Photo of the Dark Side: What Lurks Behind Ikea

Racked is no longer publishing. Thank you to everyone who read our work over the years. The archives will remain available here; for new stories, head over to Vox.com, where our staff is covering consumer culture for The Goods by Vox. You can also see what we’re up to by signing up here.

[Image via Ham Hock/Flickr]

Oh, Red Hook, we knew even Ikea couldn't change you. Jeremiah's Vanishing New York discovered this amazing photo of the swampy chaos behind the clean, orderly Swedish superstore. Is there some kind of Dorian Gray thing going on here?

UPDATE: Is this picture maybe too good to be true? Is that part of the K hovering above the actual K? Photogate! Readers, thoughts?
· Everyday Chatter [VNY]