involuntary park

Noun

A previously inhabited area that has been abandoned and allowed to return to a wild, overgrown state.

Japanese Meaning

かつて人が住んでいた区域が放棄され、そのまま自然に戻り野生化した地域

After the factory closed, the neighborhood gradually became an involuntary park where maples and ferns crept over crumbling brick.

工場が閉鎖されると、その地区は次第に放棄されて自然に戻った場所となり、カエデやシダが崩れかけた煉瓦の上に這い広がった。

Sense（1）

A previously inhabited area that has been abandoned and allowed to return to a wild, overgrown state.

involuntary parks

（ plural ）