The Abandoned Union Series: A Journey Through Forgotten Places
The Abandoned Union series captures the eerie allure of America’s lost places, from deserted hospitals and asylums to forgotten towns and decaying urban landmarks. Each book explores the hidden histories behind these haunting sites, featuring stunning photography and gripping narratives that bring the past to life. Whether it’s the abandoned institutions of New York, the deserted streets of St. Louis, or the lost landscapes of Idaho, this series uncovers the beauty and tragedy of places left behind.
At what point does a house become a home? Is it simply when we familiarize ourselves with it? Perhaps it's more profound than that. In truth, a house becomes a...
Five-hundred-year-old buildings are easy to find across the Atlantic, yet here in America, “we tear down our Colosseums” and replace them with boring structures made of cheap brick and concrete....
Abandoned New Jersey: Forgotten Spaces of the Garden State takes you back in time, discovering what’s been lost in this fascinating, historic state. Readers are invited to see behind some...
Abandonments have the command to shock and engage us. While adventuring through forsaken rooms, rusted collections, and dark hallways, one views the vestiges of what once was. Decay is alluring,...
Have you ever driven past an abandoned building and wondered why it was there and what it looks like inside? Perhaps you were curious about its history and how the...
Scattered throughout New Jersey are remnants of history that are being reclaimed by nature or destroyed by vandals. Author and photographer, Kathleen Butler, takes the reader on a journey back...
Abandoned resorts are both haunting and humbling to behold. Massive, cavernous, and sprawling, they once brimmed with life and laughter. Now they stand in eerie silence—a life of solitude they...
Even the New Jersey state government admits to New Jersey’s unfiltered individuality by way of a “Weird and Wacky New Jersey” video on the government’s official tourism website. New Jersey...
Abandoned asylums are undeniably captivating things. These were once proud places of great beauty, founded of noble intent and crafted with the utmost passion, left to wither away, succumbing to...
Despite being part of the most densely populated state in the United States, much of southern New Jersey is uninhabited Pine Barrens, marshland, and even shoreline, hiding secrets such as...
