Native Americans, Wampanoags, inhabited vast acreage abutting the Taunton River and its tributaries in Southeastern Massachusetts prior to the arrival of European settlers in the early 1600s. In 1672, the...
Country Store to Corner Market: New York offers an engaging and enlightening look at country stores from early dry goods and general stores to mom-and-pop markets. The book traces the...
Albany, New York, can be considered an eccentric city. While it is rich in history, those in power over the years have seen no reason to save it. Albanians love...
Abandoned Pennsylvania: Remains of the Keystone State provides readers a glimpse back to times left behind. A once-booming state, which played a central role in the American Revolution, is now...
The eastern shore of Maryland, an area of flat lands, is filled with vast amounts of farmland and chicken houses. Among all these you will find many abandoned properties, many...
Leftover bones are everywhere. They are throughout our surrounding communities, towns, and cities. They are residual pieces of history and decay, of the days gone by. They can be found...
The decades after World War II were a golden age for roadside attractions in the Sunshine State. The advent of the family automobile put Florida’s exotic flora and fauna within...
This well-researched book highlights the dramatic life of the Merrimack River, from the colorful days of the Native Americans to its current status as one of the most scenic recreational...
To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the incorporation of the Village of Lake Bluff, this book highlights the events and people who developed the growth and success of the community...
Country Store to Corner Market: Alabama, Louisiana, and Mississippi offers an engaging and enlightening look at country stores from early dry goods stores to mom-and-pop groceries. The book traces the...
Since she was a curious four-year-old child, Natasha Rawls has had an intense interest (and equally intense fear) of shut-down department stores and abandoned buildings. Though she admittedly suffers from...
Eastern Ohio holds a vast collection of forlorn structures that continue to fade away. Some sites were gifted an additional shot at life, while others are disintegrating at the hand...
West Chester Railroad is a photographic essay of the railroad that linked the borough of West Chester, Pennsylvania, via Media to Philadelphia. West Chester (25 miles west of Philadelphia and...
San Mateo is situated on the San Francisco Peninsula, just 15 miles south from San Francisco. It was named by the De Anza exploration party when they set up camp...
This book is a non-fiction study of the lives of ten different sculptors and the key public sculptures each contributed to the landscape and identity of Portland, Oregon, between 1900...
“The Tell-Tale Heart,” one of Edgar Allan Poe’s most famous short stories, has inspired artists, filmmakers, and writers since its first publication in 1843. But it was two murders a...
They can be found down a back road, hidden off a two-lane highway, in a disappearing small town, or in a city—you never know what abandoned locations you will discover...
Every city has its quirky side, and New York City is no exception. New York is chock-full of abandoned buildings and forgotten, hidden gems. Follow native New Yorker Liz Roll...
The Salton Sea, California’s largest inland body of water, was a spectacular oasis in the desert which attracted droves of boating, fishing, and beach enthusiasts for fun in the sun....
In the nineteenth century, the art of photography revolutionized police methods of criminal identification as detectives made collections of criminal portraits in “Rogues Galleries.” In this engaging collection, J. D....
Join author and photographer, Kyle King, as he finds meaning in the decaying buildings found within Tennessee’s borders. Along with photographs of abandoned buildings, Finding Meaning in the Forgotten life...
Welcome to the Wiregrass, a place where abandoned doesn’t always mean vacant, and vacant doesn’t always mean empty. Nestled between Florida’s sugar-white beaches and the agriculturally rich Black Belt, there...
Have you ever driven past a dilapidated old building, with broken windows and covered in ivy, and wondered what happened there? How long has that building been vacant and left...
The farmer adjusted the brim of his cap, pointing toward the faded blue and white farmhouse nestled atop of the hill. “Rose and Arnold first moved here from Lincoln. In...
In Abandoned Vehicles of New Hampshire: Rust in Peace, renowned illustrator and photographer, Jerry LoFaro, takes us on an inspiring photographic journey through the wilds of New Hampshire as he...
Murder is shocking. The savagery of Elizabeth Short’s (also known as the Black Dahlia) slaying was beyond anything Los Angeles, indeed the U.S., had experienced. Short would not be the...
Junkyard Nights is a nocturnal love letter to the ghosts of our automotive past. Follow photographer, Troy Paiva, as he shoots two old school junkyards in California’s agricultural heartland by...
Volcanic activity and human turmoil forged the complexion of our nation’s forty-seventh state, New Mexico. Explore, absorb, and enjoy along with author, Donna Blake Birchell, as she takes you to...
Troubled Times in Tennessee is a detailed look at various lost or hidden aspects of Tennessee history. Historians of the Volunteer State’s past have overlooked the stories in these chapters...
Garden City: Pictures From a Pandemic documents life in one of Long Island's most popular destinations between February and July of 2020, capturing its dramatic transformation from a shut-down ghost...
Have you ever wondered why there are so many abandoned schools and churches? The consolidation of districts, a lack of members, a declining community, a desire for new structures—the list...
Abandoned Coastal Defenses of Alabama is a down-and-dirty guided tour through Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines, the retired guardians of Alabama’s Gulf Coast. For nearly 200 years, these hauntingly beautiful...
“Hooray for Hollywood,” the 1937 anthem by Johnny Mercer for the film Hollywood Hotel, says it all cinematically as dozens of star wannabes head for Hollywood in a full production...
Abandoned Florida: Sunshine Sentinels is a stunning visual survey of Florida’s historic coastal defenses—those sun-faded outposts of empire, crumbling now on shifting sands near the end of the beach. Discover...
The San Francisco East Bay is home to a large and expanding variety of graffiti artists. In this collection of cities, you can find their expressions and experimentations in secret...
