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For the full story and to view more Flickr images of the dolls, visit the Atlas Obscura site.
Friday, May 14, 2010
Creepy Doll Island
Obsessive crazy people always make for interesting blog posts.
Over fifty years ago, Don Julian Santana left his wife and child and moved onto an island on Teshuilo Lake in the Xochimilco canals. According to some, a young girl actually drowned in the lake, while most others, including his relatives, say Don Julian Santana merely imagined the drowned girl. Regardless, Don Julian Santana devoted his life to honoring this lost soul in a unique, fascinating, and—for some—unnerving way: he collected and hung up dolls by the hundreds. Eventually, Don Julian transformed the entire island into a kind of bizarre, (for some) horrifying, doll-infested wonderland.
For the full story and to view more Flickr images of the dolls, visit the Atlas Obscura site.
For the full story and to view more Flickr images of the dolls, visit the Atlas Obscura site.
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sounds like an intense guy! super cool stuff on here, im diggin it!
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