About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherSchiffer Publishing, The Limited

ISBN-100764337386

ISBN-139780764337383

eBay Product ID (ePID)99679536

Product Key Features

Book TitleUrban Atrophy

Number of Pages184 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicBuildings / General, Subjects & Themes / Architectural & Industrial, General, Regional

Publication Year2011

IllustratorYes

GenreArchitecture, Photography

AuthorDan Haga

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height8.8 in

Item Weight34.5 Oz

Item Length8.5 in

Item Width11 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Number of Volumes1 vol.

SynopsisTake an adventure into the abandoned structures of the American mid-Atlantic region through 560 startling photos and compelling text. These surreal images were captured in abandoned power plants, mental asylums, military bases, prisons, hospitals, schools, and cathedrals. Explore St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore's Westport Power Plant and American Brewery; St. Mary's College in Ilchester, Maryland; Pittsburgh's Saints Peter and Paul Church; the Maryland Point Observatory military installation; Lorton Prison in Virginia; and the Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Anyone who has ever wondered what happens to buildings when an organization closes its doors and turns out the lights for the last time will be fascinated by these images. Exploring these forgotten locations, according to the author, is like being in another world, a surreal dream where people just disappeared and left everything behind., Take an adventure into the abandoned structures of the American mid-Atlantic region through 560 startling photos and compelling text. These surreal images were captured in abandoned power plants, mental asylums, military bases, prisons, hospitals, schools, and cathedrals. Explore St. Elizabeth's Hospital in Washington, D.C.; Baltimore's Westport Power Plant and American Brewery; St. Mary's College in Ilchester, Maryland; Pittsburgh's Saints Peter and Paul Church; the Maryland Point Observatory military installation; Lorton Prison in Virginia; and the Enchanted Forest amusement park in Ellicott City, Maryland. Anyone who has ever wondered what happens to buildings when an organization closes its doors and turns out the lights for the last time will be fascinated by these images. Exploring these forgotten locations, according to the author, is like "being in another world, a surreal dream where people just disappeared and left everything behind."