati Mills *Former Location*
Large, multi-level complex with bold and unusual architecture (including flying pigs) that spent years in a semi-abandoned state, with vast empty wings and a distinctive, slightly surreal layout.
Century III Mall *Former Location*
Once one of the largest malls in the world, that operated from October 1979 until its closure in February 2019, became a vast closed complex of empty corridors and atriums that became a landmark of the 2000s American retail decline.
Rolling Acres Mall *Former Location*
Iconic Midwestern dead mall famous for its long empty corridors and the backrooms type feeling of a once-busy retail space, left behind.
Borders Bookstore *Former Location*
The former Borders book store in Yorba Linda, California that became famous for it’s liminal interior and ‘THE END’ signage, is now a Sprouts Farmers Market. The viral photo was taken in 2011.