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Photographic images of abandoned sites and ruins from the industrial fringe of our cities and landscapes. Cemeteries, asylums, hospitals, schools, prisons, churches, boatyards, factories etc. — if they are abandoned, in ruin or simply "gone wild," we would love to see your site.
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DUSTING OFF THE MEMORY - "Dusting Off the Memory" is a photo from this summer that I just now edited. As I've said here many times before I really should let a new picture "settle" a while before posting it as I will often tweak it a bit after some time has passed. Usuall... - 2012/02/08 What Lies Above - Dyslexia is a virtue when viewing some mountain scenes. The glassy surface of northeast Georgia's Black Rock Mountain Lake provides the perfect medium to represent its surroundings. - 2012/02/05 Parthenon - In a reminder of the past, reflections create images that await interpretation. On Georgia's Tallulah River, a sunset leaves of reminder of ancient Greece. - 2012/02/05 Leaf Peas - - 2012/02/05 Panther's Head - While heading downstream, it's a good idea to look at what follows. In northeast Georgia, Panther Creek flows for miles, creating multiple cascades before reaching Panther Creek Falls. Just above the popular cascade, the creek squeezes through a n... - 2012/02/05 GREETINGS & SALUTATIONS - "Greetings & Salutations" is a recent edit of an almost 8 month old photo. The original picture has now generated three very differently cropped and colored versions. That's not surprising as it's of that stand of callas I enjoy photographing. And... - 2012/02/05
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Abandoned Railroads: New York State and Other
All about abandoned Railroads. A lot about the West Shore Railroad from NY to Buffalo and the Lake Ontario Shore Railroad. Other abandonments in New York State and elsewhere in the Eastern US. Check out the routes on Google Earth.
NY Central Railroad's West Side Freight Line
The Hudson River Line opened in 1849. Below 30th Street, railroad cars drawn by horses funneled goods from the West Side railyards to Spring Street, with stops that today's subway riders will recognize: 23rd Street, 14th, Christopher. Steam engines replaced horses in 1867. 1934 saw the completion of the elevated West Side Freight Line. Decline and fall of the line in the 1960's to 1980's.
Eastern State Penitentiary - Northstar Gallery
Photographic essay and historical information on Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia.
City of Stones - A Gallery of Cemeteries
A gallery of cemeteries and tombstones. With emphasis on cemetery angels and other statues, artwork, and carvings.
StahlArt: Industrial History and Architecture
photography on industrial architecture and history, exploration of a past time, featuring mines, steelworks and other industrial installations in Europe and the USA.
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