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During the Chernobyl tour, we walked past several different residential buildings in Pripyat. Some were several stories high while others stood only a few stories.

2 Heroiv Stalinhradu Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
2 Heroiv Stalinhradu Street

 

Residential Zone

Our final stop was to visit a residential zone locate on Sportivnaya Street, across from Public Pool “Lazurny”. While walking down the street, we were shown the Consumer Services Center “Yubileyny” and passed by a postbox and a few signs.

Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Sportivnaya Street
Consumer Services Center "Yubileyny" in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Consumer Services Center “Yubileyny”
Postbox in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Postbox
School zone sign in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
School zone sign
Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Sportivnaya Street

We then made our way to the center of the residential complex which included buildings of various sizes.

17A Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17A Sportivnaya Street
13 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
13 Sportivnaya Street

 

17 Sportivnaya Street

The building we entered was 17 Sportivnaya Street. We walked through several different apartments and saw furniture, large appliances, and some personal items scattered throughout the rooms. Former residents are allowed to visit their homes in Pripyat once a year on May 9, which happened to be the day I took my tour, but we didn’t come across anyone in this building.

17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Apartment at 17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Kitchen at 17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Wallpaper peeling off the wall at 17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Oven at 17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Film at 17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
17 Sportivnaya Street
Looking out a window at 17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Looking out a window at 17 Sportivnaya Street

We then climbed up the stairs all the way up to the rooftop. Apparently the guide only allowed us to do so because we had a small group of just three. With bigger groups, there’s more of a liability because the buildings are in terrible shape and guides are not allowed to take tourists in most of them.

Rooftop of 17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Rooftop
Rooftop of 17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
View from the rooftop
Rooftop of 17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Rooftop
Rooftop of 17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
Rooftop
Rooftop of 17 Sportivnaya Street in Pripyat, Chernobyl Exclusion Zone, Ukraine
View of the reactor from the rooftop

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