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For extra trope points, the warehouse should feature a large and complex series of catwalks running among the rafters. This allows the villain to position additional [[Mooks]] there for the hero to [[Railing Kill|shoot down]], and means that he may retreat onto them for the traditional [[Climbing Climax]]. There will also be lots and ''lots'' of chains hanging from the ceiling for [[No OSHA Compliance|unexplained purposes]], as well as lots of water dripping from the roof to give off some nice and eerie clanking and dripping noises for the cat and mouse chase.
A common place for a [[Supervillain Lair]]. An abandoned pier is a common variation. See also [[Abandoned Hospital]].
Common iterations: pre-appointed confrontations, busting up a bunch of [[Mooks]] in a video game, and ambushes for the [[Too Dumb to Live]] sorts in the cast. In [[Superhero]] settings, there will generally be large amounts of property damage, since "abandoned warehouse" is shorthand for "building we can completely destroy without feeling guilty."
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== [[Fan Works]] ==
* The climax of ''[[With Strings Attached]]'' takes place in an abandoned warehouse that's being used to house the Vasyn.
* In the ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]'' fic ''[[Xendra]]'', the frequency with which they turn out to be vampire lairs is lampshaded and mocked by the Scoobies.
** Early on in the story, a new master vampire calling himself [[Interview with the Vampire|"Lestat"]] uses such a warehouse for the lair of his band of vampires, but approaches it with [[Dangerously Genre Savvy|dangerous genre-savviness]].
* In chapter 36 of ''[[Desperately Seeking Ranma]]'', a portal bomb is found in L.A. in one, prompting "Yori" to [[Discussed Trope|discuss the trope]]:
{{quote|"Aha. The classic abandoned warehouse. How cliché."}}
== [[Film]] ==
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* The final battle between [[Highlander|Connor MacLeod]] and the Kurgan takes place in an abandoned warehouse - which is soon seriously short of window glass.
== [[Literature]] ==
* ''[[John Connolly]]'': Every Dead Thing has a particularly horrible one of these {{spoiler|where Parker discovers ''the bodies of dozens of murdered children''.}}
* ''[[The Dresden Files]]'': The White Council uses an abandoned warehouse in Chicago for trying and executing violators of the Laws of Magic.
* The Port in ''[[Septimus Heap]]'' is ''filled'' with these, mostly for goods impounded by the super-strict Port Customs Office. One of them becomes critical in ''Physik'' as the place where the [[Time Machine|Glass]] is.
== [[Live Action
* Just about every episode of [[The Sixties|the 1960s]] ''[[Batman]]'' TV series had the villain's hideout located in an abandoned warehouse.
* Parodied in the ''[[Boy Meets World]]'' episode "The Thrilla in Phila." When discussing where their grudge match should take place, Joey the Rat and Cory have the following exchange:
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