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Denver, Colorado- Sept. 25, 2019- Abandoned Construction Site

28s 4K UHD Denver, United States 2019
No people visible. No identifiable people are visible in this clip. Commercial clearance still depends on the final use and any property shown.

About this clip

The footage captures overgrown vegetation reclaiming the area, with remnants of foundation work, exposed rebar, and scattered debris. Cranes and construction equipment sit idle, emphasizing urban decay and halted development. The scene reflects a quiet, desolate atmosphere in a once-active neighborhood, offering a nostalgic look at failed real estate projects and urban planning setbacks. Ideal for documentaries, editorial content, or historical narratives on city development and abandonment.

Clip Intelligence

Production use
Suits documentary filmmakers and editorial producers covering halted real estate development or urban planning failures, and serves agency reels, news packages, or educational films about Denver's construction and suburban growth in 2019.
Edit role
At 28 seconds this clip functions as a drone-establishing opener or an extended aerial B-roll bed that can carry a full voiceover passage, with enough runtime for a slow dissolve or a wide-to-close editorial cut.

Tags

realisticconstructionconstruction sitedevelopmenturbansuburbancityplanningabandonedweekendsewershomeshomesitesneighborhoodbuiltbuildingsuburbscranesequipmentsafety

Shot slate

Resolution
4K UHD
Duration
28s
Codec
H.264 MP4
Location
Denver, United States
Year filmed
2019
Published
Sep 2019

Still Frames From This Clip

2 frames exported from the 4K master of this clip, in timeline order. The licensed download is the full-motion master, not these stills.

Aerial drone view of a Denver construction site showing a concrete-lined drainage channel across bare earth, red excavator arm at left, yellow machinery midground, partially built concrete block walls at right, and a treeline under blue sky; no visible people.
The opening aerial frame establishes the scale of the drainage infrastructure and idle heavy equipment across the site. (0:00)
Aerial drone view of the Denver construction site showing the concrete drainage channel, red excavator arm at left, yellow machinery midground, partially built concrete block walls at right, and treeline; no visible people.
The drone begins its track across the site, maintaining the diagonal drainage channel as the central visual anchor. (0:01)

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