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Photos inside the Six Flags devastated by Hurricane Katrina

Photographer Matthew Christopher visited Six Flags New Orleans, a theme park so devastated by Hurricane Katrina it couldn't be restored. See his images in the slideshow above.

As of 2018 things are looking up for the property. There is what appears to be a solid plan to reopen the property as an amusement park again - a hopeful sign of recovery and growth for the area. Matthew Christopher, Abandoned America

All abandoned places tell a story. Sometimes it's one of slow decline, other times it's something more sudden.

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PHOTOS: Inside the amusement park devastated by Hurricane Katrina

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The shuttered Six Flags New Orleans is a haunting reminder of the damage that still lingers 13 years after Hurricane Katrina hit the city. Matthew Christopher, Abandoned America

Photographer Matthew Christopher visited Six Flags New Orleans, a theme park so devastated by Hurricane Katrina it couldn't be restored. See his images in the slideshow above.

The website Abandoned America documents defunct and decaying sites across the USA. In previous months we've shared images of faded factories and industrial sites, abandoned churches and photos from a trolley graveyard.

See more pictures of Six Flags New Orleans here.

You can also follow Christopher on Twitter @abandonedameric and see more from Abandoned America in the books "Dismantling the Dream" and "The Age of Consequences."